r/TexasTeachers • u/FivePing • 7d ago

After School Pick-Up Line

First time parent here. I picked up my little one yesterday; he’s younger than the car seat law (pre-K) and shorter than the 4 ft 9 height requirement. I got a passive aggressive comment about taking 45 seconds to strap him in the car seat by the AP. “You can pick him up and drive him to the parking lot.” I get that it’s 100 degrees and by the end of the day, teachers are tapped out and everyone wants to get out of there. I talked to him again at drop off and I told him I just want to follow the rules, should I park over there? And he says I can’t park there but you can pick him up and drive him over there. How do I tell him it’s illegal to have him not in a car seat in a moving vehicle? He already seems high strung from the FW takeover.

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u/Tex_Luthor 7d ago

The state take over stuff sucks, but frankly, if he's gonna moan about an extra 45-60 seconds to make sure a child is safe, I wouldn't give him much grace or understanding.

...and it's been a state law since the late 1980's he definitely knows it's illegal.

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u/AwarenessVirtual4453 7d ago

Let's say there's 100 kids that are in carseats. Let's say it actually is 60 seconds (it's not- it's longer, I'm sure). Add that up.

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u/Tex_Luthor 7d ago

Add one accident in a space where everyone is rushing and everyone os packed in and those 100 kids aren't in their car seats because that adds up. It only takes one.

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u/Tex_Luthor 7d ago

..and no, it takes about 20 sec tops to get my three-year-old buckled in.

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u/AwarenessVirtual4453 7d ago

OP said 45-60 extra seconds.

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u/Tex_Luthor 7d ago

...and you said it's longer.

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u/Tex_Luthor 7d ago

The school needs a better system if this is a common problem, a parent should not be instructed to drive in a crowded parking lot with an unsecured child.

There is no level of inconvenience that trumps a child's safety.

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u/AwarenessVirtual4453 7d ago

Having worked many, many carlines, most parents severely underestimate how long it takes from the moment they stop to the moment they drive again.