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Original poster

putting in a complaint re parents in the cloakroom?

58 replies

laneydaye · 19/06/2007 12:35

My ds is 6 and in last term of y1. He has been hanging his own jacket up in a morning since reception. The last few weeks i have had to bite my tongue at parents taking all the room up and making it difficult for my ds and others to even get in to the coat area!!!! I think 6yrs is old enough to be hanging a coat on a peg fgs!!
If you want to hang your childs coat up then do it after the rest of the class has done theirs...
God i feel petty but its really got my goat today for some reason..(not hormonal honest)
Thanks for listening Rant over!!!

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meandmyflyingmachine · 19/06/2007 13:09

But, no, I wouldn't put in a complaint.

meandmyflyingmachine · 19/06/2007 13:08

Good lord. That was firmly discouraged after Christmas in reception at ds's school. Lingering goodbyes are said in the playground...

In fact, as dd's pre-school they're encouraged to go in by themselves.

BrothelSprouts · 19/06/2007 13:06

Do you mean you are putting in a complaint with the school, or putting in a complaint here on MN?
If on MN, rant away.
If to the school - I think there are more important things to get stressed over, tbh.

hana · 19/06/2007 13:05

I think I'd save it til Sept, not really worth getting knickers in a twist about it with just a few weeks to go

Rachmumoftwo · 19/06/2007 13:04
  • Not really as in you are not really being unreasonable BTW.
Rachmumoftwo · 19/06/2007 13:03

Not really. DDs school actively discourages parents hanging around and getting in the children's way. The children are encouraged to sort out their own coats/bags etc, and if we want to gossip, we do it outside the school, away from the gates so we don't distract from Wake & Shake (and so they can't make us join in). These cloakrooms are usually far too small, and too many parents hanging around can really delay the start of day.

Original poster
laneydaye · 19/06/2007 12:54

could you please explain youranswer to me?

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handlemecarefully · 19/06/2007 12:36

Good lord! - yes you are...