To object to a 15 rated film being shown to under 15d

[frasersmummy]

I am not sure if I am over reacting

My ds is one of the Eldest in his year.. He is just 3 months shy of 15. However the youngest in the year will not be 15 till Jan next year.. We are in Scotland

Ds got a substitute teacher in French who put on a film in Spanish with a 15 rating.

Another teacher noticed 5 mins before the end of the lesson and said oh that's the wrong film
Regular teacher comes back next period and says oh ill let you see the end of that

Now whilst I appreciate most kids watch films above the age rating at home

Iabu to point out to the head that it is actually illegal to show a 15 film to under 15s

We studied an 18 film for A level media studies about a million years ago

I wouldn't be particularly happy, but it might depend why the film was 15 rated and the educational value. I wouldn't complain though unless my child had been particularly negatively impacted.

Our school doesn't show underage films without prior permission/information. I remember on the y7 Paris trip the kids were told PG rated only DVDs for the coach (when most would be 12 by the July).

Op everyone here is being unkind to you. I would feel the same. It is rated 15 for a reason. They could have e mailed first

There was no educational value

The idea is the kids watch a movie in the language they are studying
It.immerses the kids in the language in a Way that will engage them

Of course that argument only. Stands up when it's in the right language 😂😂

Massive overreaction. Thought you were going to say the kids were 9 or something 🤣

YABU and precious.

So they watched a movie in a language they aren't learning? Weird.

thing is...film age ratings are ust put there as a guideline, it is the adults job to then say if the child would be okay with such scenes.

at 14 i had watched all the horrors like Halloween, nightmare on elm street , friday 13th etc etc and none of it did my any harm although thinking to my kids... i wouldnt let them watch those types til they were older Haha but still.
My cousins were deadly scared of harry potter when it came out and they were of age so they wernt aloud to watch it for years.

I’m with @Coldemort. Why were they watching a Spanish film in french! 😳

I’d have exactly the same thoughts as you OP. What kind of content did the film have - was it the kind that didn’t require understanding of the language (ahem)?

Calm your tits. What do you think is going to change when they turn 15 in a few months?

I don’t know how people get worked up by stuff like this, I just couldn’t care less.

It's called the orphanage.. Its about a woman who buys an ex orphanage that she was brought up in

Its haunted., and then her son disappears.

Not exactly educational 🙄

Apparently they were supposed to watch tintin..in French

I’m surprised they watched a The Orphanage, not because of the certificate but because it’s ghostly/horror-ish and they normally choose more ‘neutral’ genres

Well it does say in the OP that it was the wrong film. That in itself might be worth a mention because it wasn't noticed until near the end.

As for 14+ watching a cert 15....nah...I'd have to take a very long run up to get worked up about that.

Was it, women on a verge of a nervous breakdown?

So the wrong film was played- fine. But no-one noticed it was in Spanish and not French????

still missing point of thread

YABU

If your child was distressed by the content then you might have a point, but otherwise just let it go. Showing a 15 rated film to 14 year olds isn’t worth stressing over.

@Coldemort well none of the kids would mention it.

I'd have happily watched a film about paint drying when I was at school if it meant avoiding work

Surprised it wasnt realised..especially as its subtitled.

Good film though!..which isn't the point but hey..I think if they were 11 or 12 then can see the issue

what’s your concern?

@Surplus2requirements very true. My welsh teacher would prattle on about his motorbike for hours if asked which was much preferable to actual lessons even though infinitly more boring...

As you were....

My 13 year old is currently sat watching a 15 film...

It's a really good film if it makes you feel any better 😂. Did they learn any Spanish? 😂

Yanbu. You should contact the daily mail, everyone needs to know about this horrific abuse of trust. Perhaps they'll pay you enough to get ds the private counselling he'll need after such a traumatic experience. And report it to the police too, get the teacher prosecuted. Meantime chain yourself to the screen in the classroom to prevent other nearly 15yr olds suffering the same plight.

@trainspottingwelsh..no need to be so rude.. I asked a question got the answer and acknowledged I was wrong

Wind it in a bit