parent pickup

Afterschool car queue

Parent pickup is the designated time and location at schools where parents collect their children, typically at the end of the school day.

The term often refers to the lane or zone where cars queue: The parent pickup line was backed up to the main road.

Schools distinguish this from bus pickup or walker dismissal.

Also appears as a modifier: parent pickup area, parent pickup procedures.

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waiting · curbside · school zone · backpack · bell · line · traffic · double parked · children · driveway · SUV · wave · hug · see you later · seatbelt · booster seat · snack · homework

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school transportation method

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Vehicle transporting pupils

bus · carpool · school transportation · walking · biking

child independence in commuting

parent pickupwalker

Ambulatory person or aid

latchkey kid · latchkey

Family

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