My wife picks up our DD from school every day. The school has set no official pick-up procedures, but what usually happens is the parents walk to the classroom and take their kids out when ready.
The other day as my wife was walking into the classroom a rude parent accosted her and accused her of cutting in line, then tried to block her from going into the class. The woman apparently felt like no one else should be able to pick up their child until her child was ready.
My wife just walked past her and said she needed to make sure our DD brought the right book home for homework (She had forgotten it the previous day).
Obviously it's ridiculous to make other parents wait to pick up their child just because yours isn't ready to leave, and my wife stepping into the class in no way delayed her child's exit, but this isn't a person to be reasoned with.
In the interest of avoiding confrontation, how do you think my wife should handle it? Continue to ignore the woman and risk a bigger confrontation? Wait in the imaginary line that this woman has imposed in the interest of peace?
The other day as my wife was walking into the classroom a rude parent accosted her and accused her of cutting in line, then tried to block her from going into the class. The woman apparently felt like no one else should be able to pick up their child until her child was ready.
My wife just walked past her and said she needed to make sure our DD brought the right book home for homework (She had forgotten it the previous day).
Obviously it's ridiculous to make other parents wait to pick up their child just because yours isn't ready to leave, and my wife stepping into the class in no way delayed her child's exit, but this isn't a person to be reasoned with.
In the interest of avoiding confrontation, how do you think my wife should handle it? Continue to ignore the woman and risk a bigger confrontation? Wait in the imaginary line that this woman has imposed in the interest of peace?