to be annoyed at the school receptionists blatant flouting of my right to privacy?

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We're new at the school, DD1 started reception last week.
I took done contact forms in this morning to the school office window.
THe, very nice, woman took them off me and left them by her side and carried on dealing with the que - with my address completely on show, for any Tom dick or Harry to nose at!
We are exceedingly well respected in the local community as business people and I really don't think that this info should be getting into the public demain.
At least 8 other adults were dealt with after shed put the form down.
Could/should I complain to the HT re the data protection act?
I'm really upset by this.

If this is all you have to worry about today,

Lucky, Lucky, Lucky you.

I read that as 'All those other parents/grandparents/whatever could have mesmerised the info.'

erm - if you saw this happen, and there were other people behind you - why FFS did you not politely ask the receptionist to remove your details from general view.

But really, no one else gives a damn about other folks' stuff when they are dealing with their own precious darling.

you sound proper up yourself.....
if you complain about this one you will have earmarked yourself as a difficult and possibly batty parent right from day one.

If you were that worried about your privacy, why not put the forms in an envelope?

Another parent has been very outspoken against the BNP and EDL

Thank you picturesinthefire. That's exactly what I mean.

You're amazingly well respected in the community yet no-one knows your name or address?

Are you the madam of a floating brothel?

About privacy that is - what's EDL? Cross-posts lol.

is your name Mrs Kipling?

Are you afraid you will asked to supply exceedingly good cakes to the cake stall?

No, people know my name, just don't want all and sundry knowing my address. Little bit of privacy after being pleasant to the locals all say long.
It's not a massive arsk is it?

English defence league. Bunch of racist nutters

LRD you just made me snort coffee over my keyboard.

I love MN!

'pleasant to the locals'?

OP I so totally get where you're coming from. Mingling with the plebs is so tiresome.

"naughty latecomers"

"pleasant to the locals"

OMG. This gets better.

at 'Are you Mrs Kipling?'

OP - when you say "Thank you picturesinthefire. That's exactly what I mean."

Do you mean that threats have also been made against your family? As in the example picturesinthefire gave?

'Pleasant to the locals.' Hahaha.

Yabu and you are also come across as having a very inflated opinion of your importance to others.

Don't worry, I'm sure the plebs are not that interested in where you live.

Unless by respected member of the community you really mean A list celebrity.

Angelina???

You really do have tickets on yourself don't you? Also what KitsMummy said....

No. Quite important that contact detailss aren't wantonly allowed into the public demain.