I live in Portugal, right next to a school from 5th to 9th grade (10-15 year old kids). In the morning, you can see parents and grandparents outside the school

I live in Portugal, right next to a school from 5th to 9th grade (10-15 year old kids). In the morning, you can see parents and grandparents outside the school fences watching the inside like it was some zoo! It's painful to watch. I went to that school and I know I would HATE it if my parents did it, and I live right next to it! It's explainable if it's the kids first day of school, but you see this year round. I think this is happening more frequently, I don't remember seeing it as much some years ago. I believe the cause is the same as in America: the news on TV focuses only on the crime and scandal, increasing the perception of danger, when it's actually decreasing.