Yikes, and I find the UK level of security over the top (basic locked school gates; parents&#x2F;guardians or childminders must bring and pick up; children are not released otherwise). (EDIT: This is primary school)<p>My brothers kids are 7 and 5 and live in Norway where I&#x27;m from, and the older is allowed to leave school by himself (the school has no fences and no gates, granted this is a relatively rural school, but unlocked gates is the norm pretty much everywhere in Norway, and 6-7 years olds are generally allowed to go to&#x2F;from school by themselves - when I was 7 I had a 30 minute walk to&#x2F;from school every day).<p>He&#x27;ll walk to the nearby nursery and pick up his 5 year old sister and they&#x27;ll walk home together (10-15 minute walk).