My kids' school used to let parents into the yard during dropoff and pickup. It was wonderful: a time for the kids to play with their friends and the parents t

My kids' school used to let parents into the yard during dropoff and pickup. It was wonderful: a time for the kids to play with their friends and the parents to mingle and catch up. Now we have the car dropoff/pickup line. I'm for "everyone park and walk your kid into school" or "let kids go home by themselves if it's safe to do so" [0]. The car pickup and dropoff is the absolute worst. [0] Our current bike route from home to school isn't optimal -- too many busy streets where drivers routinely run reds. That's a rant for another day...