School next door playing loud music twice a day that echoes throughout the neighbourhood

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I am having a nightmare with the school that I live above as every weekday, twice a day they play very loud pumping music that echoes out throughout the neighbourhood so the kids can dance at their breaktimes. I work from home and also am studying part time (I have been having to do exams from home during the many lockdowns) and the noise is so loud that I cannot concentrate, make work phone calls or do anything productive during those periods.

The school is refusing to show any consideration, saying that they are a "red" school and therefore need to find a way to help their children keep active - what ever happened to just running around and playing? I am not sure what rule allows a school to show no consideration for its neighbours but yet would crack down on me and my neighbours (plus local businesses, I imagine) if we were to subject the neighbourhood to similar loud noise.

Does anyone have any advice on this, it is proving to be an absolute nightmare and I am surprised that a school is allowed to do this?

@IncompleteSenten

Tell them you'll start playing that song wap on repeat at full blast during lessons.

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Obviously this

Have you tried ringing them whilst the music is playing so they can hear how loud it is for you - in an "I'm sorry could you repeat that, I can't hear you over the music" kind of way. Maybe they'll take you seriously then!

They could just turn the music down a bit,, i bet the childen like the music, kids seem to like dancing around.

Try playing equally loud music during lesson times

I work in a girls'school, and I can honestly say the most engaging physical activity we do with them is Just Dance!
Yeah, it's loud, but we put it on in the hall or drama studio, not in the flipping playground.
It must be a nightmare trying to work

Two thoughts. One is that the music is actually an inclusive thing to be doing - usually primary school playgrounds are dominated by boys playing football but this is a good way of getting a different range of kids active. So it's good.

But it's clearly too loud and they need to rethink how they are doing it.

We had this. I sent a strong email to the school about teaching children consideration for others/ being nice neighbours and noise pollution and they did turn the volume down. They hadn't realised how much the sound actually travelled 🙄

@Girliefriendlikespuppies

I'd be tempted to go to the local press tbh.

I'd also be making daily phone calls and sending in regular emails complaining.

It's not on, schools have a duty to be considerate to their neighbours and community.

There's other ways they can encourage the kids to get fit.

And land herself in APLIN?

yes i have the same every lunchtime. turned up and down probably by the children - have complained to the school but went quiet for abit but as i say it is turned up ad down. why they want it i do not know - i suggested they play classical music to broaded their horizons instead of loud thumping stuff -
the schools results are not particularly brilliant and i wld have thought some extra class work might be more beneficial - they cld have the music at home at week ends.

yes i have the same - every lunchtime - nothing classical or soothing just loud stuff. i get more for the benefit of the staff. just had michael jackson - have complained several times but they turn it down and then up again even worse sometime.

last day of term today so going loud. cannot sit in my garden although it is warm and sunny. this is new thing last few years and after school clubs to 5pm
and holidays