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[quote=Anonymous]This is the second time this was in the newsletter from the principal at Janney:-     [b]"  As mentioned last week, student arrival is at 8:35. Thank you for being on time and for remembering that all students must be accompanied by an adult before 8:35. Until then, no Janney adults will be present on the playground, and supervision is critical to our students' safety. In the rare case that you arrive after your class has entered the building, please proceed through the main entrance."[/b]
I have seen a security guard  (name begins with P) scolding 9 year olds to GET OFF THE SWINGS! and GET OFF THE PROPERTY! at 8:00 AM. I drop my kids (aged 10 and 11 off at 8:15 most days so that I can get my other child to her school.

I should preface by sayying there are no less than[b] 4 or 5 security guards who sit (together!) on their duffs most of the day in a specially built "security room" at Janney.[/b] Who knows what that costs.[b] But there is NO PARKING at Janney whatsoever this year so you have to walk your kid in or drive an d drop them at the door. [/b]For families who have multiple kids at other schools, this makes it impossible to be on time everywhere unless some kids are dropped off EARLY. I wish that the principal could be more sensitive to the plight of many parents who need to drop kids off at the playground @ 8:00.[b] Would it kill the security guard to get up from the little folding chair and survey the kids on the playground for a few extra minutes?[/b] Or a teacher's aide perhaps--or just leave 4th and 5th graders to their own devices in a fenced in playground on school grounds for a few extra minutes ? Parents have already got so much on their plates with shuttling kids to multiple schools through horrible traffic,[b] PREDATORY TICKETING OFFICERS ON $$$ SEGWAYS[/b] It is just putting families into a frenzy just to drop children off at school. [b]Why are we as parent allowing the school to attack us this way?[/b] There needs to be some serious push back.[/quote]

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