Just took DD1 (6yo) to school 3 minutes late (I know, I know, there are good reasons in this case but that's not the point of the thread) and spent another five minutes waiting and getting told off by some kind of police/pcso and some random high vis jacket woman before being allowed in. Poor DD1 was really scared and DD2 was late for nursery (not before telling me to tell the nasty police lady off 
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AIBU to think that is ridiculously heavy handed? We've not had so much as a mention in the newsletter or anything to persuade chronic late families, and it's not like small children can even choose what time they set off.
I know children should be at school on time, she usually is, but I messed up here. I know I did. I had them both up and down all night (I don't know why), I'm full of fairly heavy duty medication at the moment and they both wet the bed so I needed extra time to get them cleaned up, and DD2 had one of her mega tantrums too. I know I should have left extra time and woke them up early, but I didn't, I was wrong.
But I am now shaking (I have bad experiences that make me really scared of police) and both my children started school even later and more stressed than they were. I understand they need to do something, but this is silly.
(I also told them off for saying compulsory school age, instead of education, but that is because we are an ex HE family and I was annoyed...)