Can a school give your email address to the police?

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Have been in discussions with the Business Manager of the local school about their staff parking outside our houses, which means residents with small children and the elderly can’t even park in the road.
I’ve never told anyone they can’t park there, but have asked staff to be considerate and to not park one car in a gap for two cars etc. Never been rude, but they have smirked, ignored me or rolled their eyes.

Discussions been going on for a few weeks, she said to let her know when staff parked there and I did. She’d apologise and tell them to move.
Got to the point where it clearly wasn’t working, and I said if I couldn’t park when I got home from nursery/work I would park across their car park entrance so they felt some frustrations like I did.
She said she’d call the police if that happens, I said fine.

Just had a knock on the door and it’s the police, said it’s about the ‘parking situation’ and I said I was feeding my son and couldn’t talk. She asked when I could, I said I didn’t know. She said ‘I have your email so will email you and get a time’. She must have been given this by the school.

Can they do that? With GDPR etc?

When dd was a baby I used to live in a row of terraced houses right opposite a school. It would never have occurred to me to ask legally parked people to move their cars or threaten to block them in.

Someone blocked the car park at my mums workplace once. It meant she couldn’t get out to go to the hospital at lunchtime to feed my Nan (who refused to eat unless she was there).

So until you have residents parking then there is no point getting wound up about it. They aren’t doing anything wrong and I would ignore you too if I was legally parking my car.

Your neighbour with the disabled son might be able to get a disabled space outside their house if they speak to the council. The rest is luck of the draw. It's a public road and they have as much right to be there as you.

People can park where they bloody well like on a public highway.

You threatened to block access to a school because staff are legally parking in your street?
That's what I took from it.

People will be rolling their eyes if the parking police are out there instructing them on where to park and how to park. It's probably become a bit of a running joke now if OP is out there passing comment on people who are legally parking

At the end of the day it is a public road. You can't threaten to block the staff car park in because people haven't parked how you want. (I say this having lived near a school but had issues with parent drop offs, not staff).

Okay, I’m over invested and will leave it. If the police make contact I will speak to them. It just threw me, that’s all, I wasn’t expecting to open the door to them and was flustered.

And my neighbour 2 doors down put wheelie bins or cones in his ‘space’ for 14 years before he got a disabled bay put in!

I can’t believe the school entertained you to the point of asking you to report staff parking so they could tell them to go out and move

I'm assuming you knew you were buying a house near a school at people who buy houses near schools and other busy places then moan about parking.

It's annoying when people take up 2 spaces , it happens outside my house all the time and I have to park up the other end of the road. But I bought a house with only one space one the drive and we're a 2 car house, and the cars in front of my house are parked legally... so guess what? I put on my big girl pants and get over it.

You cannot dictate how people park or where they park as long as it's a public road. Yes it can be a nuisance but you're far too involved in this than need be. There's other parking also available, if you cannot walk the supposed 1 minute than that's your business, not anyone else's. You just think you have more right because you own a property on the road, but the truth is - you do not.

Kindly get over yourself, stop making threats and stop being so darn nosy.

Also, I find it hilarious that you for one moment could not invite the officer in and speak as you fed your child. You probably would have been able to get some help and understanding so that this matter could end. You're the one who wasted their time by firstly making the threat and then secondly refusing to speak to them.

Time to get a grip and focus your energy elsewhere. If the residents were all as bothered as you I am sure they would apply for the road to become a controlled zone. So, instead of making threats, get a petition going and see what the general consensus is, then submit it to your council if the majority are in favour. You may find that the majority do not want to pay for permits and are fine with the way things are.

it is pretty standard when you live on a road without parking op.
you want to get over it.

you put the baby in a buggy and walk.
you drop the elderly person off and leave 4 way lights on in tthe street while you do so.
you get a disabled space.

or you campaign to your Councillor, get residents parking and cit gets faffy when you have visitors.

The council won’t rezone an area as residents parking only just for the asking. She could ask, certainly, but it doesn’t sound like there’s particular pressure on parking spaces, just that op thinks her road should be for people living in her road only.
It doesn’t work that way.

I do not think they can, i work in A&E and i have looked after criminals which the Police have asked for details, and we are not allowed to disclose anything. The only time we are is if a person is a risk to other members of the public, or a risk to themselves. So in your OP i would say no, they are not.

All these posters telling you yes then can are incorrect.

Final message, I’ve never said people CANT park here, just to park considerately! I’ve suggested a different road as I was told staff were being abused and their cars keyed.

I have looked into the permits, but don’t think people will want to pay for them.

So that’s the end to it. The original question was about sharing my person information, so thanks to those who have answered that.

If they’re being abused and having their cars keyed they don’t need you to advise them to park elsewhere!!

Oh dear. If cars have been keyed then the person who has been making threats to the school is going to be of interest to the police, aren’t they?

Exactly what I thought-they probably think it’s you and that’s why they want to talk to you!

I can’t believe you didn’t invite the police in when they knocked to talk to you.

When you say there are parking in two spaces-how do you mean? Is this a road or parking bays?

Was it you, op?

Was what me? The car keying? Hell no! I’ve already said I didn’t do that, and however annoyed I am I would vandalise anyone’s property!
My car has been keyed too! Over two doors, which will cost me £500 on my insurance excess! And other residents haven been keyed!

Your street parking issue aside. You made threats to illegally obstruct the school car park entrance. Legal on street parking isn't the issue the school has with you. You were silly to put that kind of 'threat' in writing (regardless of how you see the situation).

So they aren't actually parking across your drive blocking it? What is the problem then?

Have you considered buying a house with a driveway as you seem to be so anxious about parking?

I meant parking across blocking any kind of entrance to your house

In fact my car was keyed too! Which is another reason I don’t want to park it in another road.

The teachers on the other hand should be happy with parking in another road and getting their cars keyed...

I find it hard to believe that staff parking rather than parent parking is the biggest issue tbh.

however annoyed I am I would vandalise anyone’s property!

Sorry OP but this just made me laugh, Freudian slip?

You are making threats and repeatedly talking to staff about their parking. I would imagine the police and others think it might have been you keying cars. This is probably why they want to talk to you.

I can’t believe the antics of you when the police called round, op. Sending them off with a flea in their ear and telling them you had no idea when it would be convenient, you’d have to check your diary.
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