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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This must be an issue at our school since once a month or so, we get an email about it.  The school doors open at 9:05 and no students are allowed to wait prior to 8:50.  There is nobody to supervise them.  I'm a teacher and it is a HUGE problem at my school.  Kids are dropped off starting an hour early and then run wild waiting.  This is a safety issue since there is no supervision.  Teachers' contracts require them to be at school 10 mins prior to the front doors opening.  Unless the admin is willing to go outside to supervise the kids for an hour before school, nobody is there to watch them.  Last year, a 1st grader sprained his ankle jumping off a handrail in front of the school.  No parents/siblings/babysitters in sight.  [/quote]
Yes , this all day long. I cannot believe people on this thread think they are just going to drop their kids at school just because they feel like it. [/quote]

And the weird thing is that our school is a Title One school so we have a free before and after school program.  The parents could just drop the kids off in the adjacent rec center before school starting at 7:00am.  Instead many little ones walk to school which would be fine if they were with older siblings/parents, etc.  The crossing guard isn't on duty until appr. 25 mins before the doors open so the kids are crossing the streets alone too.  So even when there are other options, parents aren't using them.  My DS is the same age as the OP's child and I pay for him to go to the before school program even though he is only there for appr. 30 mins or so.  It's a lot of money for such a short period of time but thems the rules.[/quote]

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