Where I am the school isd buses wont pick you uo if you are within a certain number of miles from the school. I cant remember the mileage, but it is kind of crazy for little kids to walk that far. We have no public transport where I live.
No matter how much work you do as a teacher, if the kids don't test well you are blamed. This leads to competition between teachers, and to some using nonethical ways to make sure their students score better than others.
Quite a few actually because they want the kids to acknowledge that they are correct. I see this happen with younger substitute teachers a lot. They want to be seen as cool or one of the kids and not as the adult or authority figure.
I loved all the Haley Mills movies as a kid. I do wonder why I never thought to question why she is the only one in her family with an English accent in Summer Magic and That Darn Cat.