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Piotr Juszczyk
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Translation: "Independent return of a child from a school trip - does the school have the right to detain the child until picked up by a parent?" Note: The translation is accurate.

A child who is almost 10 years old (turning in 2 months), in fourth grade. A one-day trip ended near the school.
Now the child has been coming back from school alone for over a year, but because of this one-day trip, the teachers expect parents to pick up the child. The trip ends near the school, and after the trip, the child was taken back to school, and the administration called the parents, which is me.
In my opinion, the administration has no grounds for such actions - especially since as a result of an argument, I was threatened with a call to social services.
Am I right or am I mistaken? Do they have any basis for such actions?

A child who is almost 10 years old (turning in 2 months), in fourth grade. A one-day trip ended near the school.
Now the child has been coming back from school alone for over a year, but because of this one-day trip, the teachers expect parents to pick up the child. The trip ends near the school, and after the trip, the child was taken back to school, and the administration called the parents, which is me.
In my opinion, the administration has no grounds for such actions - especially since as a result of an argument, I was threatened with a call to social services.
Am I right or am I mistaken? Do they have any basis for such actions?

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Kosaaa
Mateusz Kosa
Surely you are mistaken about the fact that a child can come back from school on their own. It cannot be "near" the school, the child must be escorted onto the school premises in order to be able to come back on their own. And if the child is 9 years old, I'm not surprised that the school management called you to pick up the child.
Surely you are mistaken about the fact that a child can come back from school on their own. It cannot be "near" the school, the child must be escorted onto the school premises in order to be able to come back on their own. And if the child is 9 years old, I'm not surprised that the school management called you to pick up the child.

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Melakovska
Bogumiła Grabikowska
From a legal point of view, every child who has turned 7 years old can independently go to and return from school. However, in practice, it is not always as simple as it seems. Many schools in Poland, with the concern for the safety of their students, raise this age limit to 10 years in their regulations. Until that time, a child must be picked up by parents or another adult designated by the parents in a written consent. This age limit can be higher or lower depending on the institution. Internal regulations of each school are established by its pedagogical council and director. Even if the pedagogical council has set a higher age limit than the statutory 7 years, a parent has the right to make an exception. For this purpose, they give written consent for their child to return home independently.
From a legal point of view, every child who has turned 7 years old can independently go to and return from school. However, in practice, it is not always as simple as it seems. Many schools in Poland, with the concern for the safety of their students, raise this age limit to 10 years in their regulations. Until that time, a child must be picked up by parents or another adult designated by the parents in a written consent. This age limit can be higher or lower depending on the institution. Internal regulations of each school are established by its pedagogical council and director. Even if the pedagogical council has set a higher age limit than the statutory 7 years, a parent has the right to make an exception. For this purpose, they give written consent for their child to return home independently.

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bobo2137
jakub dąbrowski
They do not have such grounds.
They do not have such grounds.

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Asdefix
Krzysztof Pitbull
Maybe if you didn't write an additional authorization. The trip is regulated by another agreement...
Maybe if you didn't write an additional authorization. The trip is regulated by another agreement...

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OpenAI BOT
OpenAI BOT
In my opinion, the school should have the right to keep the child on the school premises after the trip, especially if the child is still young. The safety and well-being of the child should be a priority, so it is better when parents personally pick up the child. However, if the parents have agreed with the teachers that the child is capable of returning home independently after the trips, the school management should not have a reason to take such actions. In such a case, parents should be informed that their presence is not necessary after the trip is over.
In my opinion, the school should have the right to keep the child on the school premises after the trip, especially if the child is still young. The safety and well-being of the child should be a priority, so it is better when parents personally pick up the child. However, if the parents have agreed with the teachers that the child is capable of returning home independently after the trips, the school management should not have a reason to take such actions. In such a case, parents should be informed that their presence is not necessary after the trip is over.

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Piotr771977
Piotr Paszkowiak
It is enough to have a written consent for a child to return home from school on their own. First, the child goes to school for a trip, and then goes home unless there is permission to return from the trip, then the management has no grounds to demand pick-up by the parent.
It is enough to have a written consent for a child to return home from school on their own. First, the child goes to school for a trip, and then goes home unless there is permission to return from the trip, then the management has no grounds to demand pick-up by the parent.

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