TV in school

[Feistybird]

DD1 in reception has on a few occasions come home from school and said that at lunchtime that the kids've had the opportunity/choice to either watch a film indoors or go outside at lunchtime. Can understand TV it if it's tipping it down, but a couple of times it's been on dry days.

Generally I have no problem with her watching TV, but one of my prime expectations is that she gets some oudoor exercise and comes home from school tired!

Is this a general thing or is this school being a bit namby-pamby?

[Hallgerda]

It occasionally happens at my children's school, particularly near the end of term. As it does not happen very often I'm not worried.

[iota]

at ds1's school they send 'em out in all weathers bar torrential rain

I'd hate to think of all the pent-up boy energy in the classroom for the afternoon session if they didin't

(can only speak re boy energy as don't have girls)

[MaryP0p1]

Sorry you did say comes home tired?

Mine have never come home tired, argumentative, bad tempered excited and many other things but not tired.

[coppertop]

At ds1's school they can join a lunchtime club if they don't want to go out but this doesn't involve watching TV. Any television-watching is done during lesson times.

[emkana]

I wouldn't be happy with this at all. TV in school is IMO only acceptable on the last day of term.

[emkana]

Unless it's educational programmes, but even then it shouldn't be too many.

[paolosgirl]

I wouldn't be happy either. DD and DS (who go to different schools) can watch a video if it's chucking down (and they have the option of arts and crafts), but otherwise they are wrapped up and sent outside to play - as it should be, IMO.