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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are new to DCPS after having been at a charter for the last couple of years. The system for drop off at our school is to leave your kid in the cafeteria if you get there 10-15 minutes before school starts. We have to drop my child off a bit early because we have to top another drop off for my second child at another school. My question is- why is it such a total shit show? I can't tell who works at the school, it's totally disorganized and my kindergartener is totally overwhelmed and perplexed by the whole deal. Why don't they allow classroom drop off? Why aren't there plenty of adults around and available to direct parents and children? Is this normal for DCPS drop off? I plan on speaking with the principal about my concerns as a new parent, but just wanted to get some feedback about the process first. We are new so this all feels very foreign and chaotic to us.

We do have her enrolled in before care so she isn't just randomly hanging out (although kids are allowed to be there unsupervised after 8:20 bc they serve breakfast), but I feel terrible leaving her. Today I put her in the hands of the person in charge of aftercare, but he was just happy to have her roam around and find a place to be. I could tell it all made her very nervous. [/quote]

I think dropoff procedures vary by school within DCPS.  For example, at my kid's school, cafeteria dropoff for before care is pretty low-key, and kids just hang out with their friends until bfast and then they go up to their classrooms.  I guess for a new kid, this could feel chaotic if there happen to be high-energy kids around.  But typically, it's fairly calm.

What school is this?[/quote]

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