School kids on the train

[cropcirclesinthefields]

I get the train to work and there is always a large group of senior school kids, and they just push past anyone waiting for the doors to open to get on. This is every morning! Well today I said something, I said that it was not a competition who can get on the train first. WIBU to write to the head teacher and say how undisciplined and that they have no manners?

It's better if you scold the kids yourself. Around here, that would work best. HT won't have better control over them than you can exert.

do that.
tbh where we are the senior school children (rough comp) are considerate and don't cause trouble.

Well, you can. Not sure what the head would or could do about it though.

Yeah, email the head.

I would email or telephone the head, including a description of the students if possible.

I'd write to the Head. If they are any good they'll investigate to find out who these pupils are and give them a talking to. Whilst it is not strictly speaking the school's problem, it reflects very badly on the school - something the school will not be happy about.

O do write cropcircles, the Head will be waiting with bated breath for the first 'ill mannered yobs' letter of the year to arrive. What do you propose the Head should do?

Yep email the school. As a teacher we are mortified if kids identifiable as ours cause issues to the public and they get a serious bollocking and sanctions in school.

O, dont forget to include photos. That should liven it up.

Are they really the worst behaved on the train? I can't really believe that. Some (adult) regular commuters are pretty rude and inconsiderate.

Don't email the school, the head has got the day job to do. Dealing with inconsiderate behaviour outside school doesn't really help with improving teaching and learning.

I said that it was not a competition who can get on the train first

It is if there aren't many seats available.

Argh the kids round here piss me off too. Pushing, shoving, shouting but worst of all (to me) is using seats as foot rests or as somewhere to tie your laces.

The Head is not responsible for the behaviour of the pupils out of school hours, their breeders are but letting the Head know might get them a general ticking off, take a photo and include it too.
I phoned the Head of our local High School and said I'd been on the 3.30 bus and you could hear his heart sink, Oh God, what have they done now? He was amazed when I said how pleasant they'd been, no-one ever tells Head that!

Please do email the school. I am a head of year and would certainly want to know about the behaviour of students on their way to school.

yes if you know what school they attend it's best to have a word. it could be a elderly person or young child they push and it can be quite intimidating. I phoned local school last week about a year 7 or 8 running out at my car and nearly being run over. Usually head would bring issues up in assembly. And tell pupils not to show the school up 🤔

It's a competition with the adults never mind the kids on the train here and it is a competition to get a seat!

When I was in school, anyone caught doing something outsidr of school whilst in uniform were sanctioned the same as they would be inside of school.

We were always told that when in uniform you were a reflection of the school. Maybe some schools are stricter than others.

Ditto to what Jake said. If they are in uniform, our school would want to know. They are still representing the school while in uniform

O do write cropcircles, the Head will be waiting with bated breath for the first 'ill mannered yobs' letter of the year to arrive. What do you propose the Head should do?

In 40 years of teaching, I have never encountered/worked for or even heard of an HT who was not concerned about the behaviour of students from their school, and would want to know about it. It is not for the OP to suggest what the HT should do, only to report the incident. The OP should also be having weird withe the train operatives/ guards/as they have duty of care for the passengers.

They are still representing the school while in uniform

Here in Victoria, it's a legal obligation on the part of the school, as well as any individual teacher, to take action if they see a pupil from the school being out of order in uniform.

Echt. Thanks Miss. Am in the corner, facing the wall right now. Hands on head? Ten minutes.

Echt. Thanks Miss. Am in the corner, facing the wall right now. Hands on head? Ten minutes

I didn't make the laws. I don't agree with the laws, but I am bound by the laws.

HTH

I travelled to school on the trains and very occasionally a complaint would be made to the school.

When this happened the headteacher came down on all of us like a ton of bricks. It definitely had an effect and is worth making a complaint. The conduct of the pupils while in uniform reflect back upon the school and impacts the school's reputation.

In our case they were very rare and isolated incidents as I like to think that generally speaking we were polite and courteous, but our school uniform was extremely distinctive.

Definitely write. Schools value their good reputation and most do like to know if pupils in uniform are behaving badly.

Our school also has the attitude that if the children are wearing uniform then they are representing the school. The head would definitely want to know and would certainly be bringing it up with the pupils.