Any Other Jobs Our Cash Strapped Councils Can Hand To The Voluntary Sector

[Noe-schitt]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-34359046
I've checked it's not 1st April but it could be the start of civil war

[anotheoldgit]

Shouldn't the teachers be in the class rooms teaching the children instead of hsanding out parking tickets?

Also imagine the violence that could break out, would the Council then be prepared to hand out compensation to the victims of such violence?

[anotheoldgit]

handing

[andy-hughes]

I don't think any teacher would touch this with a barge pole.

As you say AOG, their job is to teach and supervise inside the school - they haven't the time, much less the inclination to go out and start arguments with irate parents.

I think the notion of getting parents to do it is a seriously bad move.

Volunteers in this sort of area attract all the little Hitlers and busybodies - it will all end in tears.

[anotheoldgit]

andy-hughes

/// Volunteers in this sort of area attract all the little Hitlers and busybodies - it will all end in tears. ///

It is not the 'little Hitlers' or 'Busy Bodies' one has to be wary of, it's those 'Massive' Storm Troopers.

[mikey4444]

I think this is an excellent idea. I heard it discussed on the Today Program this morning and its got to be worth a try.

These stupid parents that put their own childrens lives at risk, along with all the other kids need to be brought to book, and I personally couldn't give a tinkers cuss whether they get a ticket from a Parking Warden or another parent or Teacher

Good on the local Council for coming up with the idea ! A bit of lateral thinking thinking never goes amiss.

[jourdain2]

To answer the O.P., they've practically handed over clearing litter from the streets already - they just don't do it in many places and residents go out to tidy up a bit! :)

[ummmm]

I agree with it in theory. I presume Andy and AOG it's been a long time since you did the primary school run.

For some strange reason some people lose the use of their legs unless they are less than a minute walk from the school gates. This means they have no choice but to park really dangerously.

[Baldric]

///Shouldn't the teachers be in the class rooms teaching the children instead of handing out parking tickets?///

If the Kids are being dropped off at or collected from School I don't see how it's going to interfere with Teaching Times!

[mikey4444]

Local Authorities in some areas now rely on volunteers to staff Libraries.

But lets not be sidetracked into a discussion about the Tories savage cuts !

All schools have PTA's, so if this pilot in Thurrock is a success, lets offer it up to other schools and see what happens.

I have driven past at least 4 schools today, at chucking-out time, and all had problems with the parking of parents cars.

[jourdain2]

We had terrible problems with parents parking dangerously. Notes home had no effect. Sometimes senior staff would go out to reason with the offenders, limited effect. Once, a child was knocked over (not badly hurt) by a distracted parent driving off carelessly - more letters home, assemblies to try to get the pupils to influence their parents. It worked for a limited time - but even then, not with all parents.

Baldric, before teaching time starts all the staff not on duty in the playground to control arriving children are in a morning staff meeting, getting notices about last minute changes, events happening that day, little Johnny or Ali needing an eye kept on him because grandma has died and being given details of which lessons they have to cover in their non-contact period because a colleague has rung in sick. After the close of lesson bell they are usually involved with disciplinary issues, departmental meetings etc., etc.. I know staff are not having their classroom time affected before and after school, but it is time still being spent in the process of education. :)

[trt]

I can just imagine some of the kids at playtime squaring up to each other, about their mums and dads being reprimanded by another parent about parking in the morning.

And who do the teachers, parents and kids sue, when one of them gets knocked down, being a traffic warden?

[Baldric]

jourdain2, Yes I am aware of that, we have a teacher in the Family, but let's be honest, one of them outside dishing out PCNs shouldn't present too much of a problem.