To report two infant age children walking to school alone

[ThePosieParker]

... to the head of the school.

This morning I saw two siblings (I assume) walking to school alone, the oldest looked about yr2 at the most and the youngest a reception child. I wanted to phone the school as there could be a number of reasons these children are walking alone, not all sinister but in my mind none good enough,. This is Bristol, a busy city, not the place to allow children to cross roads and negotiate traffic and people at the age of 6 or below, surely.

fgs no-one has said to turn a blind eye.

Calling SS was way over the top in this situation.

However to be fair calling the school just wouldnt give the same warm feeling of self satisfaction and smuggery I guess.

mama....If I thought your question was genuine I'd answer.

No it is really, i'd like to know what if anything they suggested they might "do"

"Calling SS was way over the top in this situation."

Why? Because now they will snatch the children away and put them in a home?

Where you driving your kids to the nice school in your 4 x4?

McH.....I didn't get 'no answer' the phone was engaged, I was concerned.

I did. I usually expect people to say what they actually think though. So either you think thats the case, or you are a big fat liar and nothing you say at all should be listened to. perhaps you didn't see any children at all?

And how old are they again exactly? Or are your not sure?

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OOIII ALT!!!! I'm the one who makes cock ups like muddling up the Op and other poster!!!!

usual....I don't drive a 4x4, I was picking up my nephew.

No answer/engaged - same thing. [hmmm]

no Fanella, because they should be busy looking into genuine cases, not one that initially could be brought to the attention of the school, who might have known about the kids walking on their own and could have put OPs beak mind at rest.

In the case you describe, I share your opinion.

I phoned whoever, Alt seems to know better than me, and I tentatively told them what I'd seen. Said I had very little information, knew which school and on what road but nothing else would they advise I phone the school, they said to give them all details that I had and thank you for contacting them.

FanellaFidge two of the most sensible, even handed comments on here.......

FWIW-yes we all have different parenting styles, but if someone feels just not 'right' about something then surely its better to have it checked out than just let it go? OP probably SHOULD have waited and spoken to the school, but at least the issue has been raised somewhere.

Am a bit at the comments on here from people who work in and around SS-seems like OP is getting stick for creating more work for them...??? And from a few pages back (can't be bothered to scroll back) - reporting such issues to other agencies such as firefighters.....really?!!!!!

"who might have known about the kids walking on their own and could have put OPs beak mind at rest"

and what if they didn't know?

Who would the school then contact?

If there is a suitable explanation, then it won't take up much of their time, will it?

If there isn't then they are the right people to deal with it.

Bluddy....yes I had no description, no school name, no road.....

Isn't it up to SS to decide what happens next? If they are unbelievably busy as some suggest, they can decide to act or ignore but as far as I'm concerned, the op acted in good faith.

Stop acting like a pack of wolves and being bitchy, what's the matter, has it rattles some cages???

Disgusting sneering and sarcastic posts towards op. The only people who are looking more stupid by the minute, in my mind, are the posters who are derailing the point of the thread - do we think a Yr2 child and his or her younger sibling are safe to walk to school on their own alongside busy roads - to keep banging on about op's rather ott decision to call social services.

Saying that she did all this because she is a snob who enjoys feeling superior and loves to get on her moral high horse is fucking ridiculous and pure conjecture.

Oh and given that Bristol catchments are tight and many primary schools have small numbers....