school governers children

[MammaQ]

my dd 10 came home from school this week after
auditioning for a school play. she got a
minor part yet again all the leading roles
went to the governers and committees
children. bad atmosphere at the school gate.
the same children are picked for everything
from star of the week to being in the
newspaper.

first time on mumsnet...
why do i feel a bit nervous

Don't feel nervous. As for the issue you raised, similar things happen all over. Don't let it get to you or your children.

I'm a governor and I'm normally hiding so the teacher doesn't make eye contact to moan at me about DS - so no its not always good things !!!

i wouldnt care to be honest.

the parent guvs at our school are all ok, though one does have hair like a birds nest.

sounds miserable.

Doesn't work like that at ds's school - he was one of a dozen narrators last Christmas, the first one since I got elected as a governor.

you could always stand for committee/governor if you feel that bad about it.

mine do get picked for stuff quite a lot, am governor, but then they are also very confident and articulate. I don't see why they would be given special treatment cos i'm a governor - what would that achieve?

Certainly doesn't happen at our school.

Have been active in the PTA for four years and my children have not had any special treatment - which is exactly how it should be.

I always found the PTA lot had horrible kids. I appreciate that is not necessarily a fair comment and that not ALL of them will have horrid kids, only the large majority of them did....

REALLY horrid kids.

Ha I wish. I am chair of gb and on PTA and my children get no favouritism at all. In fact my ds was one of the very very few to not have any words at all to say in the last concert. However I prefer it that way as I feel I can be critical if needed without reservation.