In Massachusetts, if you want to volunteer at your kids’ school, you need to fill out paperwork and have a CORI check (criminal background check). Even then, there are limits to what you can do. For example, you can’t drive other people’s kids to and from school field trips.
Things are a lot more laid back here.
On Friday I volunteered at school. I set up Sinterklaas decorations while kids were still in school. No background check. In fact, the doors to the school weren’t locked. I just walked in and started decorating.
A couple of weeks ago Adelaide’s class went to see a play. The school didn’t want to get a bus, so they emailed asking if any parents could drive. Linda was available, so she drove Adelaide and a few other kids. No commercial driver’s license. No other adults with her. No professional driver insurance. No CORI. Most parents didn’t even know Linda. No big deal.
Kids can also go to and from school by themselves (even our 5-year-old). No parents signing them in or out. Older kids (11+) bike 5+ miles by themselves to and from school. No big deal.
Dutch Bentleys 
My kids loved this about Canadian high school. They got an hour for lunch and could walk to nearby restaurants with their friends.
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