Gr-D's new school took off on shaky ground with Son

IrishEyes

IrishEyes

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My Gr-D 8 years old began a new school and so many of the staff hadn't become familiar with
the family yet.
Son went to pick her up early one day for a Dr. appt and the lady in the office notified her teacher to
send her to the office for pick-up.
Did not ask for ID or confirmation on who he was as he turned to walk out with her.
Son has a career in Law Enforcement so I knew he had to put the stopper in until he reached his
proof-maker point of this calm-angry interrogation she had to endure before he closed the door.
Yes, the Principal received the same.

Wouldn't you think all schools would have this act of checking ID's as a natural just do it task by now?
 

I know where I used to live the schools were locked down except at lunch break so people couldn't just walk in. There was a phone or buzzer or something at the main door or people had to call first.

If they don't have that in place where he is then yeah they should be checking ID but also I doubt a child would willingly walk out with a stranger directly from the main office without saying something or putting up a fuss. Most kids today are very vocal about stuff.
 

Wow, @IrishEyes, I bet your son gave them an earful, as he should have. Even back when my kids (now late 20s) were in elementary school, back in Virginia, a person couldn't even enter the building without surrendering their driver's license.
 
Fritz said:
I know where I used to live the schools were locked down except at lunch break so people couldn't just walk in. There was a phone or buzzer or something at the main door or people had to call first.

If they don't have that in place where he is then yeah they should be checking ID but also I doubt a child would willingly walk out with a stranger directly from the main office without saying something or putting up a fuss. Most kids today are very vocal about stuff.
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I think when you have been a Policeman and seen all kinds of stuff that no one ever thought could or would happen, the fears can hit you real fast too.
 
KSav said:
Wow, @IrishEyes, I bet your son gave them an earful, as he should have. Even back when my kids (now late 20s) were in elementary school, back in Virginia, a person couldn't even enter the building without surrendering their driver's license.
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He said he did it calmly and sternly and ended it with, I hope I never see this happen again, it's not too difficult to remedy. This was in Prince George, Va. Wierd huh? Small school 800 students.
 
I don't blame him. I would have freaked out knowing they would just hand my kid off to whoever walked in without checking. I would've likely asked them if they were in the habit of just giving people's kids to whomever without confirmation of who they were.
 
Absolutely! Shame on them for not requiring ID. But what I'm not clear about is was your son's name on a list of those authorized to pick up your granddaughter? If so, that may have been the reason they didn't ask for ID. Still, I think it should be required until at least whoever is responsible for turning her over is very familiar with your son's and other pick up person's faces. Good thing it was him (a law enforcement officer) who set them straight. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall.
 

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