To the Editor:

Re “Still Circling for a Spot” (news article, March 10):

I teach English as a second language at Great Neck North High School, the focus of your article about a planned expansion of a parking lot for students. While many high schools in well-off communities see an increase in students’ cars that are fancier than teachers’ cars, these communities are also experiencing an increase in students at the other end of the economic spectrum.

Those students take the bus or walk to school. Why? Some do not have cars and/or have not been able to pay for driver education classes; others share a car with family members.

It’s time to look holistically at affluent suburbs, realize that each one has pockets of have-nots and ensure that the media bring attention to everyone’s challenges. Some students face issues far worse than finding a parking spot.

PS: I park my 2007 Honda in the faculty lot!

SUSANNE MARCUS

GREAT NECK, N.Y.

To the Editor:

Your article doesn’t address the two-ton Mercedes in the room: Why are 17-year-olds being given luxury cars as birthday presents?