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My colleague has been reported to school for using her mobile whilst driving?

126 replies

scottishegg · 21/05/2015 19:01

Hi all a teacher at my daughters local school was driving through the local town apparently on her phone when driving and has been reported to our headteacher by another parent the head has taken no further action but just informed her she was seen ( she hasn't yet confirmed or denied this) It was on a weekend in her own vehicle (no one else was in the car)

Who's being unreasonable? The parent for reporting it or the staff member for doing it?

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scottishegg · 21/05/2015 19:02

A side note I work at the school and my daughters go there. I know both parties involved

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tobysmum77 · 21/05/2015 19:03

Why didn't report her to the police? Confused

DoMeDon · 21/05/2015 19:04

Swbu to do it and it's really dangerous. Doubt I'd have reported it though Hmm

Welshmaenad · 21/05/2015 19:04

How ridiculous. Did they phone her mum too, to tell on her? And perhaps the parish priest?

PeggyCarter · 21/05/2015 19:04

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TipsyLipsy · 21/05/2015 19:05

The staff member is being unreasonable. It is against the law to use a mobile phone while driving.

orangepudding · 21/05/2015 19:06

They should have reported to the police rather than school. Seems an odd thing to do.

Feminine · 21/05/2015 19:06

The staff member is being unreasonable.
I imagine the 'grasser' told the school, as a more gentle option.
Should have been the police.
Unfortunately they didn't see it themselves.

FenellaFellorick · 21/05/2015 19:06

well, obviously the staff member was unreasonable for breaking the law. They should not have been doing it. It is unsafe and it is illegal. So if the choice is person who reported it or person doing it - I'd have to say person doing it.

However, I don't think it was appropriate for the person to report her to the head.

If they wanted to report her, if they felt that strongly about it, they should have called the police, not her employer. What did they want the employer to do? I mean, surely an employer cannot do anything about that. There's no proof, they aren't the police, it was not during work.

SpringBreaker · 21/05/2015 19:06

"the head has taken no further action"

Exactly what action could she take anyway? Its none of her business.

TedAndLola · 21/05/2015 19:08

SWBU but I don't know what it has to do with her employer, unless she drives the school minibus or something.

bamboostalks · 21/05/2015 19:08

I think that's ridiculous. Parents spying on teachers and reporting them! That's the police's job. The gears has zero jurisdiction to do anything. God some people have f all to do.

SoupDragon · 21/05/2015 19:08

Hopefully the staff member will stop driving like a twat now and be grateful it wasn't the police who saw her.

penisland · 21/05/2015 19:09

What do you thing the police would've done? Absolutely nothing.

Cornettoninja · 21/05/2015 19:09

Phew - glad no one was in the car. Take it no one else was in a five mile radius of her as well?

Frankly I reckon she's lucky someone decided to shame her to her boss rather than report her. Granted it would never be top police priority without an a accident, but it is illegal and dangerous.

She's a teacher and meant to be responsible member of the community.

FarFromAnyRoad · 21/05/2015 19:11

Exactly what action could she take anyway? Its none of her business

Exactly this.

Why tell the head? Another wannabe tell-tale-tit. Lot of it about lately. If she couldn't control the urge to blab she should have told the Police who would have done the sum total of fuck all but that's their call to make, not the head's.

Marshy · 21/05/2015 19:11

Does the headteacher work for the police part time?Confused

ilovesooty · 21/05/2015 19:11

The parent had no business reporting something she hadn't actually seen.

Obviously the person shouldn't be doing it but the employer can hardly take action on a second hand report.

DoMeDon · 21/05/2015 19:13

I imagine it's more that they feel teacher is setting a bad example

PrettyInPinkPan · 21/05/2015 19:14

Using a mobile whilst driving is highly dangerous, esp texting. I'd reported a texter who was veering into my path as I rode my Bike home from work. Police went round to his house, he admitted it fully and was provided with a warning( I said I didn't wish him prosected, just bollocked on his doorstep would be enough).
Riding a bike in heavy traffic means you see a whole catalogue of horrors that people get up to.
As has been said they are both BU.

It would be nice though to see bans and mahooosive fines being handed out for phone users.

Springintosummer · 21/05/2015 19:15

If the person who normally scanned your groceries at tesco was seen on their mobile while driving you would not ring the store and ask to speak to a manager. Why would it be any different for a teacher?

Did they want the head teacher to give the teacher a detention?

Feminine · 21/05/2015 19:15

She did see it though didn't she sooty?
I'm sure that is what opsaid. :)

Mintyy · 21/05/2015 19:15

It's a bit odd to tell the HT, and I'm sure the police would have nothing else to do all day if we were all encouraged to report to them every time we saw someone using a phone while driving.

But your colleague is stupid arse who deserves to feel shamed and embarrassed in whichever way possible.

meglet · 21/05/2015 19:16

They should have called the police. It's against the law and bloody dangerous.

Pseudonym99 · 21/05/2015 19:47

A teacher is a member of a professional organisation, who is supposed to be upholding the law. It is appropriate for them to be reported. If a child saw them breaking the law, how could that child then be expected to be reprimanded by the teacher if they were misbehaving in class?