Opinion

Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school

Anika Kapasi • March 7, 2024

Parents crowding the parking lot after a Blue Day dismissal.

To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL.

Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough and it’s incredibly frustrating to not even get the chance to back out of the parking lot — which might I add, is not even meant for you to park in.

To anyone that argues that student drivers are the problem — sorry, who’s breaking the rules here? Besides, students have been more courteous than any parent I have encountered in the parking lot.

It isn’t my fault that your kid can’t drive, nor can walk at a reasonable pace to get to your car on time. There are dropoff and pickup zones for a reason. Use them.

About the Contributor

Anika Kapasi, Editor-in-Chief

Anika Kapasi (she/her), Class of ‘25, is an Editor-in-Chief for the 2024-2025 school year. Previously, she was Sports Editor, and a Reporter and Layout Artist. Anika has reported on and taken pictures for various school sports, covered the music program's accomplishments, and has written opinion pieces on numerous school-based events. She was awarded the Journalism Education Association of Northern California Honorable Mention for her Sports Writing in 2023. Outside of journalism, she loves to play for the school soccer team, is a part of the band program, and enjoys being an Editor-in-Chief of Soundings, the student-run literary and arts magazine at SHS.