WIBU to speak to school?

[Queenofthestress]

I've just done the school run. Leaving out the doors, look behind me to check where DS is and spot his friend (same age, 4) chugging on an energy drink. I know that it was definitely an energy drink because I've had the same one before and it said it down the side of the can. I don't feel like I can raise it with the mum as I see her once in a blue moon.
Should I raise it with her when I see her next which more than likely won't be for another couple weeks or raise it with the teacher at school?
First time encountering this type of issue so I have no idea what's normally done

I wouldn't suggest any 4 year old be drinking energy drinks but there is evidence that caffeine can improve ADHD symptoms and there's quite a bit of stuff online about people wanting to use caffiene rather than stimulant medications in children.

I would pay it no attention at all and do nothing, provided that my child was offered none of it

Whilst I agree that the parents are being irresponsible and silly, I would just ignore them.

Queenofthestress
yes, a 4 year old was completely alone in the school, and you couldn't speak to any responsible adult. Of course, that happened exactly like that. If you were that concerned, you would have done something.
if you are waiting for a convenient moment, you just want to show what a superior parent you are.

if you are waiting for a convenient moment, you just want to show what a superior parent you are

Being concerned about a child drinking something which could potentially be very dangerous isn’t being “superior”.

Smeddum
if you are that concerned, you do something immediately. Its a 4 year old, not a teenager. If you see a 4 year old with a beer, would you act so casually and only express concern the following day when you can go online and bitch?

@ikeepaforkinmypurse she wasn’t bitching, she was asking what to do. Unlike the other, distinctly bitchy thread I recognise your username from.

Please tell the teacher or ask someone in the office to pass a message on. It may be one piece of a bigger picture, a one-off or it may be a non-issue. If the school staff are aware then they can take any steps that are needed.

@Blondephantom

When did school office staff become arbiters of what children are allowed to drink outside school hours?

I'm a teacher and yes I would want this information passed onto the school.

Not sure how asking someone to ‘pass a message on’ to the teacher/head teacher is asking them to arbitrate on anything, CalF123.