Parents, would you bring a forgotten item to school for your kids?

Say what?? And why would they ban this I don't understand. I always ran things to school when my sons forgot. It think that's part of my job as a parent. I wonder how the parents there feel about this. I bet many don't like it.

They are children after all so why the big deal? Grown ups forget things. How would administration like it if they forgot their lunch and wallet? Would they like to go without or because they are all grown up they don't have to worry as they have it covered? Making a mountain out of a mole hill if you ask me!

Yes of course I would and I think that school is very wrong to do that to the children and their parents.

I can see the schools point of view. But what age group is this being applied to? I believe for elementary students there should be an acceptation.The school probably want the students to be more responsible. For example, a student may have a homework assignment due but forgot the assignment at home. All the student has to do is call their parent(s) or sibling/whoever and have the assignment delivered to the school. And once the homework is delivered - someone will have to deliver the assignment to the class or have the student get the homework (which will be a distraction to the class) and that will result in learning time wasted. By having this time wasted, it isn't fair for the other students to be behind a little due to one student. As for lunch, I believe schools should put a tab for students who may have forgotten their lunch money/lunch. Max of like $10. If they are maxed then they will be sent home with a slip telling the parents to pay. Because no child should be left without food to eat!

I can understand if the child is always forgetting things, but I think that it's ridiculous a ban has been made on bringing things to school. If nothing else the parent should be allowed to drop the item off at the office and have one of the secretaries take it to the classroom for the child. Surely the ban does not include medicines that the child has to take?

When I was a youngster, if we forgot something we did without. You soon learn not to forget. We lived seven miles from the school. Our family of of seven (later 10) had one automobile. Dad was at work, enough said.

When my daughters were in elementary school I brought lunch to them at school. My younger daughter wanted a hot grilled cheese sandwich once in awhile so I would make it and drive the 3 minute drive to her school for her. There was actually a table in the entry hall for lunches to be placed on my parents. Likewise if they forgot books or school bag. I did not do that when they were in high school because their school was a half hour drive away. But had they gone to secondary school in town I probably would have done it then as well.

Yes, if I found my child lost something at home. I will bring it to him for sure. I remember one day he didn't bring his performance suits and he called me. Then I went home by taxi and got the suits for him. I know it is very inconvenient, but sometimes due to the school's fault which didn't inform the children to bring this. As a parent, I had to do it anyway.

Yes, I would bring a forgotten item to school for my child. No matter what the school policy was. I think it is unfair. And they should allow the parents to bring things to their kids.

First, I am super glad to see you again! =) Second, if my children forgot something I would definitely bring it to them. I think they are trying a "tough love" approach but I think that should be up to the parents-NOT the school!

As @Morleyhunt said it isn't always possible for a parent to bring something. That means if 15 students are phoning home to ask for something that can't be brought anyway; they are wasting class time. I have met so many students who don't even try to remember their own things that sometimes I have wished the parents would say they can't bring the item so the child would have the opportunity to learn to take care of them self. The schools I go to seem to encourage parents to bring forgotten items to school. And there have been times I appreciated my husband bringing something I forgot, so I see both sides of this.