Woman smoking outside my two sons school

[mum2threesons]

this morning!
She was surrounded by children and didnt seem to care.
Im not sure if reporting it to the school would help as she was not standing on school grounds. (and she did look too scary to approach!)

People are allowed to smoke outside of school grounds so reporting it to the school will do bugger all.

Move yourself and your kids away from her.

If she was outside and not on school grounds I don't really see that you have any reason to complain to the school.

I wouldn't smoke outside a school and in front of children, but if someone else chose to I wouldn't think of saying anything to them. Not because I would be afraid, but because I would consider it none of my business.

which part of what she was doing was illegal?

What exactly is the problem here? was she smoking crack?

Maybe she was a staff member doing it off the site as she should...

Seriously though, what do you expect the school to do if it's not on their grounds?

nothing wrong or illegal about it so YABU (and I am a non smoker!)

Was she smoking a bong? Just wondering what the actual problem is.

My first

Oh gosh darling you really need to find a school with a better class of parent, next you'll be saying you spotted a tattoo or even gold hoop ear rings

In reality children walking past a smoker is not going to harm them, probably more at risk walking past a main road jammed with traffic, people over worry these days it wasnt so long ago children were around smoking constantly and survived

The problem was she was smoking near children. I thought that was obvious. I never said it was illegal did I?
I thought the school wouldnt be able to do anything, just wanted to see what everyones opinion was.

I am not a smoker. I don't think it's appropriate to smoke around children BUT unless she had them corralled into a corner puffing smoke all over them then YABU

Oh no, that is the worst thing I have ever heard!

err not.

the key word is: outside.

i don't much like smoking but I don't object to the poor sods having a puff outdoors.

Yes, go on, report her to school.

WHAT?

Nonchantly smoking on the pavement?

I really realyy think you need to speak to the HT about this, and come back and tell us the response.

I hate smoking but....

really? And quite what was it that she was doing wrong? People do still smoke you know

She was pregnant as well, suppose you dont find that a problem either then?

Get a grip OP.

Why do you think the HT would be at all interested? If she'd been in the park smoking near kids would you have thought to report to HT? FFs - get a life and leave others to live theirs

Oh now you are drip feeding OP.

It sounds a bit daft is my honest opinion, reminds me of the parent who came in to inform me the TA I'd allocated to her child's class that year was 'a bit rough', couldn't see go with the older children....

I presume the pavement if of a width that a child is very unlikely to be inhaling fumes, especially with the height difference.

The only time I'd agree it is out of order is when I see people in playgrounds or any tight space with children flowing around with a fag in their hand held low behind them whilst they talk which would be easy for a child to run into accidently or get caught by.

if she is pregnant it's still her own business

was she kicking a puppy at the same time?