Drunk people congregating outside school

[BiancaBlue]

My son goes to a city centre school. A few of the parents are concerned at the increasing number of intoxicated people hanging about outside as there is a sheltered area. I have no issue at all with this, but it's their behaviour that is an issue. Every week without fail I'm heckled by one of them when I'm with my 6yo. He looked at one of them once and he was shouted at 'dont look at me you rat'. Today, as I'm walking up to the school four police cars rush up as one of them has pulled a knife on a teenager with no provocation. I saw the knife, it was huge and in a leather sheeth.

The school is incredible. He has lovely friends, is doing well, brilliant SEN provision for him.

Does anyone else have the same problem in a city centre school? Am I being OTT to find it stressful?

. I have no issue at all with this, but it's their behaviour that is an issue

huh?

You do have an issue with it
hence this thread
and rightfully so

are you in the UK?

You should very much have an issue with it,, OP! Do you know why, or where, these people are coming from? Is it a recent development? I'd pull every safeguarding string I could think of. The police need to be involved and the school needs to put a member of staff (or several) out there to watch what's going on.

It's completely unacceptable anywhere, but truly shocking outside a school.

Why don't you have an issue with it?!

Could you contact the police about it and also your local councillors.

Do you really think you're being unreasonable not to want people with large knives threatening teenagers outside your son's school?!

yes I would have a massive issue with this !

I think op just means in principle she doesn't have an issue with well behaved people who are down on their luck, maybe a bit drunk, finding somewhere to congregate that happens to be near the school.

Obviously these people are violent and scary unpleasant and she has a massive problem with them. But it's about their behaviour and not that they are loitering or drunk per se.

You need to call the police and email the school about every occasion. Is there another entrance you can use?

Speak to the school about it and get all the others that are concerned to speak up too. This is a horrible situation, your child shouldn't be heckled on their way up to school. And you shouldn't have to worry about drunk people with knives.

I don't have an issue with them being there. For instance if they were just hanging out, causing no trouble, then whatever. Everyone has a right to be somewhere. It's the behaviour that is an issue. Sorry I thought that was clear from my post.

I'd imagine that the school have some responsibility to work with community policing and LA ASB teams now that there has been an incident involving a pupil.

If you don't see any change I'd flag it with all 3 agencies on the grounds that it is a safeguarding risk to children.

Well, good for you, but I would have an issue with groups of drunk people loitering outside a primary school. If it wasn't for their behaviour, you presumably wouldn't know they were drunk,and I'm sure there are other places in your town that they can congregate.

I would be complaining to the school every day and reporting to the police at the same time. Basically I'd be more of a nuisance that the drunks are.

Why are they there? Is one of their group collecting a child?

I assume the school are already aware and the police are involved because of the knife incident?

Report them to the school, police and local councillor every time you witness an incident or are heckled by them.

When you have to walk past them, don’t look at them or in their direction. Distract your child so he doesn’t look at them and ignore them if they do heckle you.

The sound like a bunch of bullies who enjoy intimidating women and children. I bet they wouldn’t congregate outside a gym with lots of men or outside a construction site. Freaks.