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To be annoyed that the DSs' school is banning buggies from being brought inside?

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DinosChapman · 20/02/2007 15:33

Buggies are to be left in the shelter in the playground, and not brought into the school.

Presumably parents are meant to take their younger child or children out of the buggy and carry or walk them into the school.

Really impracticable, if you ask me. For example, DS3 is 2.7 so he can walk, but he will not get out of the buggy in situations where he feels uncomfortable, or doesn't know where he is. What is DH supposed to do, leave him out in the playground in the dark?

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Tamum · 20/02/2007 21:08

I'm obviously being really dense here, but I never realised people went into schools to pick up their children. I've not come across it before, even though our local primary sounds just like Aloha's. We all wait in the playground, buggies or no- the younger children come out with their teachers, who don't let them go until they can see a parent or carer. I can completely see why it would be a hardship to have this taken away though. The next school along doesn't even allow buggies into the playground, mind you

Bozza · 20/02/2007 21:09

I think at our school the answer would be for the older children to be brought out. Although it is a small school, and split level so has different entrances and short distances. And we don't have the after school club scenario - so everyone is collected at 3.30.

Aloha · 20/02/2007 21:10

To bring the children out from reception (all three classes of 30!) would involve either climbing two flights of stairs (upwards!) or going through the main hall, two sets of doors, down a corridor and out of the main door into a crowded sort of walled area where loads of parents are waiting for older kids. I think the potential for losing children in the melee would be very high. The building is a bit crap really and there are plans to do a lot of building work to make it more practical, but that involves money....

WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:11

Fine if you're going to bring all children out to the playground but in schools where you don't (ds's was one when he was yr1/2) then what?

I know supermarkets aren't schools but imagine if they said no buggies! No room! or no trollies! No room! I know the analogy doesn't quite work but I just think oh fgs, it's bloody hard enough getting to school (and you're supposed to walk you know if you're following the govt advice and and your own school's advice too and walking so as not to clog the streets/contribute to the traffic problem caused by the school run [hmmm])on time with a newborn/tiny one with all the crap you've got with you and hormones and blah blah only to be told, no, WAKE THAT SLEEPING BABY because although this is a school full of children, most of whom have siblings, no, we will not allow buggies. We know they can't walk some of them but sod it, you can carry them an't you? And the school books and papers amd mews;etters your child throws at you as they/she/he comes out. Oh yes, of course you can.

nappyaddict · 20/02/2007 21:13

oh if the children can be collected from the playground i dont see the issue with that.

Tamum · 20/02/2007 21:13

That's exactly what happens at our school Aloha, although the playground is a bit bigger than your walled area, I would guess. There are two entrances too, and P1 and P2 classes come out 10 minutes earlier than the rest, so I guess that's how they manage not to lose anyone. Much as I'd like to go in to school to pick them up I think it would be pretty dangerous given the size of the entrances, from what I've seen at pick up times after evening events.

Spidermama · 20/02/2007 21:15

Fair enough. (To ban buggies). Our school doesn't ban them exactly but very few mothers are selfish enough to bring them in. It's a nightmare having to negotiate a sea of buggies. This irritates me in shops too. People don't seem to care about how much space they take up.

Sorry.

WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:16

sorry, I get really disproportionately cross about this because I think in a lot of ways some schools can make life a bit tough, i.e. no buggies, no siblings at plays in case they makes some noise, please walk even if you have a full time job, blah blah blah. It's a red mist subject for me AND I have PMT and I've pretty much always detested the school run. Sorry!

FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:17

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Bozza · 20/02/2007 21:17

TBH I think it would be better if the Y1/Y2 children were brought out at our school, because it is seriously bad. Reception is OK - they have a door directly to the classroom and the teacher stands at the door and spies parents and lets the children out. There is a door that is used by only Y1 adn Y2 (one class each) so I think it would be feasible.

Aloha it seems strange at your school to put the youngest children on the top floor.

FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:17

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WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:18

It's just that no-one seems to care much about small children/baby siblings/mothers and how difficult a blanket rule like 'no buggies' or 'no siblings' can make a simple thing like the school run.

Aloha · 20/02/2007 21:19

It works OK at ds's school tbh. NObody's baby has been kidnapped to date! Lots get left outside while sleeping. I am glad the reception kids get picked up the classroom door.
Cod, the 'door' at our school is miles away from ds's classroom!

WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:19

we weren't ALLOWED to Cod. So making ridiculous rules that required a parent to be in 2 places at the same time really was very trying.

Have pmt, am prob being rampantly unreasonable, feel free to ignore me!

Bozza · 20/02/2007 21:20

www - some parents at our school drive to school, then put the child in the buggy and take them into the playground, then get them out of the buggy and take them inside. I can be smug because I make DD walk to school because it is close so no buggy and no car, or else I have gone out of the house 7.20 while DD is still eating her breakfast and other people have done the rest.

FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:21

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Aloha · 20/02/2007 21:21

Bozza, they aren't on the top floor, they are on the ground floor but it's a very odd, old Victorian building and the front of the building is lower than the back (built on a hill) so you have to go UP two flights of stairs to get to the playground/way out.

WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:21

There's no way I'd have left a tiny dd outside ds's rough as hell inner city school. So it was wake her, carry her, drag her or leave her.

WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:22

Corridor I could have done. Outside in The Bronx, no way.

FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:22

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FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:22

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WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:25

Look, this is outside ds's old school

FluffyMummy123 · 20/02/2007 21:25

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WideWebWitch · 20/02/2007 21:27

That's me having a go at the head teacher who made up the effing stupid rule about the buggies.

julienetmum · 20/02/2007 21:43

It is posts like this that make me realise how lucky I am.

When dd was in the nursery class where we had to go inside I never asked if I could take ds's pushchair in, I just did.

Sometimes if he was asleep the receptionist would offer to mind him for me so he didn't get woken up by the noisy nursery environment.

It is a brand new modern building though. I can't imagine not being able to take a pushchair in a school.

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