Father outraged by his arrest for picking his children up from school

At first it looks more like a general issue of parental rights to get to their kids without delay when they're at school vs. having to wait until the school deems it convenient. I understand where the school's coming from in that a lot of ppl are going to pick up their kids at that time creates a situation in need of management, and if there's a line to pick up the kids, then having to wait only so long as needed for those in front of you to get their kids is reasonable. However waiting until a particular time before allowing the process to start, or not retrieving the kids ASAP at any time a parent wants their kids back, is "official kidnapping", IMO. But I am thinking the school resource officer would have been more accomodating if the dad had been the mom.

Schools may act in loco parentis until the parent(s) want them back. Then they're obliged to get their kids back to them ASAP. At least, that's how it's *supposed* to be.

The schools are known to treat all parents like second class citizens. I don't see any gender biased going on here.

I'm not sure if I am siding with the school or the dad yet.

Since the dad did not mention needing to get the kids early, it seems like he just didn't want to wait his turn in line, and thought it would be faster to run in and get his kids. This isn't fair to the other parents who wait their turn. Claiming your kids early to avoid the line causes the need to interrupt the classroom and the kids miss the last few minutes of class time. I can see why a policy has to be put in place.

I would think that if any parent had a legitimate reason for picking up the kids early the school would have accommodated them (lets hope).

The school I attended had a similar problem and they had to put a similar policy in place as there were habitual offenders that had some excuse to pick up their kids early. The private school was located in a residential area and the surrounding streets backed up everyday as parents rushed in at the same time, it could be a 30 minute process to get in, get your kids, and get out. So it was very tempting for parents to avoid the 3 PM pick-up line of cars and instead pull up to the office and pull their kids out at 2:45.

I wrote my comment above too soon. I had read the article, but not watched the video. Now that I have watched the video, I have more insight....

In the video, it appears the father walked to the school and intended to walk his kids home. He mentions that school has been dismissed. The deputy mentions something about having to wait in line with the cars like everyone else (I don't really know what he means by that, as that seems like a ridiculous policy for pedestrians)

The schools think they have control of your kids and after school hours, and they think only they can asses safety and not the parents. For example in my district they tell parents when a child is old enough to ride a bike or walk to school - they don't trust parents to make this determination. And not long ago a school suspended a child for playing with an airsoft gun in his own yard after school. It's bullshit and I applaud parents who stand up to them.

I'm still unsure of the details in this case. I am not sure if the dad started his demands before the 2:35 dismissal time, how long the dad was expected to wait, and if it was unreasonable. The whole thing seems like it could have been handled differently by both men.

I still dont think any gender biased occured. I think mothers would have been treated like this as well. Although generally women would back down sooner (not me, but most). Also seems like the father and the deputy had some past issues which contributed to the deputy's emotions.