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I spoiled mine and did't let them walk until the 5th grade, partially because I had to be at work before they had to be at school, so I would drop them off at a friend's and they'd walk from there and partially because they would have to cross the main 3 lane road.
As a kid, I was walking to school(which was quite a distance) from about 3rd grade on that I can remember.
As long as she's walking with other kids, she should be fine. There was a family here that would send an obvious kindergartner out walking and I cringed seeing that baby standing at the traffic light every morning.
At about 9 was when I started leaving my kids alone at home for short periods of time.
Regarding "snatching" kids-Penn and Teller's Bullshit series just this week noted that there are approximately only 115 stranger abductions a year in this country. As long as she knows the basics-don't talk to strangers, run in the opposite direction if approached by a vehicle, etc., there's no need to worry(yea, we do it anyway, though, it's our job).
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