An angry mum has penned a rant about 'the same parents' arriving late to school with their children every morning.
She says she knows 'parenting is hard' but feels sorry for the children that are late to school every morning.
The mum, who has personal experience of always turning up late to school when she was a child, posted her rant on parenting forum Mumsnet.
She explained how she cannot understand why the parents are late with their children every single day - some arriving 15 minutes after the school doors open, HullLive reports.
"I know parenting is hard and sometimes we all run a little late at times," she said.
"Every day after taking DS (darling son) to school and DD (darling daughter) over to the pre school, I see the same parents walking towards the school, by this point 15 minutes after it first started and they aren’t rushing either.
"We live in a village where most people live no further than a five minute walk away from the school. It’s a small place and most people walk (other than the few who live in the surrounding areas).
"I just feel sorry for the kids being ushered in so late in the morning. It’s the same parents every single day!! The school have sent home letters and everything about it. Do some people just not give a c**p?"
The mum ranted about the issue on parenting website Mumsnet and other parents said it's exactly the same at their schools.
One mum said: "I live very close to school, literally two or three houses away.
"Every morning at 9.02 I see the same parent hurtling down the street with his child. Child is probably about six. Every morning. Just leave five minutes earlier."
Another said: "It’s unfair on the children and the teachers. We’ve all got busy lives but the majority of us get our kids to school on time."
Even a former teacher waded into the debate saying it's not good for the children to be late.
She said: "I was a teacher (primary) and it was the same children every time. They missed parts of the lesson - one child I taught never made it in time for the register and therefore missed a lot of the phonics/number recognition and general days of the week/name recognition stuff we did at the beginning of the day.
"It puts pressure on the teacher to help them catch up, it often leaves the child unsettled and uncomfortable for the rest of the day.
"Everyone runs into trouble sometimes - traffic, nose bleed, sudden illness, all sorts of reasons, and most schools understand that. It's persistent lateness that has a really sad impact on school work, the school day, confidence and all sorts of other things."
But not all parents were in agreement with the mum.
One said: "Not everyone has a perfect home life, some people just get by. Try not to judge too much."
Another posted: "Maybe it’s better than the family that are always on time but have been properly screeched at to get them out of the door bang on time."
And another said: "Much easier said than done when you have a sleepy 6 year old who WON'T get out of bed."
