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AIBU to continue turning in the school gate?

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NortonBuns · 19/03/2025 14:18

I drive my dd to school everyday and once I drop her off I turn around and drive home. I approach the back gate of the school and use this entrance to turn my car round so I can head back home.
The school have now put up a sign saying keep our children safe, no stopping, dropping off or turning in the entrance.
So where am I supposed to turn around? If I carry on I reach the front gate which is busier and has the busses. If I turn before I reach the back entrance I am doing a three point turn in busy school run traffic with lots of children walking and cycling.
So AIBU to say I am safest turning in the large double gate and ignoring the new sign?

OP posts:
Caroparo52 · 19/03/2025 15:33

YABU.
The school probably decided to do this because of the danger some selfish lazy parents are causing to the pupils. Think op. Think hard .... you know what the right thing to do here is.... you just cant be arsed

CatMum27 · 19/03/2025 15:32

They really do walk among us. Or drive in this case 🙄

Stillslowly · 19/03/2025 15:29

Seriously? Park further away if you need to.

Covidwoes · 19/03/2025 15:28

Park and stride OP! That’s what I do. Yes, you have to leave earlier, but the walk does us good. And yes, I have to get to work too!

MinionKevin · 19/03/2025 15:28

Despite their being a sports club next to DDs school which parents can use. The road outside school is full of double fucking parkers. There are bays either side and if these are full (or they can’t be arsed to pull in) they park on the road with their hazards. A few weeks ago 2 parents managed to block the entire road this week, it’s a busy road.
I don’t know how children walk about fairly big campuses all day, do PE, but the moment they walk out of a school gate they become totally disabled and use the use of their legs.

Im guessing OP if you drive 2 minutes down the road there is probably somewhere better to turn round. Your time is not that precious. Or drop them further down the road and they might have to use their legs for a whole 5 minute walk.

SnoozingFox · 19/03/2025 15:26

People like me who live near a school are not so sure it's AI/reverse.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 19/03/2025 15:26

B1indEye · 19/03/2025 14:45

Crack on, you are more important than safety signs

It sounds like it's one of those signs that apply to everyone else only. For some reason the OP alone is utterly exempt.

Oioisavaloy27 · 19/03/2025 15:25

Just park away from school the rules are there for a reason.

outerspacepotato · 19/03/2025 15:25

This means you

Needs to be added to the sign

DancefloorAcrobatics · 19/03/2025 15:24

BlackWhiteCircle · 19/03/2025 15:23

This has to be a reverse, but then I guess the fact that someone has written it means there are parents that entitled out there in the world

Unless it's an AI parent.

DancefloorAcrobatics · 19/03/2025 15:23

🤷🏽‍♀️ Common sense prevails ....

BlackWhiteCircle · 19/03/2025 15:23

This has to be a reverse, but then I guess the fact that someone has written it means there are parents that entitled out there in the world

SerafinasGoose · 19/03/2025 15:22

Tessasanderson · 19/03/2025 15:17

You ignorant so and so. You stop somewhere, walk your child to school then you walk back to your car (If you have to even drive). What kind of person comes on MN and asks if she should ignore a school telling you not to turn/park/drive somewhere.

A wind-up merchant. That's who.

Hdjdb42 · 19/03/2025 15:21

Stop doing it and drop your child off a couple of streets away. That's what I used to do.

SerafinasGoose · 19/03/2025 15:21

Get away 😂

socks1107 · 19/03/2025 15:20

You drive further and find a different route to take you back the way you need to be going. Not difficult.
The back gate is there for all sorts of reasons including emergencies. Stop using it

user1492757084 · 19/03/2025 15:19

Can you let child out even further away from school?

Sunflowersanddaffodils · 19/03/2025 15:19

I live five miles from my children's primary school, which is in a large village. The school has an arrangement with a pub about five minutes' walk from the school that parents can use their car park for school drop offs and pick ups and I use this car park every time. The car park is never full. The tiny cul de sac where the entrance to the school is, on the other hand, is always rammed with illegally parked vehicles blocking people's drives and performing dangerous manouvres while parents and their children are trying to walk past. I can imagine where the OP would be if her kids came to our school.
I despair, I really do.

Tessasanderson · 19/03/2025 15:17

You ignorant so and so. You stop somewhere, walk your child to school then you walk back to your car (If you have to even drive). What kind of person comes on MN and asks if she should ignore a school telling you not to turn/park/drive somewhere.

Jeschara · 19/03/2025 15:15

Lazy ,selfish, and ignorant, probably a reverse though. If true a truly selfish cow.

SnoozingFox · 19/03/2025 15:12

Urgh, I hate people like you. I live very close to a school and every day the street is full of cheeky fuckers in a race to get as close as humanly possible to the school gate because god forbid their child has to use their legs and walk.

Unless we're going to get an epic drip feed about how you're actually disabled and can't walk, or that your child is in a wheelchair or something, just part further away and fucking walk.

Bumblingbee101 · 19/03/2025 15:10

You have several options.

  1. You leave earlier, park and walk a short distance.
  2. You drive further along and turn where is safe.
  3. You carry on and risk hurting someone. The fact you have even asked suggests you know the answer to this question OP!
MrsMoastyToasty · 19/03/2025 15:09

Unless your DC is physically disabled there is absolutely no reason why you need to stop in front of the school gates.
You wouldn't like it if your DC was in a school building and it was on fire and the emergency services couldn't get on site because some numpty had blocked their access.
So let your DC walk !

chocolatemademefat · 19/03/2025 15:08

You’re quite right - stick to your guns. Who cares if you kill or maim a few children as long as your own are okay. Honestly - some schools are so unreasonable. I feel for you.

Cattery · 19/03/2025 15:08

I must share an ingenious solution that I discovered when I did school drop offs and pick ups. I used the pay and display car park and walked up to the school and back. HTH

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