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[quote=Anonymous]My son (rising 8th grader) is attending a 1/2 day camp this week.   The camp has kids that range in age from elementary through high school.   Bus service is provided and the drop off/pick up point is a local middle school.

So at about 1:15 the bus dropped the kids off, my kid got in my car, various cars left the parking lot...but I noticed one kid go and sit on a bench (right in full sun.)   It was HOT, 97 degrees with a heat index of 107.   I waited for a few minutes and debated what to do;  I was worried about the kid.   I'd have liked to offer to let him sit my air conditioned car, but don't want to be creepy and I wouldn't want my own kid getting in a strangers car, so I'm sure his parents don't either.  I hoped he had water.   I wondered if he had a cell phone to call his parents.   I wondered if he was too hot in that full sun and maybe wanted to sit under a tree where there was shade...all these concerns....   I waited in the parking lot about 15 minutes and then sent my son over to talk to him.

My son reported back
-the kid knew his mom was going to be "a little late" to pick him up
-he had a full bottle of water
-my son advised him to try and go in the school (there is some staff working over the summer) if the heat got too unbearable.
-My son doesn't know the kid (it's only the 3rd day of camp and they split into different groups) but thinks he recognizes him from somewhere (sports? church? scouts?  could be anywhere) and thinks the kid is about a year younger than my son.

So, knowing that the kid expected his parent to be late, had water, etc. I went ahead and left.
Was I too much of a busy body?   It was just so hot out and from where my car was, I couldn't even tell how old the kid looked (like I said, some kids attending are in elementary school) and it just felt wrong to leave a kid sitting out in full sun on this hot day without knowing if everything was ok.  [/quote]

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