Sounds like this parent didn't even try to notify the school, so sounds fair to me: This also is not the first or second or third time they’ve been 20+ mins late without notice or communication
If it’s in the contract, so be it.
The school is not your personal babysitter.
You should be charged. That person’s time has value, too.
We have never been late (fingers crossed that our streak continues) and yes, our school does charge. There are rules, it has to be more then ten minutes, it has to be the fourth time in a school year, and you have to have either not called or have called and then been more then ten minutes beyond when you said you would be there.
Because we know each other you can always call another parent and they will pick up your child along with their own and take them home. I know this is not an option in a lot of schools.
They do not do this often but there was a family that was using the school as a unpaid day care several times a month so the rules were put in place.
Why don’t the kids just walk across the street and wait for the parent.?
FTA: ... after a parent picked up their child .....
^^^^^^^^^^
This insanity has got to stop. The noun “parent” is used here in the singular, yet the idiot writer chooses to use the plural possessive pronoun “their” instead of “his” or “her.”
Unless I missed it it did not state where this idiocy occurred.
Grammar in this article is terrible. I can believe it was written by an educrat.
It seems like a hellish environment to bring up children, with teachers gloating over socking it to hard-working parents who show up late due to traffic, etc.
Late fees are common with private schools and daycare.
Homeschool your children and keep them away from greedy groomer teachers.
Well, here comes an audit...
I think late fees for late pickup are a great idea. Increases the incentive for parents to get to the school on time, but also ensures that the parent needn’t feel overly guilty if an emergency arises that makes them late to the pickup. For their part, the teachers will be more patient because they are fairly compensated for helping out in the emergency.
Thats the one time we were late to childcare pickup. and we called. Talking with some of the care providers, there are parents that show up late on the regular expecting the provider to keep their kiddos cause its just 10 minutes or so. Those parents are not well liked. I was told unofficially if im a few minutes late, not to worry, they know I work, they know my schedule, and if I am a few late because of traffic dont stress it. I have never needed it but I shave it real close.
What the hell happened to all the taxpayer supported buses? And why aren’t these kids riding the freaking buses that the taxpayers are funding?
There are a few of these private/charter schools near me. Twice per day, for an hour at a time, the roads are completely clogged in all directions with parents cars, dropping off and picking up kids.
School busses constantly stopping traffic to drop off and pick up kids is one thing but this is worse.
Whoever came up with this idea needs to be put in charge of the ‘homeless’ issue...
The parents should be fined for not taking their kid out of public school.