To report a party?

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Bloody hell...I'm generally not into the whole report your neighbour's thing but I'm staggered at what happened today. Teen DS had a text from a school friend who lives round the corner to say that he's invited to a party at his on Saturday night. He's obviously not going but quite a few are. It's not just a small gathering in the garden either, the parents are going to their friend's house and he's got free reign, the text said everyone has to arrive at different times so as not to alert the neighbours!

Yeah, because that isn't a ridiculously exaggerated scenerio at all, is it.

Talk to the parents so they put a stop to it. If it goes ahead I am sure that one of their neighbours would report it, so prevention is better than cure so to speak.

Okay so the kids are mixing at school. Fine.

Where the F are the parents going?

Do the parents know?

Phone the school the poor unvaccinated staff that can't sit indoors with a friend but will share a small poorly ventilated space with all who have partied have a right to know. If they are close contacts as a result they are isolating over the break .

DD4 didn't go to a party in Dec . It got raided the kids were initially fined, the the police refunded the the fines and contacted the parents and schools. The kids would have preferred the fines.

Non party going classmates should not be put at risk. School - face covering, frequent hand sanitizers and adults prompting responsible behaviour. 4 kids round a fire pit - low risk. 20 indoors (with windows shut no doubt to prevent detection) alcohol, talking close and loud over music considerably higher risk.

Kids who had nothing to do with party potentially missing school at a key time for exams . Bloody shame!

Though maybe they all intend to carry a a LFT before going to the party and then again before going to school?

Is it a covid suppressed area?

I bet the answers are no and no.

We all feel for teens but this is totally irresponsible and selfish.

But

They are most likely mixing at school anyway!

All these posts saying nine of your business, don’t report

And we wonder why we are in lockdown.

Totally different. That is not a reason to say that a party is fine.

No adults, probably alcohol, I doubt there will be hand sanitizer or face coverings either. Snogging, singing , dancing in a small space.

Selfish and no consideration for potential impact on classmates and school staff.

Where are the parents going? Fuck it. Report them too!

I wouldn't report but DS wouldn't be going.

I would not report this

@Chloemol

All these posts saying nine of your business, don’t report

And we wonder why we are in lockdown.

No we don’t

@Chloemol

All these posts saying nine of your business, don’t report

And we wonder why we are in lockdown.

Do we? And it’s not because of a party that is yet to happen 😀

Secondary schools are recommended to wear face masks in the classrooms. You're not going to wear a face mask at a party are you.
Some of these comments confirm why we are still in lockdown a year later.

Lucky teenagers. Wish I had a party to go to.

Report.

Some of the comments are deliberately obtuse. There is a big difference between mixing at school and mixing at a party. As for lockdown restrictions easing that is subject to cases going downwards, if they start to rise we could end up in yet another lockdown so that is not a good enough excuse. Whether you report or not is up to you but someone will (maybe more immediate neigjbours) and quite frankly it will serve the parents right, they should be fined and not refunded. The last year hasn't been a walk in the park for anyone quite frankly, I don't feel more sorry for teenagers over any other age group at the moment.

I’d report and I’d also let the school know.

It doesn’t matter if they are at school together, it’s against the rules and they won’t be wearing masks etc.

Think it's time we all had parties to look forward to.
Obviously I wouldn't be reporting and how cringingly mortifying for your poor ds if you do.

@ThatsNotTheTeaHunty

Secondary schools are recommended to wear face masks in the classrooms. You're not going to wear a face mask at a party are you. Some of these comments confirm why we are still in lockdown a year later.

No they don’t

@Chloemol

All these posts saying nine of your business, don’t report

And we wonder why we are in lockdown.

No we don't wonder at all, because we know it's got very little to do with people having parties and rather more to do with our useless fucking government.

Report and let the school know.
its not fair on the staff and other students.

My step dad died with covid this month. Report the fuckers.

I'd totally report it. Mixing at school under Covid safe conditions, and mixing at a party involving alcohol are completely different scenarios - I'm sure they'll be a lot closer to each other than they would be at school.

@IceCreamAndCandyfloss

I’d report and I’d also let the school know.

It doesn’t matter if they are at school together, it’s against the rules and they won’t be wearing masks etc.

Do you watch the Derry Girls IceCreamAndCandyFloss? You come across like Jenny Joyce - smug and unlikeable.

You come across like Jenny Joyce