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Should i report this to school? Parents LITTERING

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CatsArePeople · 15/07/2025 15:36

Have a "pleasure" to live beside a primary school. Parents park in front of our house and throw trash into our hedge. Coffee cups, food leftovers, nappies Its DISGUSTING

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Isitreallysohard · 15/07/2025 23:07

Take photos, name and shame! Nappies! 🤮

coffeeandmycats · 15/07/2025 23:06

you could set up CCTV and then record their license plates and send to the police, who may prosecute them

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 15/07/2025 22:48

magicpant · 15/07/2025 22:14

I would put camera up and huge signs saying CCTV & DO NOT LITTER

contacting school is a waste of everyone’s time. Even if they did send an email or add it to the newsletter the type of people who do this are not going to read a note from school admin and suddenly stop doing it

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magicpant · 15/07/2025 22:14

I would put camera up and huge signs saying CCTV & DO NOT LITTER

contacting school is a waste of everyone’s time. Even if they did send an email or add it to the newsletter the type of people who do this are not going to read a note from school admin and suddenly stop doing it

EssexCat · 15/07/2025 21:38

tripleginandtonic · 15/07/2025 21:32

They can put it on their newsletter, to be mindful of the residents and not to litter.

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I totally agree and I’m sure the school would.

However, sadly I can’t see it making any difference to the people doing it. It’s the same with parking and driving dangerously near a school.

tripleginandtonic · 15/07/2025 21:32

Jonesboot · 15/07/2025 15:37

Nothing to do with the school, don't waste their time.

They can put it on their newsletter, to be mindful of the residents and not to litter.

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 19:53

Yeah that would be time consuming fair play

x2boys · 15/07/2025 18:35

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 16:33

A single paragraph added to the normal weekly email is not time consuming.

They often send reminders about parking. This is no different. I agree it's not their responsibility and really shouldn't need saying, however they have all the parents' contact emails. No one else does. And no, it's not likely to stop it happening, however at least the culprits will have had it pointed out that their behaviour is unacceptable.

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Yes as I said up.thread my sons old primary school would have put it in the newsletter ,but the way I Read your post I thought you were suggesting the school contact every parent individually!!

ShanghaiDiva · 15/07/2025 16:42

I would contact the school. It takes minutes to add a reminder to the school newsletter or weekly email. The school is part of the community and parents should be modelling the type of behaviour we expect from children. I would also approach anyone dropping rubbish.

NC28 · 15/07/2025 16:38

DuskyPink1984 · 15/07/2025 16:34

Good point.

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I do agree with you though - the people who do this do it because nobody confronts them.

Same with the threads about “someone chapped on my car window and told me to move my car away from their house, they don’t have a driveway but said they don’t like unknown cars parked there”. Reply asking them why they apologised and moved, OP replies “because I was afraid that he would hit me/anxiety over confrontation/have difficulties saying no/was embarrassed”.

Bit of backbone required! Nobody ever seems able to stick up for themselves.

DuskyPink1984 · 15/07/2025 16:34

NC28 · 15/07/2025 16:30

Nobody on MN ever approaches anyone for any reason.

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Good point.

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 16:33

x2boys · 15/07/2025 16:22

Do you really think school staff have the time for that ?
And if the parents continue than what,?

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A single paragraph added to the normal weekly email is not time consuming.

They often send reminders about parking. This is no different. I agree it's not their responsibility and really shouldn't need saying, however they have all the parents' contact emails. No one else does. And no, it's not likely to stop it happening, however at least the culprits will have had it pointed out that their behaviour is unacceptable.

GonnaeNoDaeThatJustGonnaeNo · 15/07/2025 16:31

Police non emergency and /
or council.

NC28 · 15/07/2025 16:30

DuskyPink1984 · 15/07/2025 16:27

Parents? I would approach them directly as soon as I saw them do that!

Nobody on MN ever approaches anyone for any reason.

DuskyPink1984 · 15/07/2025 16:27

Parents? I would approach them directly as soon as I saw them do that!

BodenCardiganNot · 15/07/2025 16:25

Yes say it to the school but realistically what can they do? Remind people, put in in newsletter but that's about it.

x2boys · 15/07/2025 16:22

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 16:06

What makes you think that the school doesn't have the ability to contact all the parents who are picking their children up from its premises and remind them of acceptable behaviour?

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Do you really think school staff have the time for that ?
And if the parents continue than what,?

x2boys · 15/07/2025 16:20

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 15:43

So what do you think she should do?

Of course it's to do with the school.

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If it's a public highway whst can school do?
At my sons old primary school, they would just put it on the newsletter but it's not school, s to tell off individual parents for littering.

Fearfulsaints · 15/07/2025 16:16

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 16:06

What makes you think that the school doesn't have the ability to contact all the parents who are picking their children up from its premises and remind them of acceptable behaviour?

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I don't think they lack the ability. I think the parents that do this lack the capacity to give a fuck and act on the schools suggestion to not be awful.

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 16:06

Fearfulsaints · 15/07/2025 15:49

Why is a school responsible for the actions of adults not on their premises?

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What makes you think that the school doesn't have the ability to contact all the parents who are picking their children up from its premises and remind them of acceptable behaviour?

BeamMeUpCountMeIn · 15/07/2025 15:53

Or, and this takes a thick skin and possibly ability to run if needed, Litter pick around them and see what they do.
I have done this around some teens in our street and they slunk off sheepishly.

Fearfulsaints · 15/07/2025 15:49

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 15:43

So what do you think she should do?

Of course it's to do with the school.

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Why is a school responsible for the actions of adults not on their premises?

BeamMeUpCountMeIn · 15/07/2025 15:45

Yes. They might pop it in the newsletter.

Also take photos and email to the council who might send a community police officer down for a little chat. Or, ideally, fine all the scummy parents.

WestwardHo1 · 15/07/2025 15:43

Jonesboot · 15/07/2025 15:37

Nothing to do with the school, don't waste their time.

So what do you think she should do?

Of course it's to do with the school.

suburburban · 15/07/2025 15:42

NC28 · 15/07/2025 15:40

They’ll just send an email to remind people (as if you should have to) not to do it.

What I’d do, is I’d take the rubbish and put it right back on their car. Under the wiper blades, let any liquid in the coffee cups run out, anything that might smear (like chocolate) lie face down on the windscreen. Repeat until it stops.

yes

what disgusting behaviour from these people