leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
雨が降り始めたので早めに下校した。
It started raining so I left school early.
下校途中で友人と買い物に寄った。
On the way home from school, I stopped to shop with a friend.
一斉に下校する生徒で通学路が混雑した。
The school route was crowded with students all leaving at once.