if you saw a 7 yo child that you knew, being driven in the front seat without a seat belt, would you tell their teacher?

[noonar]

well?

no

Their teacher?

Why the teacher?

No, I'd take the reg number and report it to the police.

why not talk to the mother/father???

no point really. there is nothing the school/teacher can do about it. all that would happeb is that they would pass on that theyhave been told.

if the parent cares so little about their childs safety a lecture isn't going to change that

Why the teacher?

FWIW most parents know that it is wrong but still do it. We had a whole week of Road Safety stuff here earlier this term and the school sent all the info home and I still see children I know with parents who should know better in the front seat. One of my good friends lets her 7 year old sit in the front 'because he moans if I don't'. You can't legislate against that kind of attitude I have decided.

I wouldn't think it's got anything to do with the teacher but if I regularly saw it happen then I would definitely report it to the police.

what could the teacher do?

If you know the child, you know the parent.

I'd say something to the parent. If not brave enough to say it straight, maybe say "oh I saw you the other day, X in the front seat with no seatbelt, aren't they monkeys? mine are forever taking theirs off too! Scares me witless when they do it."
or get into a conversation and start talking about this poor kid who got thrown through a windscreen cos some idiot hit the car but he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

cos people will say oh it's not your business, but this whole never say anything to anyone thing we have going on - is it really good? supposing that child DOES get thrown through the windscreen - do the never interfere brigade think the response should be "oh well, i knew but it wasnt really my place to say anything, never mind, eh?" or "its a pity, but it really wasn't my problem"

i don't know the family. i recognise the girl, but wouldnt recognise the parents. she's in the same year as ddd1, therefore the conection is school (hence my idea to tell the school).didnt get the reg number...so school would be a way of alerting somebody to a dangerous situation. thought that then they could havea quiet word with the family.

sorry, my op wasnt very clear, was it? i hope i've clarified why i thought it relevant to tell the school!

I don't think the school would think it was any of their business to be honest

Difficult one - it is the driver's responsibility. Perhaps higlight it a sa n example and suggest that a lesson on safety on rads and in car for the kids might be a way of tackling such laxity.

not the teacher. nothing to do with them at all.

when an incident happens off school property that does not directly affect a student or another teacher, the school cannot intervene.

tell the police if you are concerned. I doubt they could do anything anyway as it is easily denied if they are not caught in teh act.

fwiw i am sure more than one policeman i know know that someone they know well regularly drove around with a baby (born at 24 wks) on the mother's knee and they didn't intervene, AFAIK.

just to clarify, once again...

'i don't know the family. i recognise the girl, but wouldnt recognise the parents. she's in the same year as ddd1, therefore the conection is school (hence my idea to tell the school).didnt get the reg number...so school would be a way of alerting somebody to a dangerous situation. thought that then they could havea quiet word with the family.'

It's not a bad idea to talk to the teacher, ask them if the subject could be brought up (in a GENERAL way) in assembly - maybe they could get a Plod in to talk about road safety as a whole? Feel a bit sick imagining the scenario of young child in front without seatbelt now.

So yes, I think you should