I still very much follow my teens to school. One of the first things I did to improve my experience was replace the school that came with the pack. I also use a mod that makes it so all classmates are sims from my played households, which helps with immersion. I enjoy seeing what my sims are doing when I'm not controlling them. For example, as a classmate, my rebel teen was seriously insulting the principal and teachers. Then when I went to play his household I saw that he has a terrible relationship with all faculty members.
Before this pack playing with teens mostly involved getting them to hangout together at public venues after school. Having the added aspect of following the teenage drama to school has been such a bonus.