Thread: El Paso Reopens Student Pedestrian Lanes on Downtown Bridge

El Paso Reopens Student Pedestrian Lanes on Downtown Bridge

(Friday, April 16, 2010)

El Paso, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reintroduced designated student lanes at the downtown Paso Del Norte (PDN) international crossing. Beginning this morning, students will be able to use the designated lanes between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. daily when school is in session.

“We’ve noted an increase in pedestrian traffic early in the mornings and felt that the reintroduction of this service will allow us to more efficiently process this relatively low risk group of border crossers,â€

If they must cross the border to go to school, how are they residents of the school district ? I realize kids need not be citizens for enrollment, but they need to live in the school district.

Originally Posted by magyart

If they must cross the border to go to school, how are they residents of the school district ? I realize kids need not be citizens for enrollment, but they need to live in the school district.

Many of them go to private schools, where their parents pay tuition, especially catholic schools.
The ones who go to public school usually use the address of a relative or family friend in the school didtrict.