'supported living for challenging youngsters' being built next door.

[getyourselfchecked]

NC for this as could be outing. This is more of a WWYD really. I am at risk of sounding like a right NIMBY and I hate that its bringing this out in me but...
I am a single parent about to move to a new house. Building work has started on a 'supported living for challenging youngsters' development right next door.
Now, I have lived in some of the most gang-riven areas in the country without a thought but in my old age and with a child I admit I am worried about crime, drugs and ability to sell house on. I love the house and everything else is good.
WWYD? Still proceed with the purchase?

This is a genuine post, I don't have many people to discuss this with and I have never worried about house values etc in my life! I am genuinely surprised at my reaction to this.

I don't think I've ever posted on the SN board.

Calleigh that's kind, but not quite the same as working with kids with disabilities yet not finding them worthy of living beside.

Sorry. Rebecca mumsnet. This thread is way beyond label vs diagnosis.

The disabled boards are run by a few posters and if you dare to disagree with their extreme views you are labels disablist.

Not sure if you've noticed, but the only people on MN who run any threads are MNHQ..

This is the reality of Mn. Spouting shite about all sorts of issues. Virtue signalling all the way. But... if something affects property prices????

Over run*
Lorded, dictated...

Derxa

People were upset by a teacher beng derogatory about living beside kids with disabilities like their kids.

Frankly talk of virtue signalling is really not very great here.

I used to manage accommodation for young people who were in that age category. It was an after care project and there was no support worker on site.

Anyway there were constant nuisance related problems. It was the most challenging of all the schemes I managed. Most of the problems were caused by older scumbags (not the tenants/young people) who took advantage of their vulnerability. Not that the neighbors were bothered about the specifics. Older streetwise people would prey on them for money/sex or for somewhere to sleep and things would get out of hand. It was very distressing and frustrating. Personally I would pull out.

She was not derogatory about anyone. She simple stated that she would not want to live next to a group of people who spat, bit, and threw chairs at her every day at work.

Sorry bejay do explain?

Exactly. I work with students, and while they they are all lovely, I wouldn't want to live next to any of them.

Well your first SN brigade type comment on this thread has been deleted umbongo so I have reported the other 500 you have made. We shall see what transpires.

Owl you said in your previous post "she is much more pleasant and less embarrassing than some of the people on this thread, quite frankly"

I concurred

People were upset by a teacher beng derogatory about living beside kids with disabilities like their kids. But I'm not disagreeing with you.

Are people really seeing umbongos comment as suggesting she thinks the young people have no cognitive ability? Bloody hell, how ridiculous. She was simply stating that the main thing is they have a home, which is a good thing, and whether or not the OP moves next door is of no importance to them. They will still have their home. I'm disabled and think the accusations of disablism on this thread is nonsense.

cheeky it's because they were trying to have an argument but had to actually invent something to argue about.

Not everyone Auser - I happen to think her comment was sensible. Unlike your antagonistic replies.

I think you need to find out more about what 'challenging youngsters' are exactly. It could mean severely autistic young people - in which case they will have close supervision 24/7. Could be another disability, doesn't necessarily mean 'delinquents', drug-users or offenders. Find out more.