to complain to this school about the behaviour of their girls

[wholovesyou]

I live in a small town, where we have 4 or so schools in about a miles radius of each other. One mixed, one boys, 2 girls.

All of the kids from the boys/mixed and one of the girls schools are lovely. They see me (heavily pregnant) waddling down the street and have helped me on the bus, moved out of the way for me, etc

The other girls school, by comparison is horrendous. They hang around in big groups at the sides of the road and refuse to move so people (ive seen mums with buggies and the elderly too) have to walk into the road.

They swear loudly, scream across the road at each other, push in front of you in the little corner shop.

They run up and down the streets and ive been pushed more than once, they run into the roads and one got hit by a bus last term.

And then yesterday I heard some of them outside the boys school shouting things at the year 7 boys (innocently playing football)like 'come out here and fuck me, my mate wants to give you a blow job etc'

That was the final straw. Should I complain? Im sure other people have as Ive heard the nuns they are taught by discipline them quite badly, but theres never any improvement? And it wasnt a single incident that affected me directly so am I being too mean?

AIBU to complain?

Yes complain
I bet you won't be the first to

YANBU- of course this behaviour should be reported. When I was at school we were reported by people in the otwon for not wearing uniform correctly, let alone offering oral sex to all & sundry

Yes complain. The staff at the high schools where I live are out keeping an eye on them as they go home.

I think you should complain to protect the young boys from that sort of language.
(Maybe mention something to the boys school too)

Complain, and complain loudly, if only for the girls own good!

TBH, I knew they were bad. And then I heard that and thought my god, when I was at school it was 'my mate fancies you'???

I never see the nuns out escorting them home/across the roads etc. My headmaster stood at our school gates every morning and every night.

I wonder if something like that could improve it. (Again, am I being a busy body?)

Well it did affect you in that you were party to their potty-mouth language.
The school also would not like their reputation being damaged in this way I would imagine so YANBU to complain.
That type of behaviour (shouting, swearing, congregating en masse) is essentially a public nuisance.
If enough people complain then the school should address it - although this does enter the grey area of who is responsible when they are outwith school grounds.

Is this a convent school then? HA HA!

It is yes, but I didnt want to say that too loudly because I dont think the fact its a convent school is what the problem is. I think its a discipline issue!

Certainly something is going wrong if the children from the other schools behave sensibly.

Ive heard the nuns are very hard on them, so they go mad when they are outside of school. Thats why half of me is thinking, if I complain, will they just go harder on them in the current style?

Its the current style that doesnt work.

If it were boys yelling crude sexual suggestions at 11 year old girls, would you still be hesitant?
If you don't want to complain to the school, have a word with the community police officer for the area. But by all means do something to try and stop their appalling behaviour.

The staff should be out with them. I went to a convent school which was quite strict but we were all well behaved I think. They need some lessons in self-respect!

I was thinking Ofsted perhaps? As a higher governing body might shake up their practises. The community officer is a good idea actually, thanks!

'Certainly something is going wrong if the children from the other schools behave sensibly'

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