My 14 year old ds plays footie at school break time with his friends. No interest in girls at all, just kicking a ball around every break time!
I got a call from the school secretary on Friday to say that he was involved in damage to a car and that we would be receiving a note home with him that day. She couldn't comment on what type of damage, so I was expecting something huge.
Anyway, home he arrives, and hands me the note. Due to over spill, staff cars are now parked in the end of the basket ball courts, and while playing football, my son's game led to a wing mirror of a car parked in this area, being broken. There were three of them playing, so the principal requested that we split the cost of the mirror.
I was so relieved that it was only a wing mirror, I instantly googled the cost, only 30 quid, so getting off lightly.
I popped ten pound (a third of the cost) into an envelope and he will hand it into the office today.
However, at a match yesterday, one of ds's fellow culprit friend's mum came up to me and said that she would not be paying, and hoped I wasn't going to either. Her reason was that they were playing in a basket ball court, and that if cars need to park there, that's their risk, not our problem. There were alot of other parents from the school nodding in agreement with her.
AIBU to pay for my son's part of the damage?
I feel that its important to let him know that you have to have responsibility for your actions, even if it was a mistake, even if the car shouldn't really be there, etc.
I have to go to work now, so will be back later, thanks.