To press charges against this parent?

[Rosegarden10]

I've name changed for this as obviously this is very outing.

On Friday, my child attended a school disco. Whilst they were at the school disco, another parent broke into the school and was banging on the hall doors to get in. When she couldnt access the hall she kicked the glass door and broke the window smashing the glass. The children and adults inside were terrified and they had to evacuate the children in an emergency lockdown procedure.

My child (and the majority of the other children) are now traumatised. My child doesnt want to go back to school tomorrow. The police arrived at the scene however it doesnt appear as though they arrested her as she the parent was on the parent WhatsApp group trying to justify her behaviour an hour after the incident.

Can I press charges against this woman for the trauma she has caused my child and the other children? I am so angry!!

Our small rural school splits Early years and key stage one together and then key stage 2.

The OP just said it didn't appear that the woman was arrested as she was back on social media an hour later. It doesn't sound like the OP was there when it was kicking off and therefore I thought perhaps this woman might in fact have been arrested and possibly cautioned, thus leading the OP to conclude that the police had taken no action. And perhaps this woman didn't fully understand the implications of accepting a caution.

Frecklesonmyarm You're now an expert on MY life? It was called 'Females working alone'. The men didn't have to do that course. It was specifically about females.
You don't believe that exists? Christ but there are some muppets on here.

The only muppet is you. The course may have been called 'females working alone' but that advice would be given to anyone working alone or not alone.

I am not an expert in your life. I am however someone who does and has done a shit ton of safety training. With various companies.

Companies like to do female only course because it helps them look good. For things like investors for people.

But the fact remains that, that is general advice. The fact that your company dressed it up as female only, doesnt stop that being true. Loads of companies do things like this. They rehash training courses and safety course and present them as something new.

It takes longer than an hour to process an arrest.

I haven't RTFT, but I thought perhaps she might have eventually gone quietly, been arrested and accepted a caution (like many people do, without a solicitor present) only to be back on social media an hour later.

Nope, if half of what the OP is saying is true she would have been arrested. And she cant recieved a caution without being arrested

Nope, we had to do the 'working alone' training too! To further debunk your apparent knowledge of everyone else's lives. The working alone and working alone for females were different.

Nope, we had to do the 'working alone' training too! To further debunk your apparent knowledge of everyone else's lives. The working alone and working alone for females were different.

Then you company as no fucking clue about working alone or safety.

So, if you're alone working late at night in the office, or you're on site etc. It included training on whether to allow angry people into the office if you're a lone female. Our training was not to allow them entry, but if they have gained entry and become angry, to speak calmly until they calm down.

You think men are told to let someone angry in when alone. Or to tackle them and not try and remain calm. Pull the other one.

I've never worked in a school where the year 6s would have gone to a disco where reception and key stage 1 children were at.

I do work at such a school. It is a one form intake school and we have a whole school disco once per term.

@Frecklesonmyarm, yes, that's what I am saying, she would have been arrested (maybe even not gone quietly, maybe she was still kicking off) and then released after accepting a caution - is it not possible that could have been done within an hour? I have no idea!

Freckles honey. You are one angry lady.
I've told you.
We had 'Working Alone'
'Working alone for Females'

Don't believe me? Go and shite.

Splodgetastic no, it cant be done in under an hourm

And it’s not a rural school either, just small.

Don't believe me? Go and shite.

The only person angry here is you. You are making shit up and assuming that your companies shit courses must be the general advice.

Nobemployee is ever told to tackle and angry intruder or to let an angry person into the building. The advice is to not let angry people in and remain calm if someone does gain entry and try to remain calm and calm ly talk to the person until help arrives.

You are the one getting angry, adding shit in, like the woman must be married to a police officer that's why she wasnt arrested.

Or the school went into lock down and started emergency procedures.

Splodge, no. That's the short answer.
To process an arrest, you need to get written statements from the police, you get a solicitor, you arrange a time for interview, that gets sent to the CPS, they come back to the police on what charges. It would take an hour just to get a solicitor to the station. So no. If she had been arrested, she'd be held until court tomorrow morning.

We had 'Working Alone'
Working alone for Females'

You might have done. The advice you quoted should have been in both.

Freckles Plenty of people work alone, including police officers.

FrecklesPlenty of people work alone, including police officers.

Where did I say they didn't?

Eh no Freckles. I'm not angry. I'm sipping a lovely glass of white, while dinner cooks (which my gorgeous sexy handsome husband is pretending to have input to by frequently opening the oven ). I think you're the one who is a little cray cray.
My company goes over and above legal H&S requirements.

Sorry, I thought you had.

7Pip ah so you are drinking. Makes sense.

If it helps, me and my lovely dp are at my best friends. Having a get together, while discussing this thread and having a chuckle.

I dont need to drink to have a lovely time though

Your your company doesnt give that advice to everyone. They are wrong not to.

In my opinion she has committed criminal damage and has behaved in an aggressive and threatening fashion to staff in school premises.
It’s possible enquiries are still ongoing.
I would expect the school governors to speak with the police about criminal charges as they may be able to recoup some of the cost of repairing the damage caused if she is charged /tried /found guilty.
You as a parent have no input into this process of whether she is charged or not, however the children involved may be asked for witness statements depending on their ages but the adult witnesses may be sufficient.
Your child wasn’t injured or assaulted and while the experience must have been distressing for them I can’t see that you have any grounds to make a complaint to the police or that they will agree there is sufficient evidence to charge her for that.
The threatening and aggressive behaviour can be dealt with by the school by banning her from the premises. It would be perfectly reasonable for the school to reassure all parents of children involved in the incident to give assurances that this has happened.
However you must give the school some time to do this and as it’s the weekend you really do need to wait till Monday.
In the meantime reassure your child and encourage them to return to school.

Well I'm sorry you can't indulge in the finer things in life!

Well I'm sorry you can't indulge in the finer things in life!

I can. But I don't need to. I am sorry you feel it's a must to have a lovely time.

It is understandable that kids exaggerate events, it is crucial that adults don't.