Child Safeguarding. Nativity Play. No Photos Of Donkeys??

[EDDIE51]

Just been to my grandchilds Nativity play.
Told no photography. Took a few pictures of my own grandchild anyway.
Teacher came up to me and said if I had any pictures of the 'Donkeys' (children in donkey costumes) it was VITAL that they were deleted due to 'child safeguarding '
Can anyone explain why it is so VITAL to child safeguarding that no photos of kids in donkey costumes in a child's nativity play are taken?

[anneasquith]

Eddie, what don't you understand, ? No photographs, none of your business who/ what child details are.

[Peter Pedant]

Hi ed

I think the teacher thinks it is a safe guarding issue
and wont/cant be told it isnt

[zebo]

'Safeguarding' is Ofsted's buzz word at the moment and good schools are being deemed unsatisfactory because of 'safeguarding'. We were at our grandchild's play the other day, don't you love getting a numb-bum on those little seats, and the Head of Infants apologised because we hadn't been required at sign in nor issued with the compulsory lanyard but as we were in a single controlled location, that satisfied 'safeguarding' broadly! The problem is that Ofsted send these reports home mentioning 'safeguarding' deficiencies it causes understandable panic.

[ladybirder]

No photos of donkeys seems clear enough to me. No need to say anything else as it's nobodys business why, nor should it be.

[bednobs]

if people want to see the play, they could of course just go and use their eyes and memory

[anneasquith]

" deep blue boys " ?

[Zacs-Master]

Divers Anne. The clues in the ......ah never mind.

[anneasquith]

LOL,

[Zacs-Master]

:-)

[jourdain2]

No - and I agree with your sentiments completely. There is a document somewhere that says people should over-react like this.

On Wed. went to granddaughter's Christmas carol service in Ripon cathedral. Before it started a chap in ecclesiastical garb ascended into the pulpit and rather awkwardly and apologetically proceeded to behave like an air stewardess and tell us about the various exits in case of an emergency.

I have just had to read and sign a 'safeguarding' document(nearly 100 pages
long) about people visiting a church. It is all completely blown out of proportion I.M.O.. Such an instruction as you and I received, subtracts more than a lie from the occasion. PC rubbish.

[jourdain2]

^^^ 'more than a little'