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

Wow... that you even considered emailing the head over something so stupid is mind boggling. No wonder teachers are leaving in their droves when parents complain and make their life difficult over such silly things.

But of course I wasn't being rude, I was being completely genuine. Why would anyone take the piss about such a serious safeguarding issue?

Of course, I'm not offended by such presumption, I understand it's an entirely reasonable question to have in the first place.

OMG!

Clutches pearls

A 15 year old and an almost 15 year old watching a 15 year old film

I agree with you OP. I find some 15 films unpleasant. There may be children in the class who are sensitive like that. Of all the many, many educational programmes and films out there, I think it's pretty unimaginative if a teacher can't find a film of a lower rating, although it sounds like it was a mistake.

I assume everyone voting YABU would also be fine with someone having sex with their 15 year old because hey they're nearly the age of consent, what the hell difference does a couple of months make and lots of them have done it by that age anyway... You'll say it's sex not a film but the reasoning is the same: what's the difference in a couple of months? And if some kids aren't ready for sex at 15.75 well some kids aren't ready for 15 rated films and a school of all places shouldn't be ignoring that.

I found The Orphanage rather upsetting, but I think is because I'm a parent. It's one of those movies that makes you want to hug your kids.

Get a life!!!!

There was no educational value. The idea is the kids watch a movie in the language they are studyingIt.immerses the kids in the language in a Way that will engage them

So it did have educational value then?

The supply teacher couldn't tell the difference between French and Spanish? 🤣🤔 Now that is really really worrying, I'm not a linguist myself either.

So a substitute teacher put on a Spanish film in a French lesson?

I'd be more annoyed about that than my 14yo watching a 15 film.

Staff in school are already aware there was a cock up, so need to raise it.