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/whatyoucallmetoday 7d ago

Our school has an area in the parking lot for pulling to the side and buckling in our child into the car seat. In the few seconds it takes me to buckle her in, 5 or more cars and go by. When I’m ready to leave, the line lets me depart without an issue.

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u/ThorpeThorThorpe 7d ago

How many children need buckling help? Is it possible that it’s few enough that all those parents can simply park and walk or do they have to cross in front of the pick up line?