Not a yellow school bus?

The boys arriving home from school today.

This year the boys are riding to and from school in a van (Read small private school bus). Last year M would take them to school before he went to work, and I would bring them home in the afternoons using public transportation.
I remember when I was a child, riding to school on a yellow school bus daily. Neither of my boys have ever experienced that. First because when we lived in a larger town in Oregon we lived within walking distance of the school and so there was no bus service. When we lived in a very rural community they attended a private school that did not have buses. It looks like this is one common American memory that they won't have.
When the children go on field trips here, they use the public transportation system. Young children are usually brought to and from school by their parents or grandparents etc. and the older ones usually ride the public transportation alone. There are a lot of schools in the city, so it is possible to find the apporopriate one right within walking distance in your neighborhood.
We simply chose a school that is (unfortunately) clear across the city from where we live.