Safeguarding

[sherrardk]

For the first time ever the year 7 kids from the village are going to have to catch the public bus to secondary school. They will then be dropped off and have to walk to the school on the outskirts of another village (it's about nine miles away). At the end of the day they will walk back to the bus stop and catch the bus home. In winter they will obviously be doing this when it is still quite dark/getting dark. These kids are not street smart in any way shape or form. A lot of parents, me included, are not happy about them doing this. We have a solution in the form of a chaperone (a kid who will be in year 11, will be a prefect and knows most of the kids involved). This chaperone will need to have his bus fare paid for (as he has a free seat on the school bus) and I don't think it's fair to ask the parents to fund this as they are already having to pay for the year 7's to get to school (this used to be free). Does anyone think I can use the 'safeguarding' card? The head of the secondary school has previously stated that he wil help, blah, blah, blah but now he is trying to wheedle out of it (it will be £140 a term). Sorry it's so long winded.

[Retrochic]

sherrard. There is no need to be rude I am merely replying to your comment

''and I don't think it's fair to ask the parents to fund this as they are already having to pay for the year 7's to get to school (this used to be free). ''

Which sounds like a moan to me but there you go.

Sounds like you are only interested in replies that you agree with you and will treat all others 'with disdain' so I'll leave it there.

[sherrardk]

Probably best, I wouldn't want to get suspended.

[Peter Pedant]

agree bhg,


for the first time eva - really ?

In 1958 I was catching with my sister the bus to the next town ( 0810 ) and then at school end, walk to a different stop over the hill to a different bus back to The Square in my own village 16.30

there were two others ( sisters ) who did the same journey

I kept my last season ticket - summer 1960 - £1 19s 6d

I was pre-school when I announced to my mother I wanted to take the bus home from the same place - and I admit at the age of four I was placed at the bus 'terminus' and the conductor was told where to boot me off. 1956

I dont think the world is more dangerous
but parents' attitudes have changed

when I was a chile, play was only supervised 10% of the time - I only recollect an adult present when they wanted to pick a child out and clout him for some previous alleged misdemeanour

now play is supervised for more than 90% of the time

[bhg481]

Retrochic // Tell that to the parents of a fourteen year old killed while waiting for a school bus by a driver drunk from the previous night -or the 13 year old killed when a driver ploughed into him and his friends walking back for the park//

and how would a parent being with them prevented that?

When I was 10 my friend and I used to walk a mile and a half to the railway station, catch the train to suburb of Blackburn, walk to the swimming baths. After swimming we'd walk into Blackburn and catch the train back home.