Your point illustrates why I would NEVER buy a home near a school.
Even if I had school aged kids.
Too much hassle.
We thought it would be okay because we were about a block away and not on the same street.
We also spent a lot of time there during the day to make sure it seemed okay.
I never minded hearing kids outside running around. I didn’t mind hearing the marching band practice. I didn’t even mind crowds cheering on Saturday football games.
The parking situation was what really got us upset, especially because the principal did nothing to help us. I was thankful for actually 2 cops in our neighborhood. If there was a problem with a kid, we would write down the license plate. The cops would go over to the kid’s house and talk to the parents. It was a year of the cops working on the situation, but it helped. I don’t think it’s ever been a problem since.
I will say I would have fought having the lights added to the football stadium. I would not have wanted to live with that going on. Our new neighborhood is very quiet is not near any schools.