Do your schools allow nintendo ds to be brought in?

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I think I must be very backwards but I was quite surprised that dc primary school are letting year 3 and above bring in nintendo ds for play time. I've got two concerns -

The first is that DD hasn't got one and it's already been raised by a couple of 'lovely' dc from our road. I think it's a potential low level bullying target (branded trainers are banned for PE but it's OK to bring in an expensive toy ).

Secondly if she did have one I'm not sure that I would let her take it to school. It's an expensive toy and if it got broken or lost I would be very angry. I feel it's a lot of responsibility to lay on a 7 year old (as for ds1 I can barely rely on him to remember his coat!)

Am I being over the top and should just get with the times (I had to think twice about sending in top trumps last year!)

the DCs school states no toys at all to be brought into school without express permission and no valuables either, so that would count out DSs and the like

anyway, teh kids should be running about and having some energy burning time at break, not stood/sat using a DS et al

don't buy one for the purpose of her taking it to school !!

it would be lost /broken/stolen within days

if she wants one adn you can afford it then get her one for home , i doubt many if any schools would allow or encourage them to be brought to school

They aren't banned as such but there was a letter discouraging parents from letting their DCs bring them in. I know lots of kids take them so that they have them for after school club.

I let my DCs take theirs to school in the morning but they go straight into my bag as soon as the whistle goes. I can't afford to replace them if they get lost/stolen/broken.

Seriously? The school are allowing this?

No way would I let DS take his nintendo to school!

1. It's expensive and may well get lost or broken.

1. I want his to run around the playground and interact with his friends at play time, not sit around playing a computer game.

I really wouldn't be happy about this.

Not allowed to bring in any toys at all besides something small and cheap for golden time.

I think this is seriously bad. Kids should be running round at play time not playing computer games :)

Should have said that they are only allowed to play with them on wet play days but are able to take them in their bags just in case.

I have raised it with head and was told that I it was parental choice if I sent one in or not but that she would encourage other dc to share theirs with dd. Can imagine that happening! (but wouldn't want her using anyone elses anyway, putting aside my feelings on dc and dss, what if she broke it!)

Reception are allowed to bring in small toys and some of the boys into yr 1/2 also bring in little matchbox cars for playtime but thats it. No way would anyone be allowed to bring in a DS!

Sounds mad to me!

No! They were allowed to bring them on school journey because the coach trip was very long. For a normal school day, no.

I don't allow toys of any kind and would certainly take a DS from a child for safe keeping until it could be returned to a parent.

Ditto mrz

Sounds like a sure fire way to invite trouble in the form of bullying or threats to sue if they get damaged.

so glad it's not just me, having one of those days where I think I'm being reasonable but people are treating me as though I'm not of this planet.

My guess is that as soon as the first one gets broken that they won't be able to takto school anymore.

And just one more thing while I rant - I said to head that I didn't think it was wise to let £100 toys come into school. She split hairs by telling me that they had come down to £70 now (so could may be afford a new one each week) - I have just looked on Amazon - cheapest seems to be about £110, and I would think that they aren't the ones to be seen with?

Rant over, gin out! Thanks for making me feel human.

Good grief no!

God no! (in theory school confiscates any toys/private possessions until the end of the week - they're not too hot about enforcement in practice, but they'd never let a DS in).

No toys allowed here, and even if they were, there is NO way I would allow DS's to be taken in - that's just going to end up in lost games/broken or lost consoles. Ridiculous.

Our school don't allow toys especially expensive ones to be brought in. They do however have a class set of 30 Nintendo ds's that are used in lessons.

No, no, no, no, no.

And no.

Absolutely not!!Our school doesn't allow any electronic toys to be brought in. Children can bring in diablos, skipping ropes etc as well as inexpensive toys on specially designated days.

My DCs aren't allowed to take any toys to school.

At the end of term they have "games day" but this is restricted to board games etc, anything electronic is not allowed.

No toys at my DCs' schools in general.

On last day of term etc toys and games allowed but even then no electronic games (ie DS, PSP etc).

Seems totally fair enough. I agree with those who say, too expensive a toy to be taken to school!

NO way. Too expensive, too likely to spark arguments, & anyway, they should be running about at playtime.

Nintendo etc are for unavoidable sitting down, eg. long boring car journeys!

Back in the day we used to colour in squares of wallpaper during wetplay.

LOL paisley - so did we!

Mutter mutter, times have changed, mutter...