Harsh Times at Yarmouth High. New Head introduces new rules including sick buckets in classrooms.

[HelenaDove]

Posted this on another thread but i think it deserves a thread of its own.

HelenaDove Mon 11-Sep-17 21:06:41
www.edp24.co.uk/news/education/phones-confiscated-for-weeks-and-sick-buckets-in-the-classroom-tough-new-rules-at-norfolk-school-1-5188326
Add message | Report | Message poster HelenaDove Mon 11-Sep-17 21:08:44
“You never lie and make excuses like, ‘I just wanted to put something in the bin’. We all know children say things like that to get out of work. You never pretend to be ill to get out of work because we expect you to work through it. If you feel sick we will give you a bucket. If you vomit - no problem! You’ve got your bucket. That’s probably all your body wanted - to vomit. If you are really ill we will make sure you get all the attention you need."

JESUS WEPT.

*the world in general

You didn't imply that at all Bananas.

Ah fair enough; sorry!

AS a parent of two autistic children I didn't read bananas post as dismissive of the difficulties autistic children have but rather pointing out yet another disability this ludicrous rule affects.

I certainly didn't see your post as implying that.

People with other forms of physical disabilities are still subject to terrible discrimination, but I suspect the school would likely have a different reaction to a legally blind child protesting this rule than an child with ASD. Which in itself is a form of discrimination.

This is an excellent point.

"Oh well of course we aren't going to make you if you have , but everyone else has to!" is almost worse, because they've already recognised that not every child can.

As an autistic person that's how I read it.
Deafness is also a disability that is dismissed because it's not visible.
They're all equal and all should be accommodated. This isn't happening at this school and it's outrageous.

I just watched an interview with the head on Look East - and yes, he did more or less claim that he could make a child with autism NT, or behave like it...

Words.
Fail.

It's rare I'm speechless.

And he never stopped to wonder whether he should.

What an arsehole.

At least he's very publicly making an arse of himself.

At this rate he's going to end up as a liability to the true employing him. Do you think he'll last?

I hope not, Rafa. My DH was watching, having previously expressed his view that the head couldn't possibly be that bad. Afterwards he was .

There is no doubt that school needs a change - but this approach is along the lines of 'the beatings will continue until morale improves'.

I should begin by noting that I worked in Great Yarmouth for a time in the 1990s, as did two friends of mine. The school concerned had a bad reputation then, and the area in common with many coastal towns has been in decline for many years.

I have read the behaviour rules, and some of them I fully support (full sentences, don't interrupt, be on time and no mobile phones for example), but others are petty, and will fall into disrepute when no doubtless some teachers do not enforce them. There seems no basis of reward or benefit or encouragement in any of them, and I fear that for some, isolation may even be seen as a good thing. I can imagine some parents who might have considered this school as an option for their children's secondary school starting next year will not do so, fearing that it is too draconian. Prospective children may indeed start to plead with their parents not to consider this school.

The other thing that struck me was organising a meeting of parents at 5pm. The very parents who could be the most supportive will probably be those conscientious ones who will be at work at that time, or preparing an evening meal. Or is the time deliberately set so that there will be a low attendance and the Head has few questions to answer. We shall see no doubtless.

Nice to have a nuanced local view, Saints.