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Contact school about this...

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NotTellingYouMyRealOne · 28/09/2023 18:09

Background...
Most teenagers in the village attend Village Secondary. Younger kids attend Village Primary (including my child, in Yr6). Therefore liklihood is teenagers involved attend Village Secondary.

Over last few months, its become pretty common for groups of teens to have little campfires in the woods. Reasonably harmless activity. However my child and friend came across an unattended fire, starting to spread. They tried to put it put before managing to attract the attention of some dogwalkers who successfully put it out.

If I were to contact Village Secondary, do you think they would ignore as its not school business or definitely their pupils... or would they give the pupils a safety talk?

Alternatively I do know a local member of the Fire brigade...

This is more about preventing an accident, as the teens don't seem aware of fire safety.

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Totaly · 28/09/2023 18:10

Speak to school about your concerns. There’s no harm in mentioning it.

Ella31 · 28/09/2023 18:13

Speaking as a teacher. It has nothing to do with the school. It's a police and firebrigade matter.

PotOfViolas · 28/09/2023 18:15

Yes I'd say police or fire brigade

MatthewsMumFromTikTok · 28/09/2023 18:18

Speak to both schools....why just assume the teens?

NotTellingYouMyRealOne · 28/09/2023 18:27

My instinct to contact the school was for them to arrange a proper safety talk from fire brigade. Not that the school itself could stop them having campfires in the woods.

Its definitely the teens not the Primary kids. Ironically its probably at school they've learnt their fire skills... years of Forest School and Survival School (they do a term of that every year as part of PE....)

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MatthewsMumFromTikTok · 28/09/2023 18:28

So if you know who it 'definitely' is then report them individually and inform the parents!

NotTellingYouMyRealOne · 28/09/2023 18:31

MatthewsMumFromTikTok · 28/09/2023 18:28

So if you know who it 'definitely' is then report them individually and inform the parents!

I don't know who they are... just its teenagers not kids... the height is a give away!

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