Bloody Parents

My biggest gripe against the parents is their lack of punctuality.

True, most students are able to arrive on compound for 8am, but classes finish at 3pm, and we often have 30+ students on campus at 4pm.  It's not uncommon for me to be on the front gate scolding them for their late appearance. I tell them i have work to do in my office but i feel too responsible for the safety and well-being of their child. Almost all take it in good spirit and most are suitably embarrassed by such an assault.

We finish our weekly Primary Management Team meeting reasonably early at 5.30 only to discover three forlorn kids waiting for their father at the food of the staircase. With classic timing his father turns up in a huge imported 4 by 4 with more light in its interior than my entire apartment. I recognize him as a repeat offender and I scold him ferociously, 

"In Britain we would define this as neglect and i would be expected to report this to social services."

He smiles and jokes and apologizes profusely, and then offers to run me home for i am car-less yet again.