That's why they gave their parent's a password that could be used in case they ever actually need money. I remember growing up, my mom told me a password that would be used if an adult I didn't know was trying to pick me up from school or was in some way trying to get me to come with them. I think it was only used once when my mom's coworker picked me up after school because my mom was stuck at work. Nowadays, you need multiple signatures, a letter from your congressman, and a notary to let anyone that isn't the parent pick up a kid from school but this was before all of that.
Parent here: in Massachusetts, you just file a form with the school authorizing specific people to pick up your kid. Those people have to come in to the office and present their driver's license or similar. That's all the bureaucracy.
No, you can't have someone bring a form with them and show ID. Too easy to abuse.
However, you can list as many people as you like and change it at any time by visiting the school. So we have four or five neighbors listed and my sisters who live in other states.
