[Ramius]

[sigh] Now I suppose we'll have to go to some system where moms and dads will have to show ID to pick up a kid at school.

[Wneighbor]

You know, that would really suck. Why wouldn't some school official just ask little Johnny, "hey, is this your mom?"

What happened was, the lady signed the paperwork to take the kid out of school in the school offices on the 2nd floor of this elementary school. The office called downstairs to the classroom to tell the teacher to send the kid up to the office. They told the lady claiming to be mom to wait outside the office and the kid would be right up. So, no one actually even *saw* the lady and boy meet one another. Some people *think* they saw the boy get in a car with a lady but nobody could remember exactly. Gees...

I like to think that I had taught my kids enough to scream bloody murder in a situation like that. But, then you have to wonder if anybody would have paid attention since they believed the lady was the mom. I dunno.

[msdrby]

We already do that in Texas. Whoever allowed the woman to sign the boy out, is required by state law to verify ID. Either protocol was not followed, or whoever it was knows what they are doing enough to get an ID that will pass as acceptible.

The only way that schools aren't going to ask for ID is if THEY know the person picking up the child.

WN, is there an Amber alert out yet?