These teachers and their questionable choices

Presumably this was also when they smoked like chimneys and formed inappropriate relationships with sixth formers?

but when someone actually has witnessed teachers taking drugs recreationally when in charge of their own kids

I mean, she hadn’t in her OP.

100% agree. Cocaine is a different ball game. And users become addicted very quickly, especially the coke nowadays and I don't care what anyone says. I would not want a cocaine user teaching my child or even responsible for my child and OP you are right to be concerned.

It’s just very interesting to me that there are people falling over each other to recommend reporting when the OP hears a child crying before bed but when someone actually has witnessed teachers taking drugs recreationally when in charge of their own kids, it’s fine. Why the double standards?

@Zebedee999 , but not concerned enough to do something about it?

You don’t need to conduct your own investigation or obtain evidence to report something to social services or the police. That’s their job, not yours.

If you have seen it with your own eyes and can provide witness evidence as to when and where it happened and who was involved, THAT is your evidence. It’s not guaranteed that any investigation will follow but that isn’t your responsibility. All you need to do to discharge your moral duty if you are concerned about the safety and welfare of children is to report to the relevant authorities.

Since when has been concerned for a child's welfare due to the parents drug taking in their presence been considered bitchy?
The OP is right to be concerned, the child's welfare should come first. Your moral compass that child welfare concerns are bitchy is completely askew.

Op, you're getting a hard time IMO.

Parents in charge of children whilst under the influence of drugs is concerning. A rota of party guests checking on the children, concerning in itself. How do we know those people are trustworthy? Possibly also under the influence.

Teachers using drugs. Surely disciplinary action and I would be concerned if it was my child's teacher.

You are right to be concerned.

Yeah next thing we know these teachers are injecting heroin in front of the class. And OP is there to witness.

I taught outside London for a while and can tell you that there were far more drugs and alcohol in the East than in any of the London schools.

Also, not defending taking drugs, but it's clear OP has zero evidence so most likely it didnt happen and she's just pissed off teachers dare to have a life, so she is piling baseless accusations.

There was a thread a few years ago where a parentwanted to report a teacher for having a partner she was not married to. This sounds very similar to me. A made up thing because a teacher went to Carnival with family.

Ohhh…you see? Now they’re off their head whilst actually teaching 😂

Get a life love

A teacher arrested, charged and found guilty of drug possession will almost certainly be hauled up before the Teacher Regulation Agency and given a ban - depending on details, possibly a life ban. I know because when I was a headteacher, this happened to one of my staff, who first of all resigned before they could be dismissed.

Crucially, however, the police need actual evidence (the teacher I referenced was caught by police doing class A drugs) and are unlikely to proceed based on "I know for a fact..."

Similarly, a report to the head/governors might well be investigated, but an interview with such a teacher (which is all the investigation can be) is likely to elicit "No, I did not" answers.

Call social services and/or police, OP - but you need chapter and verse on when, where and what.

I wonder if this thread is actually proving that MN is indeed Londoncentric? The acceptance of drug taking within professional careers is interesting.

Was that the rave they went to?

but we're they off their heads on Coke ?

Shit, the weight of the fate of the whole of the future generation lying on the shoulders of those 2 or three teachers is pretty heavy.
I guess we're screwed. Time to die.

did you take class A drugs and think.that was totally fine though? Would you be happy to have your kids taught by and in the care of someone potentially off their head on drugs?

smoking weed is v different to taking cocaine .

God OP, get a life and stop being such a petty small town gossip. And just like any other job, teachers have a life outside of school - they are not there to please you and be dictated to by parents.

I'd be on drugs too if I had to deal with parents like this.

I used to be a teacher.

I also used to smoke a bit of weed occasionally on a weekend and shock horror, get absolutely wasted on booze.

I wasn't just a teacher. I was a human being too. It had no impact whatsoever on my job.

If you're worried about their children, report it. But their job has absolutely nothing to do with it.

What drugs were the teachers taking?

so far, it’s escalated to Class A drugs regularly .

By this evening I’d imagine they’ll be injecting heroine into their eyeballs during carpet time.

Even if they did, how does this affect their teaching? Unless you're in Scotland, it's the school holidays.

What drugs were the teachers taking? There is quite a difference between smoking a bit of dope and injecting heroin.