Am I expecting to much asking the school to try to help me find DS1's glasses?

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DS1 (7) came home after trampolining one Fri without his glasses. We waiting til the monday then went into school to look for them.
For PE & games they change in the classroom and he knows to put them in his bag or tray. But for after school trampolining they get changed in the corridor and things are a bit chaotic.
Thinking they'd turn up, I didn't rush to order another pair, but we had his old ones just in case.
Anyway school weren't very helpful at all (lots of 'tutting' from the office, shrugging from teacher, "have you looked in the lost property box?" (yes...))

Anyway, mid week DS accidently breaks his spare glasses and was suddenly without any.
We have another eye hospital appointment next week, so we were just going to wait (expecting that he will need a new prescription anyway), but
over the weekend DS1 suddenly started getting double vision.

So - we asked the school if we could put an urgent note via the mail system asking people to check their kids' bags/ if anyone had seen his glasses.

They said NO ! After some discussion, they said that if we wrote a note, they would put it on the noticeboard at the side of the school (the one nobody looks at.... ).

As a result we spent all day yesterday, kept DS off school and had to do the rounds of GP/ hospital/ optician to get him some emergency glasses .

I know the school can't be responsible for every child's lost property, but I was shocked by how unhelpful they seemed, even when I explained why it was so important....?

I get my children who wear glasses to leave them with me during PE (I'm a teacher not a mother of many BTW!) I'm shocked at the school's response. Perhaps you approached them at a particularly busy time (no excuse but could explain their lack of interest?)

That is not on.

Dd's school were prepared to put a note in to the bookbags bags when she lost her ballet shoes which, lets face it, is not exactly life shattering at £9 per pair.

Hmm - interesting. Yes, I thought they were being a bit unhelpful, but just wanted to gauge reponse here.

Chip Butty - yes, the PE classes etc are not an issue, as the glasses go on the teachers desk or in his tray, it's the after school trampoling which is run by an outside company (although the school gets revenue from it).

Anyway, I think the moment has passed, as we now have bought a new pair (£30!) and will get an NHS voucher for a spare pair next week hopefully.

To be honest, I think it's the women in the school office being a bit 'jobsworthy' and (understandably) over-reacting to the thought that they might get deludged by lost property requests.