Scary School Drop Off

  I drove Riley to school this morning. He qualifies for a bus so it's a rare thing. What I saw amazed, shocked and scared me. Parents dropping off their kids in unsafe places with little or no regard for the other children trying to get to school.

  One parent did a u-turn! In front of the driveway about three feet from the crosswalk! With kids in the crosswalk! She didn't even seem concerned that she was a few feet from them. I guess she was in a hurry to get to work. Or go somewhere. She sure as hell had no worries about the other children's safety.

  What is wrong with people? Why do they loose their common sense when it comes to drop-offs and pick-ups for school? We are all busy. We all have places we need to be. But no one is so busy, or important, that they can put a child's life at risk when they are going to school. Not me. Not you. No one.

  So why does this happen every day? And more importantly what can the school, police and other parents do to stop this. There are teachers outside. They are visible to the drivers.  The drivers just don't seem to care. The police have shown up but the next day the parents go back to their unsafe driving habits. Nothing seems to be a long term deterrent.

  Personally I would like to place them all in a room and slap them back to sanity. Ask them what their reaction will be when they run into a child. Or when someone else runs into theirs. And it will happen. 

  Someone will get hurt and then it's too late.

  Ang