Parents Behaving Badly Turn School Pickup Into Chaos: Block Talk
By Beth Dalbey
Published on August 6, 2026.
Parents behaving badly at school drop-off and pickup times are seen as a sign of an impatient society and a lower tolerance for waiting and delays, according to readers in an informal survey for Patch's exclusive neighborhood etiquette column Block Talk. The readers were asked to identify the etiquette rules for the school drop off and pick-up lane, and suggested that aggressive or bad behavior by parents in the drop-offs lane is a symptom of an impatience society and suggests the school should have a safety officer during these times. The lack of etiquette during before and after-school transport also highlighted the lack of self-importance displayed by parents who think it's OK to double park, or cut in line, or just block you in. Some readers suggested that parents and their children need to get their acts together rather than bring chaos to school dropoff.
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