A school in the UK is introducing fines for parents who're late picking up their kids.
Holy Trinity primary school in Kent will fine parents £1 per pupil for every five minutes they’re late collecting their children. If someone still hasn't arrived after half an hour, the school say they'll contact social services.
Holy Trinity will also give parents and guardians a ten minute 'grace period'. They can collect their children for free from when school finishes at 3:30pm until 3:40pm after which, they can expect the fine.
The new system was put in place after headteacher Denise Gibbs-Naguar noticed an increase in tardiness collecting kids. She said a ‘significant number’ of pupils often remained uncollected 30 minutes after school finished.
She told BBC News that pupils who were collected late often "exhibit signs of anxiety and distress" and "worry that something may have happened" to their parents adding that:
"Clearly this is not something anyone wants a child to experience."
The school say they won't issue fines when there are reasonable excuses for lateness such as illness or car troubles. Parents will also be given three warnings, but will be charged £1 every five minutes per child thereafter.
