Hi Everyone! Had a parent arrive 50 minutes late. Their excuse was that they were grocery shopping and figured that we would wait. I explained that they were to pick up their 12 year old on time next time. The next week they were over an hour late. I stayed with the student for the hour then I shut down the school and let the girl wait outside in the snow and they had to put up with their daughter calling every five minutes. The mother called me and asked why their child was left out in the snow and told to call them every five minutes... I explain it's clearly outlined in the contract they signed, that they were to pick up their child on time. As for calling every five minutes, I told her that their daughter had a thin jacket on and was probably annoyed she had to wait in the cold. The store downstairs told me that the child had been out in the snow for almost 20 minutes after I had left. The parent's excuse was they had grocery shopping to do and ran into some old friends. This continued until finally I billed them for the time of myself or a teacher remaining behind until they picked their child up and I did this as time and a half. Seems money speaks volumes where their child's voice and well-being speaks none. Some People!