At Abby’s school the door remains locked from the outside until you punch in a code on a pad next to the door. The security system is designed to keep random people from coming in and making off with kids. This is a good thing, and I’m not rallying against it at all.
But I was wondering today after I dropped off Abby, what would the teachers do if someone just followed another parent into the building, and they deposited their unregistered child in the general play area.
I mean, you’re not required to check in with anyone when you arrive. And another kid playing in the morning probably wouldn’t raise any alarms until it was time to separate them into classes. I really don’t think anyone would notice if they weren’t paying careful attention.
And then, what would they do? Especially if the kid doesn’t know his own address or phone number. It would be difficult to locate the parent, not to mention the very strange circumstances the teachers would need to explain to police.
I suppose that this sort of thing happens more often than one might expect, since they probably disable your code if you stop paying the school’s tuition. Separated parents might not be aware for when the other parent is doing, and the kid’s school payments could get caught up in the mix. The situation could very easily turn into a simple mistake rather than a school invasion. Hmm.
