School have lost dd's necklace

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DD borrowed a laptop from school this morning and was asked to hand in a valueable item, she handed in her necklace.
They didnt have it when she returned the laptop and she's just been told to come back at the end of the day to see if someones returned it which isnt likely.

What should we expect the school to do in looking for it? If they don't find it should they be replacing it or are they not required to do that?

Its pretty expensive and we let dd take it with the risk of her losing it herself which would obviously be her fault but the office were supposed to be looking after it in return for her looking after their laptop.

I thought you were going to say that she had been wearing contraband jewellery at school which had cbeen confiscated and was all prepared to say YABU.

But this is ridiculous. A better system would be a returnable deposit paid by the parent at the start of the year or something. Ds uses a laptop (SEN). Some of the kids at his school won't have any valuable items.

What a ridiculous system!
They shouldn't be working on this pathetic barter system, they should sign the laptops out properly, and enforce their return by saying they will bill the students (or rather their parents) if they lose them!

I'd phone the school and ask what's happening rather than straight up accusing juuuust in case your daughter is lying and you offend someone! but absolutely contact them before the school day ends in case as pp says, someone's taken a fancy to it in office!

Is there a note taken of who has handed in what ‘valuable’ item?

What a bizarre system!

I’d be fully expecting the school to replace the necklace if they have lost it.

This all seems very dodgy 

Have you actually spoken to the school or just posted the conundrum on MN? I have never heard of anything so bonkers as the trading of items system described. Surely a child just signs in/out on the provision a parent/guardian is billed if the laptop is lost?

What, like a deposit? That’s bizarre! Is this something you accepted in the home/School contract?

So only kids with valuable goods are allowed to borrow the laptops? 

So she has a mobile in school but instead of handing it over to the school she decided to take off a hidden necklace and hand that over?
Odd system. But I would talk to the school to see what happened.

Respnsibilioty works both ways. If she lost the laptop, they (presumably) would keep the necklace or at least expect you to pay for a replacement. Equally, as they have lost the necklace, they should pay to replace it. I would keep the laptop until it is found or replaced.

Keep the laptop? (what a stupid system, and children shouldn't be carrying valuables to school anyways)

What would the school expect if she lost the laptop? Bonkers system!

Does she actually know the name of the person to whom she handed the necklace?
Apart from sounding an almost farcical setup (I assume it's to the detriment of less well off children), I assume that the school would have a record of this 'transaction'?

I have never heard of such a system!

I'd have kept the laptop until the necklace was returned - after all that is the spirit of the agreement!

Are you sure this 'laptop system' actually exists OP? I'd imagine many parents have would challenged it rather than ensured DC packed homework, books, 'valuable trade item to access IT equipment' for school 🤔 Perhaps Dd just lost it and is scared to tell you...

Dodgy indeed.

Which school is it Cash Converters Secondary?

That sound like a silly system. What if child doesn't have anything valuable? They are denied access to the laptop?

Stupid system. Surely they will have to replace the monetary value of the necklace and have the necessary insurance policy for this bonkers system

DD finishes in half an hour so I'll phone then if she says they havent found it.
I don't know if she wrote down what she handed in but she said she had to fill out the laptop number and the time she took and returned it.

I agree @Jaxhog

The school's laptop loaning system has to work both ways otherwise it isn't fair. She should have kept the laptop really!

Seriously-did you agree to this system in the Home/School
Agreement?

so I'll phone then if she says they havent found it

I would be phoning now and checking to see if they had found it. There is not much point waiting until the end of the day as that wont give you any time to take this further with the headteacher.

It's very likely that this system does exist. Our school had the same system, except it was for keys. If you wanted the key to the school gym out of school times, you had to hand over a valuable in exchange for the key.

Is there any way you could meet her at the school? Insist on seeing the teacher who lost the necklace, and ask for it to be replaced.

Hmmm, I'm not saying your child is a liar but I'd have already rang when she called to tell you the far fetched scenario. Why haven't you challenged the school on this? Even if they 'find the necklace', I'd ring and tell them they're taking the piss regardless...

I know this system definately exists, had the same system three years ago when my niece was in year 11 and dd has done it before this year.
It doesnt say anything about it on the school website though.