re: Are more parents going to schools during lunch to spend time w/ their kids?

After inconspicuously bringing this up with my kids & their friends over the last week I've further discovered that the kids who "love it" are kids with few or no friends. And yes, they get made fun of. Had to step in to make sure my kids aren't doing any harsh bullying. They did admit that they have not given harsh words to snyone, but they also haven't stood up to stop others from doing it. I mean, I get it. Most of you should too. You never give the bully kids anything to draw attention towards you in school.

My oldest daughter also admitted that my wife attempted to do a lunch date once & was promptly shut down to avoid her getting any flack for it.

Maybe/likely this varies from school to school depending on the school culture. But bottom line, I'm not going to do it to my kids, outside of the school sponsored events where all parents are expressly invited.