Tracy, I too have seen parents do similar thibgs at pick up and drop off. As a teacher, I will not release a student to a parent that is no properly park. Yet everyday at our school (i have been there for 12 years) I argue with parents about this very issue. I pray that nothing serious ever happens, and I always point out that we have traffic rules for the safety of the children. God forbid that anything happen, then the parents will blame the schoo for their child getting hurt. Our secretary has made constant phone calls to the PD to no avail. I have always felt that if there was an officer giving tickets one or two days, parents will get the picture.

If you would like to feel better about Haigh's traffic problems, please stop by Fordson before or after school. Illegal U-turns, driving down the wrong side of the road, stopping in the middle of the street or even better stopping on Ford Road to unload students, and students jaywalking between cars in every direction are part of the everyday routine.

The only thing that is missing a pipe organ to play circus music.

Oh believe me, I know this is a widespread problem at most, if not all, schools. I have visited every school in the district at one point over the last year and a half and see similar issues. The high schools are no better, but the students are more apt to be aware of their surroundings and dangers than the lower elementary students. These 2nd grade and lower just don't have the awareness yet. I walk my kids to school about 80% of the time (the other 20% I drive when weather is bad or I have an appointment to get to). They are definitely not ready to walk alone, and won't be for a long time knowing that not all other parents have the kids best interest at hand when. Dropping their own kids off. My kids are K and 2nd grade.

I do realize that I am "preaching to the choir" here.

There are similar issues at Lindbergh as well... and its ALWAYS the same people... Tracy we could really do wonders with the city budget if we could hand out tickets at school. Maybe that's what is needed... a "traffic officer" at each school that can walk around and pass out tickets to offenders. I would personally sign up for that job! My kids walk to Lindbergh and crossing Myrtle is dangerous... people run the stop signs, block the cross walks with their cars and drop off/ pick up their kids where ever they please regardless of whether its legal or safe! I'm really tired of it all.

speaking of careless , my wife was just sitting in her SUV waiting for my son to come out of school at Haigh and some little peace of crap car with a crappy driver that I dont know where they got their license from side swiped my SUV and kept on going , my wife confronted the next day and the lady said my husband will pay for the damage , that was the last i heard from that honest lady. can you imagine if some kid was coming out of the vehicle . The cops needs to pay attention to those problems and they will make more money then sitting at Hines Drive & Ford rd. waiting for someone that is speeding 5 miles over.

Does anyone feel this is a recent issue? Or do you think it has been a problem for a long time? Some 20 years ago I used to walk to Haigh alone or with my brother - and we even crossed Cherry Hill! What helped was that there were student or parent safeties at every corner. Is that still the case?

Dearborn Police are already stretched thin because of rising crime and bad management. Now they are supposed to police spoiled parents and lazy school administrators. This is a job for school administrators and teachers, why does every issue need a cop, why can't Dearborn Schools do their job. It seems to me virtually every segment of Dearborn Government suffers from it's not my job syndrome

Frank the problem, at least at our school, is that the parents who are the issue do not listen to the teachers or pricipal. Our pricipal is out there all the time and talks to people handles it when she can but she can't be at every area at once and people seem to just continue to do what they want and ignore the rules and traffic laws. Thats why the police need to be involved not because people are not doing their jobs but because the trouble makers ignore them and continue to do what they want any way because there is no penalty. An d Jessica, this has been going on for as long as I've lived here..14 years..its just getting worse.

Police need to be involved, because it's a matter of public safety....that's their job. School administrators need to be involved as well. This is happening at some schools, but not all.

Jessica, my oldest is in 2nd grade so I can't comment on how long this has been an issue. I know it did not happen overnight.

I see this every morning at Haigh .....and afternoon too ....My granddaughter is in kindergarden their and these parents are out of control .........and very rude ....I also have a son at Dearborn High a Junior and I see parents dropping their kids of in the street right on Outer dr ...just nuts

This is considered a low priority to the department. I spoke to the patrol supv. Levens who said, we have other more important things to do, but we will keep an eye on the problem, and he proceeded to shuffle me off.

Kids safety = low priority. Excuse my language, but that is bullsh*t. This whole situation just makes me so angry.