To feel unsettled about the school yard this morning?

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I do have anxiety, and way overthink things!

Normally in the yard in the morning, there are members of staff outside, for about 15 minutes before bell goes, then the teachers all come out and take their class in.

This morning there was no one in the yard at all, and the door wasn't opened until a good 5 minutes after the bell goes. Then only 3 teachers came out. And sent the other children in without their teachers.

The staff who did come out did not look happy!

Both my children's teachers came out, but I still feel very uneasy and unsettled. Am I overeacting or would this make you feel uneasy too?

Hijacking/bomb alert/random person threatening the school would not be on the cards in that scenario because they would almost certainly have sent everyone home. Or if they thought it was threatened but nothing would happen they'd send out a reassuring letter.

Most likely bad news, but could just be a petty matter that a lot of people feel passionate about and a staff meeting got rather stormy. I remember a public meeting near here that nearly came to fisticuffs among the members, who were mostly 70yo+, over the colour of the main stair carpet.

School doesn't begin with an O does it?!

Nicknacky please can you explain why the partner of your daughter's teacher supplying drugs will have an impact on your daughter?

I am intrigued by the idea of a hijack of the school. How would this work and why would anyone hijack a school? I have worked in a number of schools where there are students who are a kidnapping risk, close relatives of the president, film producer's children etc. There is always security at the entrance and checks on people coming in. I can't see why an ordinary school would worry about this.

What do you mean somepeople?

Has there been a school shooting in the UK, since Dunblane?

Doubt it was the OFSTED call on a Friday. They phone at a lunchtime and so emergency meetings about this would be after school.

My thoughts were they had had a staff meeting and had some bad news - head or other key person resigned, member of staff seriously ill, ex-member of staff passed away, child in school or ex-pupil diagnosed with serious illness or passed away.

I'm sure the Teachers know when I need to be somewhere right after the school run as they take an age to come out and escort the kids in. But when I'm not pushed for time they're out and ready to get going on the dot at 8.45.

Who knows what made them late. Sorry it made you an anxious though it just bloody irritates me as like I said it's always when I need to be somewhere. I know they don't do it purposely but it feels like it sometimes!

MrsItsNoworNotalAll - yes we mind read and overrun morning staff briefings just for you and at the end of the day save the horror unannounced birthday sweet handout just for that day that parents want to rush to ballet/swimming/shopping! .

As a teacher I sometimes feel the same thing at 3pm! I understand sometimes parents can be unavoidably late for a pick up, but it always happens on a day when there is an urgent issue for me ten minutes after end of school. Then I'm late for staff meeting, a meeting with a parent, a timed phonecall, running an afterschool club, etc. Ho-hum!

What does bug me is the parent I can regularly see in the distance chatting with a friend ten minutes after the end of school, but her child still at my side waiting to be collected and we are not allowed to send them over unaccompanied and I have other children waiting for me to walk them to afterschool club in another part of the grounds so I can't walk the child over (and why should I be a delivery service?!)

Could the head put a note in the school newsletter about it? ie. Once you arrive at school please collect your child promptly

Asbrightasajewel
I gets you. And that about the parent chatting to their mate whilst you've still got their child would drive me insane.

AsBright. You need an Air Horn!!

I'd do a link, but for some reason they don't work when I'm on the iPad.

! I like your style! I've got one stashed away somewhere as it was the emergency call to the school's swimming pool should the staff there need urgent backup! I'd be too embarrassed to use it in the playground though - other parents would think I'd gone mad.

Oh my. Are you a young teacher? You have a lot to learn about the advantages of the parents not being totally sure about you!

Anyway, I'm sure they won't think you are mad, they're probably equally frustrated with THAT parent!

No, far from young - I'm actually on the downwards ladder to retirement!

Totally off the point, but to the person who replied saying Ofsted only come on a Tuesday/Wednesday or a Wednesday/Thursday-we've just had the phonecall on Wednesday and they've been in Thursday/Friday.

Irrelevant to OP though as this was a Friday, I know...!

Dd1's teacher is not far off retiring which is such a shame as she's fab

She's happy about it though

macro macro it may have no impact on the teacher or her ability to teach at all. Or alternatively if could show a poor association that may put her in a vulnerable position.

If her partner is involved in drugs, for example it could leave her open to allegations, blackmail or could put her or her partner in the position of being victims of drug related crime. Not to mention the possibility of drug searches where her home could be raided. Not great if she is teaching children!

Like I said, it's better the school were aware of a situation (and it's not a rare occurrence) like that and they can manage it if necessary and would also keep the teacher right.