Ok, let's calm down and look at this in
some perspective. This is but one school, although I acknowledge it isn't the first such example of
OTT PC ness.
I attended my 5 year old daughters sports day yesterday, after all it got me a day off work! There were no restrictions put in place whatsoever and
parents were
asked to come to help with the organisation running of the event. Everyone was freely taking pictures, milling about and doing
what parents should do on these fun occasions.
One of these "helpers" (some great big fat mother of some little oik) did try to tell me I wasn't standing in the correct place when I went to hug
my little one after she ran her race, but I politely yet firmly told her it was a public field and I could stand where I bloody well pleased. She got
the message and didn't bother me after that.
My fiancee's little boy had a sports day recently as well were they too asked for parents to volunteer to help them herd the kids down the road to
the Secondary school play field were they were holding the event. Again, no restrictions at all, people could attend and take pictures as they
pleased.
It would be interesting to find out who is in control of the local council, as they are responsible for local education policy and H&S nonsense. It is
left to the schools descretion, but councils set the guidelines.
Thgis quote from the organisers got me riled though:
comment made by Paul Blunt of the East Bedfordshire School Sports Partnership
If we let parents into the school they would have been free to roam the grounds. All unsupervised adults must be kept away from children
So
ALL unsupervised adults are a danger? So who exactly is supervising the parents when at home or elsewhere? Surely they are "unsupervised
adults". This guy sounds like a complete turd.
When I was little, they had adverts on TV and people coming round schools with the "Say NO to Strangers" campaign. Seemed to work back then, but as
with the Green cross code it was disposed of and now we have rising fears of child abduction and an increase in kids getting killed on the roads!
Correlation? Maybe...
Bring back sensible policies!