school pickup

Getting the kids

School pickup is the daily routine of collecting children from school at the end of the day.

The term covers both the act and the designated time or location: I have to leave work early for school pickup, The school pickup line was chaos today.

It contrasts with drop-off, its morning counterpart.

Related

afterschool · parents · parent volunteers · idling · traffic · bell · children · car seat · booster seat · queue · waving · crossing guard · snack · soccer · rush · running late · parking · teachers

Categories
Opposites
direction of transport

school pickupschool drop-off

Delivering children to class

drop-off · morning run

presence at school

school pickupafter-school program

Supervised activities following classes

latchkey kid · carpool · school bus

Family

school, pickup, schools, schooled, schooling, scholar, scholarly, scholarship, scholastic

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G