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[sasslejaney84]

I'm not sure if this should go here or in education but here goes with the background

Last week a known peodophile (probably spelt this wrong!) Was literally chased away from my DD's school, a letter was sent home to most parents (I say most, as I haven't received one, I think they were handed out when my DD was off school due to sickness and still haven't received one!) Basically, advising that we all maake sure the kids are in school and that we walk them down to the gates, if not into the playgrounf (which I do anyway) there has been a police presence outside school since

The reason I have asked your opnion is that this week, it has come to light that the girls downstairs toilet (yrs reception to year 3 use these toilets regularly and if the yrs above are downstairs for whatever reason, they use them too) have been searched by the police after someone reported "an incident"

Now, a letter has been sent home with the children explaining that the incident has been reported to the police and that its unrelated (at the moment) to the incident last week...

Its been made clear, from talking to a governer, that someone has breached the security of the school! This is all we know,

What do I do? Where do I go from here, I'm already trying to arrange to see the head on an unrelated matter and I'm planning on bringing it up, but what do I say??

I would appriciate any advice you have!

TIA

All of the other parents will have the same concerns as you.

This doesn't need rumour and hysteria, it needs someone to explain exactly what has happened and what they are going to do about it.

You could email the head and explain that you have heard XYZ but do not be emotive in the email.

Wait until you have information.

Ask in the office for a copy of the letter that your DD missed.

I'm going to get one tomorrow, until I received the letter today that stated there was a letter last week I didn't know there was one!!

Obviously certain details cannot be discussed due to the on going police investigation so I cannot get the full story, which I don't really want anyway, what I DO want is assurance that the school is setting new procedures and new security in place to get this sorted asap!

I just don't know what to do if the head doesn't/ can't give me these! Where the hell do you go from there?

Unless you have a particular concern, such as the person involved is known to your DD or similar, then if I were you I would give the school the opportunity to deal with the situation without spending time trying to assuage the concerns of individual parents on a personal level.

The school will know that it has to deal with this and it will know that parents will be concerned.

You can't force the school to give out more information than the police will allow them to.

The police are already involved, and have been present outside thje school since last week when this incident happened.

I think that you need to step back from this and let them deal with it. There are 100 more parents all thinking the same as you, and you do not need to 'deal' with this by yourself.

You don't know what happened, you have heard a rumour.

Well, I've spoken to the school and they have allieved my concerns slightly, they have explained that by the end of half term they will have new policies in place to sort the security of the school! That's one thing, I've also suggested that any letters to parents shoould be sent out via post and she has agreed to look at this system, its something my DD's infant school used to do! (She is now in juniors and has moved to a more local school)

I'm feeling a little better, thank you for your help nagoo!