To ask the school to stop the six formers smoking drugs on my drive?

[trice]

We live a few doors down from a very good school. Since the beginning of term a small group of six formers have been hanging about on our drive at lunchtime smoking pot.

I went round to the school and spoke to the head who said that the next time it happened I should just call the police.

I don't want to criminalize children. I just don't think it is very good for their education if they are high in class. And I want them to stop dropping litter on my drive. And I worry about them setting a bad example to my dcs (although they are too young to realise that the boys are smoking drugs).

I know who the lads are but I didn't tell the head. I am not sure if I should have done so.

Am I being unreasonable to hope that this lunchtime the head will turn up and give the lads a rocket?

just ask them not to do it in front of your house or youl have to have a word with their mums.

vbusymum - I think the problem is that I worry the parents will think I am being a busy body. Perhaps I am being. Maybe I should just leave it and wait for the kids to grow up a bit.

As serendippy says it probably won't do them any harm.

I really need to get my eyes checked. I read 'stop the six farmers' and just thought, now that is peculiar, do they have their sheepdogs with them?

you aren't being a busy body for not wanting their kids to smoke on your drive.

You may be a bit busy-body like if you say you're doing it because you're worried about their ability to concentrate at school, but it is perfectly reasonable not to want groups of teenagers hanging around outside your house at lunchtime.

trice - I can see why that would be a worry but maybe don't mention the smoking to the parents, just ask them if they could have a word with the boys and ask them to hang about somewhere else.

I bet a quiet word with the boys will be enough as it will be much easier to find a new spot than risk a run in with their parents.

The harm is as the law stands they are involved in a criminal activity and not being very sublte about it.

You have been reasonable and approached the school.
The reply you got implies they cant or wont do anything about it.
What you do next is up to you.
How would you feel if they were knocking back cider or lager? Same diffrence really isn't it.
I'd call the non emergency number and report it if it bothers you.
The litter alone would bother me.

As an aside I know someone who has kids in private school, one of them was seen by a teacher laughing and larking around, after school but still in uniform. The school demanded a drugs test before allowing said kid back into school. A bit OTT in my opinion.
Oh and the test had to be paid for by the family and was negative.

In your situation I would speak to the boys and ask them politely to move along and not stand in front of your house. If that didn't work I'd have a quiet word with the local CSO and request that they have a walk about the area during the lunch breaks. Seeing a police presence would most likely be enough to dissuade them.

I would speak to them again and tell them you'll tell their mums if they persist.

If it makes you feel any better about their education, I smoked joints and/or drank lager most lunchtimes when I was at school and got v good A levels

I would ask if they had any spare, is it good stuff and how much they are paying for an ounce :o

I agree, tell them that if they continue on your property you'll speak tot heir parents and call the police. They won't bother you again.

Just say " get the fuck off my drive!" they will do as they are told! i have done it plenty of times!