Is school being unrassonable?

[Vickibee]

We got a letter home friday stating we must collect our children at 315 instead of the usual 330 . This is because they are starting parents eve apps at 315. My work finishes at 3pm planned to fit school finishes and the earliest I can arrive is 325 as it is a 10 mile journey. My boss is really finicky over time and will not be happy about me leaving early but what else am I meant to do
Would parents be within their rights to complain about this to the LEA?

spanieleyes of course it is for 5 nights they want all children away at 3,15 so they can start appointments at 3,15 every day not just the day when OP has her appointment

the government expect parents to work while schools are not free childcare they do need to realise that work is not optional and that in the vast majority of jobs time keeping is not flexible and may people commute (the government considers 90 minute commute reasonable)

it is the lack of thought; it is not an emergency; parents evening were not decided on friday they could easily have given a months notice but told people on friday evening for monday it seems like 3 days which is short enough but in practice because work can't in most cases be informed till 8/9am on monday in reality it is about 6 hours notice

the school have been thoughtless and selfish, it is supposed to be a pupil/school/parent partnership not a test of parental flexibility on the whim of the school

i am a dentist while of course i could leave if my DD was rushed to hospital i can't rearrange appointments because school decides to finish early, i certainly could not rearrange for this

Spaniel-if i've read it right, each teacher is spreading their appointments over five days between 3.15 & 4.30.
So while OP only neds to go on Thursday, she needs to pick up early each day at 3.15 to accomodate the teacher seeing other people at that time.
Imo yanbu, i would be annoyed too

Hi vickibee, teacher here. It's very unreasonable to give such short notice as it would have been a decision made earlier in the week. You would be perfectly entitled to let the school know that in future( because I suspect it will happen again) more notice is required for working parents to make alternative arrangements.
However re other postings about hours worked. Most schools do more than the legal minimum so this sort of arrangement and finishing early at end of term etc, is most likely to be legal.

Seems a bit daft just to start 15 minutes early then! You could only see one, possibly two parents in 15 minutes and in doing so manage to hack off the rest! I'd just turn up at the normal time, the school can't turn your child out onto the streets.

Spaniel eyes, everything about your post is totally correct!

Ps very unfair of the head teacher also to make their teachers do parents evening straight after a days work, without even time for a quick wee and cup of tea.

YANBU
The school should give adequate notice.

The ht is in her forties with a 15 yo son

Actually, you can't complain to the LA anymore anyway - Michael Gove has taken them out of the loop.
The system now goes

1. Teacher
2. Headteacher
3. Chair of Governors
4. Michael Gove

Don't hold your breath waiting for a decisive reply