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to just march into the classroom and take my kids ?

398 replies

princessparty · 02/02/2010 17:07

I am SO fed up of them being late out of school when we have to rush off to afterschool clubs.They are supposed to come out at 3.30 and we can just make the 4-6 yo gymnastics session if we leave at 3.30 on the dot.
So today i just walked into each of their classrooms and said 'excuse me Mr X I need to take Y now.' in a pleasant way.I think I'm going to do it every week now
I mean we get them to school on time,they should get them ou on time.

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StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 05/02/2010 17:52

Period fantasies? Sounds mucky to me, missus!

pagwatch · 05/02/2010 17:54

now if David Tennant is involved at all....

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 05/02/2010 17:58

Ooooh yes - I could do a spot of swooning then, pagwatch!!

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 05/02/2010 22:24

I think we all know that PP posts just to air her views and has little interest in anyone else's opinion other than to slag them off

saggarmakersbottomknocker · 05/02/2010 22:36

Blimey PP I'd be reporting your school to Ofsted for lack of safeguarding if you can just walk in to class.

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 05/02/2010 22:41

In fairness to pp (though through somewhat gritted teeth) - at the dses English primary school the playground gates were opened just before the end of school, and parents waited there for their children. All of the infant classrooms had doors directly onto the playground, none of which had combination locks on them, so a really rude or aggressive parent could have done what she did. Maybe her dds' school has a similarly old-fashioned layout and is therefore impossible to keep secure once the parents are let into the playground.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 05/02/2010 22:42

Saggermaker your name has just taken me back to the late 1970's and John Noakes on Blue Peter became a saggermakersbottom..etc for the day ! Sorry to sound a bit off the wall!

saggarmakersbottomknocker · 05/02/2010 22:47

Glad to be of service

princessparty · 05/02/2010 23:07

LOL hobnob I don't think people read what I post.I have said time and time again the teacher is still yapping away at well after 3.30 while the kids are straining at the leash to get away.DD1's classroom has a large glass bay next to the path and DD2's classroom has a conservatory on it.
The school does have a combination lock on it which is always locked but all the children/parents have to know the number so they can let themselves in to school in the morning !

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ravenAK · 05/02/2010 23:27

Have you tried explaining to your dc's teachers that you'd like to be able to collect them on the dot in order to rush them off to gym classes?

They may well be able to oblige you, although I'm afraid your dds might not thank you if they're being rushed out conspicuously whilst their friends finish the day.

If you entered a classroom at my son's school without permission, you could expect to be banned from entering the building without specific invitation - it happened to the mum of one of ds's classmates.

I really think you'd be better off telling the gym class that your dds will be up to 10 minutes late. Presumably you're paying for that directly?

princessparty · 05/02/2010 23:37

The DDS live and breathe gymnastics , they don't want to be late

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psychomum5 · 06/02/2010 02:16

if they live and breathe it, then pull them out of school completely so they can do it all day long.

you are so damn obstinate to not see how rude you are. the world does not revolve around you and your princessy attitude, and the sooner you realise, the better your daughters teacher life will be.

bet she (and the school) are counting the days till you and the girls leave.

they will throw a mahoosive party, saying thankgod the witch princess has left.

gorionine · 06/02/2010 07:08

""but all the children/parents have to know the number so they can let themselves in to school in the morning ! ""

PP, are the teachers not comming on the playgroud to take all the children in at once? Or is it so that parents who are late can make their way in after the bell?

scottishmummy · 06/02/2010 10:28

you been sniffing lemsips psychomum.what a bizzare post

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 06/02/2010 10:56

PP we do read your posts (aren't we sad) and describing your dd's teacher as "yapping" is patronising and rude I would describe you as "whining" maybe that is equally rude? Loved the post Psychomum whatever it is your taking keep taking it! and I really hope you feel better soon

psychomum5 · 06/02/2010 12:18

scottishmummy, it was middle of the night.......was not really on my normal planet, and on strong meds too

however, if PP really thinks her DDs live and breathe gymnastics, she should dump 'em both in a club and leave 'em there......will make the school happier, and she won;t have to worry then about pulling them out on a tuesday cos the teacher over ran will she!!

princessparty · 06/02/2010 13:17

'PP, are the teachers not comming on the playgroud to take all the children in at once?'

The arrangement is this:- come into school ,hang up belongings then either float about inside or go out and play til the bell goes at which point they come and sit down in the classroom . It is abit chaotic with some children going into school and some going out to the playground at the same time.But there are only 3 classes and 60 children in the school.

Parents have to know the passcode really because if they do need to get into school during the day - take kids to an appointment bring forgotten lunches etc , then there may well not be anyone to let them in (the sectretary is part time and the headteacher has a part-time teaching commitment ) and it would mean a teacher ot TA leaving the classroom to answer the buzzer.

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gorionine · 06/02/2010 13:37

Sounds like a very strange arrangement but admittingly, my Dcs have only ever been into one school so maybe it is more common than I think? I suppose it is due to the side of the school. Our school is not massive (240 children) but I cannot imagine the same system working

upahill · 06/02/2010 17:02

I'm glad my kids get themselves home. Saves me the bother of marching into classrooms making a tit of myslf!!

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 06/02/2010 17:21

Princessparty - are you going to talk politely to the teachers, explain the situation and ask for their help in this matter, or are you going to go on rudely marching in, disrupting the class, and grabbing your kids?

Taking the first option makes you a polite grown up and a good example to your children, whilst option two confirms the general opinion here, that you are rude and have a vastly over-inflated sense of your own and your dds' importance.

saggarmakersbottomknocker · 06/02/2010 17:29

I'd be unhappy to have my children in a school with that level of security TBH. How do they monitor who is in the school? What if there was a fire?

Littlefish · 07/02/2010 20:26

PP, if there are only 60 children in the whole school, then it's even more important that you talk to the teacher, rather than barge into the school and demand that your children come out.

In small schools, relationships are so important, and whilst I can see that you are frustrated with the current situation, your name will quickly be known as that of the "mad, rude, unreasonable woman who thinks the world revolves around her" if you continue with your current attitude and course of behaviour.

StayingDavidTennantsGirl · 08/02/2010 08:49

I assumed that the 60 children referred to 30 in each of her dds' classes. Ooops.

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