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[Leajess99]

Well I found out there are several parents complaining about the situation as it affects a whole lot of people in the morning drop off line. If the case is that the school staff needs to take the child by force from the vehicle (as seems to be happening) than a couple of parents have said it needs to be done at the front of the school where it would have less affect on everyone else (parking for everyone else to drop their kids off is not really an option as we don't have a lot of parking space).

I honestly just found it quite odd as I have never seen this before. My oldest has been in public schools for 14 years (all of my kids have attended pre-K/preschool at the public elementary schools) and the recommendations from the teachers/schools we have worked with for kids with separation anxiety was that the parent walk them in and leave them with the teacher or place them on the bus (this was the preschoolers mainly and buses with aids).

I still do not feel it is the school staff's responsibility to carry the child into the school as that puts a lot of strain on the staff member. I think that as a society the school staff and teachers have been forced to go beyond what duties they really should have.

 

[Mermaid02]

Just be glad you're not that parent or that teacher!

 

[hereyago]

Well I found out there are several parents complaining about the situation as it affects a whole lot of people in the morning drop off line. If the case is that the school staff needs to take the child by force from the vehicle (as seems to be happening) than a couple of parents have said it needs to be done at the front of the school where it would have less affect on everyone else (parking for everyone else to drop their kids off is not really an option as we don't have a lot of parking space).

I came back to this thread and it occured to me that if this had happened at DD's old elementary school. the holding up the line:2 things would be happening, people would be honking their horns-why should their kid perhaps be late because of 1 kid and the school pick up line lady would be telling them to park and not block the flow.

And this would be for a kid with disabilities or not as DD's old elementary school, the road was not very big nor the parking lot and it would block buses from getting in.

 

[Leajess99]

Not that I remember, but they're carried/held incorrectly quite often, unfortunately.

I haven't had the training for a few years because I have herniated discs and am no longer allowed to do it.

Thanks for your information. We are also in the state of Kentucky.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Perhaps the child is special needs.

The school where I take my son for speech has several that I have witnessed being dropped off weekly. For those students that arrive before the first bell, the teachers may assist. There was one child that was carried in. She appears severely disabled. I have seen her parents carry her at our church. I recall when she got her first walker (mom was discussing it with the teacher). She zipped around in delight though with some aiming difficulties.

My first judgement at church was simply wonder of why they carried her. Then I saw her at school and figured it out.

Anyway---you just have no idea what the issue with the child is to be able to make a snap judgement.

All of these drop offs are up front and not in the regular car line which is at the back of the school.

 

[Leajess99]

Well, I went today to drop my daughter off and I decided to leave a little later in hopes of not being behind this family again. That didn't happen and I was right behind them this time.

Today's drop off was a whole different experience and one that made me feel so horrible for the child. For those saying it may be separation anxiety, I have to agree that it probably is especially with now knowing what the father's job is.

It also makes me wonder even more how this family and the school could even think it was okay to forcibly remove this child from the vehicle. I honestly cannot get the whole situation out of my mind and I am sure this child will remember this for a long time as well.

What this child needed was more reassurance as he is probably used to his dad being gone and the fear of dad not coming back. This is MY opinion on how it should have been handled. Knowing what some of the kids deal with and then to see it handled this way was not fair to him in my opinion.

Today, one of my favorite staff members was the one to help him out of the car. There was no fighting, no carrying, nothing but a child getting out of the car while the staff member held the door. He walked into the school with no issues at all.

I am still amazed that the parents even let the situation go as it did especially now knowing the dad's job. I will never forget the fear my oldest had after I had to leave him at 4 for a different duty assignment that did not allow dependents. I spent a lot of time reassuring him that I would not leave him like that again.

I pray this little boy never has to go through what he went through yesterday again.

 

[mickeyboat]

While I sympathize with children who have special needs, there has to be a way to accomplish getting this child into school without inconveniencing everyone else.