What is the procedure at your child's preschool for drop off and pick up each day? My DS1 just started preschool at our school district's program. The preschool is in an old elementary school building that has a semi-circular drop off and pick up lanes that can handle 2 rows of cars.
The school is suggesting that by the time your car reaches the front door that your child should already be unbuckled and a teacher's aide will come to the car and get them out. On the way home the teacher's aide will open your car door and help your kid into the car and you are expected to move your car, pull into an adjoining parking lot, get out of your car and then buckle them in.
I just don't feel comfortable having DS unbuckled from his car seat for any amount of time. What if someone accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal, or what if a car at the end of the line was rear ended and then started a chain reaction?
A group of moms posted on the PTA FB today about how slow the line is going because people are stopping the line to unbuckle/buckle and it's just taking too long. I made a comment on the FB that when my kids are in the car they are buckled... no exceptions...
Am I being "one of those parents?"

Re: Preschool drop off and pick up
It's odd. While it's only a short distance I agree with you and would be "that mom" that takes an extra minute to buckle right away. Safety first.
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I personally would park and walk my kid into class rather than deal with that.
My middle son went to two different preschools since we moved out of state. The first one I walked him in and then he started taking a bus. I did not love the bus idea, but his collaborative preschool had limited parking.
And after we moved and my youngest currently goes to the same one it is a car line... Surprisingly, it moves fairly quickly. Parents are not allowed to get our of the car... I typically reach in the back to buckle my youngest in. Today I had one of his friends so I got out of my car to get them both in. I do this fairly quickly. My elementary kids have the car line as well, but they are walkers after school!
The school sent home a reminder about the procedures. It sounds like the only option for the car riders is to go through the loop. I've decided that since I am not in a time crunch for either drop off or pick up, that I'll just get to the school once the line isn't as long. That way, the people who are in more of a hurry will have already gone through the line. (hopefully)
I did suggest to the FB group that maybe we could have a "fast" lane and a "slow" lane. Only one person said they liked the idea... maybe I'll bring it up to the principal if people are still having a problem.
Once the kids go to elementary school, there is a drop off line but no pick up line. Even in summer school (1st-8th grades), there was the option to use the drop off line or walk your child into the school, but all parents had to park and get their child at pick up.
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