To think the school is outrageous for expecting children to do this.

Whowhatwhy · 2018-02-27 08:40:58

DD1 is in year 6 which at her school appears to mean that her and her classmates are responsible for many of the practical tasks at school. I'm very happy with this in most cases- setting out chairs for assembly, serving food at lunchtime etc. All good for teaching responsibility and making the y6s feel grown up. Great. However, on occasion this gets beyond what I consider acceptable. Last summer, I complained to the school after the kids spent two days clearing a pond of nettles. The pupils and us were not warned about this and so didn't have gloves and weren't properly dressed for it. One pupil was wearing shorts. Most of the children ended up covered in nettle stings. Last time it snowed, the y6 students were asked to grit the playground. This involved using their hands to spread the grit, which is corrosive, onto the playground. My dd has eczema on her hands and they were bleeding by the time she had finished. AIBU to have complained about this and asked that this doesn't happen again? Sometimes I feel like the only parent at the school who speaks up about these issues (maybe I'm not but I don't know).

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