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AIBU?

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Should I mention this to the teacher?

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FreeSpirit89 · 17/10/2014 14:33

DS started reception this year, and the local paper has taken some photos off all the classes of children and printed them in this weeks paper.

It's only lucky my friends child (who attends a different school) was told about them and we wasn't.

She saw the photo of my DS in the paper this morning and called me to let me know.

I had no idea they were going to be in the paper and none of the other mums seen to have either. I will double check today with a few at school gates.

But WIBU to mention it to the teaching on pick up that a note in the book bags would have been nice? And maybe she can tell the other parents incase they miss out too.

Or would you think I'm being precious and leave it. I would have hated to have missed out on the photos.

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ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 17/10/2014 14:36

YABU! She has more important things to worry about.

What would be nice is to mention to some other parents that they should get a copy asap.

I am actually quite amazed at your question...not being facetious either!

PrivateJourney · 17/10/2014 14:42

We have a good relationship with out local paper and they send a photographer quite often.

Whether the photos get printed depends entirely on what else they have to fill their paper with that week. If they'd told you all to go and buy a copy and then the pictures weren't in, would that have been OK?

Nelehwelly · 17/10/2014 14:44

YANBU - why else are the pics in the paper, if not for parents to buy a keepsake copy? Are the wider local community really sitting there thinking 'Oooh, I wonder what this year's primary intake look like?' Course not - the pics are there to sell the paper to parents and grandparents.

(Also, the paper might sell you a proper photo if you contact them).

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FreeSpirit89 · 17/10/2014 14:48

Maybe I worded it incorrectly we weren't even aware that the photographer went in.

Obviously we can keep an eye out on the papers but it's a special edition so every school in the area reception classes photos are in it.

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Fudgeface123 · 17/10/2014 14:51

I think you should have been asked. What if you and your son had moved to a secret location due to DV? You could easily be tracked down this way. Very irresponsible

PrivateJourney · 17/10/2014 14:56

You usually get asked to sign a blanket authority for photos to be used in this way when the child starts at the school Fudge. Any issues and the children wouldn't have been included.

Legally, photos can be published without permission. If there's a real reason that photos shouldn't be public it's the responsibility of the parent to make the school aware. Although, as I said, most schools do ask, there's no legal obligation for them to do so.

Whereisegg · 17/10/2014 14:57

We had to sign stuff before dc started school here giving permission for photos to be taken/printed.
I think you should raise the issue actually.

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FreeSpirit89 · 17/10/2014 16:07

We did sign something for photos to be used on the schoolmate website. It isn't the privacy of the photos that's the problem.

It's the fact we weren't aware. We weren't told the newspaper was going in to take photos, were weren't told to be on the lookout for any photos.

Were on parent port too, and not even a text from the reception to let us know.

I mentioned it at the school, and the teacher made all parents who hadn't all ready found there own way to them, aware they were there. She said it was an oversight of the staff to not let us know

Thanks for your replies

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Yarp · 17/10/2014 16:12

I find this practice of putting pictures of children in the paper strange.

What is it for?

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FreeSpirit89 · 17/10/2014 16:21

To celebrate the reception children's starting school. Group photos of there class.

I'm not to sure either but I wanted to have the memory to keep :)

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frumpet · 17/10/2014 16:42

The local paper here does it for all school's new starters and leavers and then the proms in secondary , i honestly thought this was common knowledge . But i suppose if you don't buy your local paper or have never had school age children before or known anyone who had , you could have missed it . Usually you can buy a copy of the picture from the newspaper directly .

maddy68 · 17/10/2014 17:50

You will have signed a form at The start to allow photos.

shoofly · 17/10/2014 18:00

I've never really understood how my childs entire class can be photographed for the local paper, and yet when they are in the Nativity play we are only allowed a photo of our own child rather than a group one.

My kids were hugely amused when my Mum showed them my P2 nativity play cast photo.

ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 17/10/2014 18:02

Shoo social media innit. People slapping other people's kids all over Instagram and Facebook.

TheMagicChicken · 17/10/2014 18:05

None of my childrens schools have ever messaged home to say "we have a press release regarding open days/charity things/cake sales/proms" why would they? The school website will link to the local paper.

ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 17/10/2014 18:08

That's what I think too Magic People generally bring a clipping into the office, you see it then and order a copy from the newspaper's office if you missed it.

starlight1234 · 17/10/2014 18:12

You will of signed permission. I didn't give permission and teachers spoke to me and told me DS would be taken off somewhere and wouldn't know he was missing out

ClapHandsIfYouBelieveInFatties · 17/10/2014 18:16

It's not about permission. OP is annoyed that she COULD HAVE missed out as she wasn't told the photographer had been.

maddy68 · 17/10/2014 18:18

They won't inform you that photographers are in. Schools are trying to educate young people. Would you expect to be notified of everything that is done during the school day? It's just routine to a school

WorraLiberty · 17/10/2014 18:18

I think you should have been asked. What if you and your son had moved to a secret location due to DV? You could easily be tracked down this way. Very irresponsible

It would be very irresponsible of the parent not to inform the school of that situation, and to tell them their child cannot be photographed.

halfdrunkcoffee · 17/10/2014 18:27

At DS's school they said in the weekly newsletter that a photographer would be coming to take photos for the paper and that anyone who didn't want their child's photo taken should let the school know. There was also a permission slip to sign at the start of the year concerning photos.

Maybe you could mention it to the PTA? I do think they should let parenta know.

HerrenaHarridan · 17/10/2014 19:45

Er, they published a picture of your dc in the local paper, stating which school they attend without your knowledge or consent and your cross because you may have missed out on a copy.

I sincerely hope there are no looked after children/adopted children/ families hiding from an abusive ex or in the witness protection programme who have been endangered by this.

wooldonor · 17/10/2014 20:01

I don't know if I live in the same area as the OP but it's an annual event here to have a photo of all the new reception children in the area in a special edition of the local paper.

Quite frankly if a parent hasn't already told the school 6 weeks into the term that their child mustn't be photographed then they responsible for any consequences not the school.

I was told the date of the photograph and the date it would be in the paper - maddy68, all schools are different, you can't generalise and why would you tell the PTA? Their job is to fundraise not run the school admin office.

YANBU OP - it's only common sense that the school should have told you so you can buy a copy of the paper if you want one.

Iggi999 · 17/10/2014 20:48

My dcs school sent a note home to say when the picture would be in the local paper.

Discopanda · 17/10/2014 21:25

YANBU, my DD is at preschool and they told us when they were having a photographer in, I was allowed to bring her in to have her photo taken even though it wasn't one of the mornings she does. Also, I would feel very uncomfortable if my child's photo was in the paper without my knowledge, there should be a note given to the parents first.

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