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Aibu to be annoyed at this parent at school

68 replies

M0naLisa · 23/03/2013 11:53

A mum at school has two kids. One in my middle sons class and one in my oldest sons class. She is a dinner lady at school.
She cheerfully informed me and DH last week that she's suffering from severe sickness and diarrhea Hmm
She's on sick from work as she can't work but yet still drops off and collects her kids from school. She has a partner who follows her everywhere. He could have dropped off and collected the kids everyday whilst she's poorly.

A school newsletter was sent out last Friday stating that children with d&s should remain off school 48 hours after the last bout of illness.

I replied to the head teachers newsletters (I receive it by email) saying he should put it in the school newsletter that the same rule applies for parents!!

Wibu and Aibu to be annoyed at her. You wouldn't send your children to school with it so why go and possibly still infect we children's classes.

OP posts:
KatieScarlett2833 · 23/03/2013 12:20

No glass since the 90s Northern. Unless dealing with known psychos or handing out payments.
Notice the use of the word known. I've spent many a happy 15 mins shaking outside with a fag trying to calm down after an encounter.......

Flisspaps · 23/03/2013 12:25

I'm sorry, I don't understand the problem.

Do you mean a dinner lady as in working in the kitchen? If so, she wouldn't be allowed to work until 48 hours since the last episode of D&V anyway. Nothing to stop her dropping off/collecting her kids.

Her being at the school gate won't be an issue. It's more likely her kids will catch the bug and spread it by being in contact all day with the other children - should she keep her kids off school too then?

ChippingInIsEggceptional · 23/03/2013 12:28

Don't be so ridiculous.

M0naLisa · 23/03/2013 12:29

She sat in on her daughters stay and play session. Where you stay for an hour in child's class.

Yes partner comes to school every day with her. Bit of a weird family. She lies separate and he lives separate but are together. This is so they both claim benefits. He eats and sleeps at her house and doesn't work. Then again I think if he were to go on the school run alone he'd end up in the next village.
You almost expect to see him jacking up on the school wall cos that's what he looks like. Wink

OP posts:
NorthernLurker · 23/03/2013 12:30

Ahh it was the payments bit I was thinking of. I used to have to go there to get a stamp to say I receive child benefit to out on my student loans deferral form.

fudgeit · 23/03/2013 12:31

aaaaand there it is.

M0naLisa · 23/03/2013 12:31

Also to add I've nothing against him not working. My DH been off work since October. Just got a job an starts next week.

OP posts:
LIZS · 23/03/2013 12:32

o.k....

NorthernLurker · 23/03/2013 12:32

x posted. You drip-feeder! You just don't like these people do you? Lord, how awful that you have to breathe the same air as the benefit cheating drug using chaotic family types.

idshagphilspencer · 23/03/2013 12:34

It never ceases to amaze me ho literally any thread in here can be a benefit bashing thread if you try hard enough.

auforfoulkesake · 23/03/2013 12:36

god how do you know they live separately to claim benefits. and that they eat together.

but
she drops her children off and she has had a bout of D & V, and she sat in the class, can't have felt that bad.
perhaps her D & V wasn't that bad, it can't have been.
so she is off sick from work but still sat in the class.
I would have thought she should go back to work.
but anyhow,
what are you going to do about it.?

KatieScarlett2833 · 23/03/2013 12:38

Oh please Grin
My customers are ace, just mostly sick, most if the time.
And because our payment system insists in delaying payments to our JSA customers who phone in sick, unless they come in, we catch everything going, including scabies once.
It's no big deal to the staff, tis all Grin

MummytoKatie · 23/03/2013 12:48

I do feel sorry for her though. If blooey is off work and (presumably) physically able to do the school run why on earth isn't he saying "no - you stay in front of the TV - I'll get the kids,"

MummytoKatie · 23/03/2013 12:49

*blokey not blooey!

Bridgetbidet · 23/03/2013 12:49

YABU, what a nasty post. It sounds like you just don't like this woman so you're deliberately looking for something to complain about. The terms the OP is framed in are spiteful and nasty, like 'a partner who follows her everywhere'.

OP I think you need to sit down and have a good long think about your attitude to other people, because you don't exactly sound 'delightful' yourself.

MayTheOddsBeEverInYourFavour · 23/03/2013 12:52

YABU

And I doubt the school will agree with you, considering how on the ball they are with absences I doubt they'd be happy if children couldn't come to school because their parents weren't allowed to drop them off Hmm

Bridgetbidet · 23/03/2013 13:02

MummytoKatie, he isn't the kids Dad, doesn't live with them. I'm not sure why he should be dropping her kids off, she's right in thinking that it's her job to make sure her kids are at school rather than palming them off.

Chottie · 23/03/2013 13:02

On a practical note, how is it possible if you have D&V to go to work? When I have them, I have to stay indoors near my toilet. I would not dream of going to work and would not be physically able too either.

SneezingwakestheJesus · 23/03/2013 13:03

Crikey, you know an awful lot about what she does dont you?! YABU for being a stalker.

KatieScarlett2833 · 23/03/2013 13:05

Well, once you have been sick ninety squillion times overnight there is really not much left to vom.
Green bile notwithstanding, carrier bags have been utilised in defvom 1 situs before.
Then brush teeth, wash face and hands and resume business as usual Smile

AmberLeaf · 23/03/2013 13:12

Love, I work in the place very sick people come in to get their benefits. The place is aswarmin' with nasties

OK, so chronically sick people with supressed immune systems?

KatieScarlett2833 · 23/03/2013 13:14

?

Sitdownnexttome · 23/03/2013 13:16

Don't be so pathetic . And noses.. Or are you best friends since you know all ger financial and daily habits?
Get a life.

Sitdownnexttome · 23/03/2013 13:17

Nosey. You have too many noses going on already.

AmberLeaf · 23/03/2013 13:20

Katie, chronically sick people with supressed immune systems are even more at risk of catching your bugs.

They will suffer more because their immune systems are supressed.

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