To be concerned children are walking out of primary school freely??

[Homealone2015]

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Today at pick up time two year 3 children walked straight out of the open playground gates towards the main road. They were eventually brought back in.

This isn't the first time they've managed to get out at pick up time, I've seen them open the outer classroom door and run out of the playground. Again they were brought back in.

I'm quite worried about this. One of these boys has sn and I don't think school know what to do with him, or how to engage with him. He is quite often in the playground playing with/throwing other children's bikes and scooters with no teacher anywhere to be seen.

This really isn't safe for the boys to be able to walk out of school, and it's also not fair that they damage bikes/scooters.

Year 3? Where I live this age group up are released from school every day, not collected by parents. It doesn't seem strange to me.

That's if I have got the age group right. 8 year olds?

Our school has a policy of handing over only to parents until year 4. Personally I wouldn't let mine walk unattended until year 6. I guess it's the parents responsibility though - they should be waiting at the gates for their children, especially if they have sn and aren't able to safely walk alone.

Sorry I mean it was before school finished!

This was about 3pm and they don't finish until 3:20

It's when the gates are opened for parents to pick up their children. Infants finish at 3:10 and juniors at 3:20. So the boys in question should have been in class.

Oh, that's totally different. Yes, I'd be concerned too.

Although I know a child at my son's school escapes regularly and they can't stop him really because they can't physically restrain him...