Leaving a year 2 child outside school?!

[Twizbe]

This morning I was dropping my year 1 child to school.

We were early and there was us and 2 other families there, all year 1.

A dad and his son arrived. I don't know the dad but I recognise the son. He's year 2 and has clear SEN though I don't know details.

Dad was in a rush and school wasn't open. Dad told the year 2 child to stay there and go in when the gates open and then left! Not a word to the other adults there. We had at least 5-10 mins before the gates opened.

Obviously we kept an eye on him. I told him 3 times (nicely) to come out of the road. Another mum told him another time. He fell over into the road at one point!

The Head was on the gate this morning so I told her what had happened.

Clearly this was not ok, but what can the school do about it?

It’s a safeguarding issue
flag to the school

I did I told the Head as they were on the gate this morning.

They will know what to do if they’ve been told a child was left unattended
I am sure there will be a call to parents etc

I would put it in an email to the designated safe guarding lead (who may be the head) so there is a paper trail.

You do not need to put it in writing as suggested by PP. You have done exactly what you should do. In many Primary school the Head is the safeguarding lead. She will be aware of what she is legally required to do. However, if the boy is left again, you should put it in writing as you may be worried she hasn’t done as required.
it is very sad when this happens and I don’t know how parents of young or vulnerable kids manage jobs and parenting.

Our head constantly writes to parents about this, reminding them that it is highly dangerous and that parents must not do it.

They continue to do it anyway. ☹️

I have vunerable & disabled children. Grown up now. Although youngest still needs 24/7 care & always will. But I would never have left any of my chikdren until the teacher came to take them into class. Or if the weather was bad simetimes you could go into class with them, but you still waited until the teacher came in & took over. If there is a problem with work timing etc. maybe talk with the head teacher & see if there is something that can be sorted. Ir childminder to get him to school, or change working hours by 15 mins or whatever needed.

Or one of you could have said to the dad you're clearly in a hurry, I'll watch your dc this morning but you need to make arrangements for when you can't wait with your dc.

My child was in a specialist unit (now at secondary). Some of the children used to come by taxi with an escort and a couple of the escorts used to do this, used to make my blood boil and the main reason I still take my child to school myself rather than using an la taxi. I did report it to the head of course and stopped for a while but then one started again, I reported it again but then Ds left shortly after