Smoker outside school

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Polkadotbabushka · 17/01/2025 08:56

On my drive to work in the morning I pass a secondary school and every morning without fail there is a member of staff (wearing a lanyard) leaning against the wall smoking a cigarette in full view of all children entering the school. Now it isn’t illegal and she’s leaning on the school wall not on the grounds but to me it just seems wrong. Would it bother you?

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poemsandwine · 17/01/2025 09:08

It's not illegal. She's not doing anything wrong.

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Polkadotbabushka · 17/01/2025 09:07

I guess it may be a designated area and legally anyone could smoke there but it’s next to the front gate with all the children walking past. It just looks bad! IMO!

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MyNameIsErinQuin · 17/01/2025 09:04

Our policy is not smoking in school or within sight of students during the day so it wouldn’t be allowed. Assume local school is different or it wouldn’t be happening.

BlondeMamaToBe · 17/01/2025 09:04

It doesn’t exactly look great or set a good example does it?

LittleRedRidingHoody · 17/01/2025 09:03

Where exactly would you like her to smoke? Likely she's at a 'designated smoking point' anyway!

Turbo4 · 17/01/2025 09:03

See this a lot and doesn’t bother me one bit.
Our secondary school bus drivers park the buses in school grounds about 20 minutes before kids come out and then come out the gates to have a cigarette. I always think to myself bet they need that before picking up 80 kids 😂

vodkaredbullgirl · 17/01/2025 09:02

She's not doing it on school grounds.

ChicLilacSeal · 17/01/2025 09:00

YABU. It's a free country and she's entitled to do what she likes as long as she's not breaking the law or any school rules.

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