Cinnamon Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 ...because today a boy slipped on a patch of ice & knocked himself out So therefore its too dangerous for the pupils to be in school & they will shut instead. Good job we don't have this cold weather often,isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Did they not put any grit down : , or was this just a freak bit of ice left over. Hope the wee guy's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Apparantly their are tiny ice patches all over the place,& its a big school. He went off by ambulance my daughters say.I am sure he will be fine. Looking at the weather forecast,its due to be a degree colder tomorrow My girls are wearing coats now,but the youngest STILL has bare legs & won't wear tights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 If I was his Mum I would insist that school went on as usual. Its madness I tell ye madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Oh dear.....whatever next? Glad to hear he will be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 It isn't going to equip young people with the skills they need when they go out into the real world is it. There are slight risks in every activity. I hope the young lad is OK, but really that is Elfnsafety gone mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 but really that is Elfnsafety gone mad. Glad to hear he's OK, but I have to agree with Eglutine, it is winter afterall karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 hmmm, *note to self what to do tomorrow: slip on ice, get school closed, sue school, make millions....* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 We live in such a litigious society today, the school are probably scared of being sued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 25 years ago I fell on the school path, broke my right arm & got a nasty cut on my knee which needed stitching. This happened on my way home on the day we broke up for Easter. The teachers at school looked really worried when I came into school after the holiday when they found out where I got my injuries, but back in them days it was just one of those things that happen. The path has now been tarmaced, it was previously paved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Schools are sometimes keen to close... a few years ago the senior school round the corner got flooded the day before the last day of term... so closed a day early... So the attached junior school, a few streets away, closed too, out of sympathy, and because they thought 'why should we open if the senior school closes'... It baffled everybody, especially as the last day had parades and what not that the little ones had prepared for... Obviously it's always a worry when a child gets hurt, but ice is ice... winter is winter... no school can guarantee the absolute safety of all child at every second in every square inch of the school... if schools start closing just because the weather drops below zero, they will soon start closing for any other little reason (too warm, too windy, too uncertain)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 well firstly we all hope the young chap is ok but... Who is in charge of our country these days!!! This is complete and utter madness, I though UK laws adopted an air of common sense, the americans don't that's why they spell everything out in black and white. I want to say so much more but I'm already in a bad mood today I'll leave it at that A Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 From what I can gather the schools no longer put grit down because if someone is injured on the grit they can claim against the school, whereas if they slip on ice, it can't be the school's fault, it's just the weather. I had a rant at our primary school the other day - children were asked to take in cakes for the school party but "only shop bought, not home made, due to health and safety" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I hope the poor lad is ok but if he's anything like my boys he would have been searching out the slippery bits to slide on anyway. Here's more madness for you, my youngest son is going with a party from his school to a very nearby Primary School to help out with their Christmas concert on Monday. School has had to fill out all the risk assesment forms and get parental details, G.P. details and parental consents. Ok I hear you say reasonable precautions. Said Primary School is......... wait for it ......... over the road from their school!!! The entrances are virtually opposite each other. They will literally be crossing the same road most of them cross every morning to get to school in the first place but this time it will be in the presence of three members of staff, in a group of 12 rather than hundreds of children and at a time when the road is much quieter, go figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Loopy isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Did they not put any grit down : , or was this just a freak bit of ice left over. Hope the wee guy's okay. Ooo you don't wanna use grit, someone might slip on the uneven surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I hope the poor lad is ok but if he's anything like my boys he would have been searching out the slippery bits to slide on anyway. Here's more madness for you, my youngest son is going with a party from his school to a very nearby Primary School to help out with their Christmas concert on Monday. School has had to fill out all the risk assesment forms and get parental details, G.P. details and parental consents. Ok I hear you say reasonable precautions. Said Primary School is......... wait for it ......... over the road from their school!!! The entrances are virtually opposite each other. They will literally be crossing the same road most of them cross every morning to get to school in the first place but this time it will be in the presence of three members of staff, in a group of 12 rather than hundreds of children and at a time when the road is much quieter, go figure On a similar vein, Joe's sister is a teacher and they were out on a school trip. The coaches weren't back in time for them so T took the children to the park where they were getting the coach for them to eat their lunch. When she got back to the school she was in a spot of bother for not completing a risk assesment form before she took them to the park. She had mentally (whats the worst that can happen ) but as it wasn't done on paper they had to "look into it" Nothing happened about it in the end tho Why why why....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Have they decided to open in the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I think school should close if it is too cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 When it comes to extreme weather, like snow, I can fully understand schools closing, but then maybe that's because I do not work (I've been home for years looking after my endless succession of daughters, the youngest being just one), so I don't need to organise emergency care for my kids if it snows and I have to go to work... Our school is pretty good, they stay open in odd weather, though they are then short of both staff and pupils and have a 'special day'... Last time it snowed, I made it there, as we only live 4 miles away, but only half the pupils or less had made it, so they sent everyone out to play in the snow for an hour in the gardens, then organised special fun activities in the classrooms. I took my girls back home with me instead of leaving them there, cause it saved me driving back to the school in the afternoon to pick them up, and the teachers were happy to have less pupils if they were doing unplanned activities anyway. The way I see it, when the roads are covered in snow, people should only travel if they have to, as things go so slow and risks of accidents are so much higher, limiting the numbers of cars out there can only be a good thing. But for parents who need to go to work, having our school staying open through thick and thin must be a real blessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 School is open I agree,in heavy snow it should shut,as cars & coaches can't get in.The school is on a small,hilly,winding country lane so snow makes things impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 When I was teaching, one Head was of the opinion that if we expected the shops to be open then the school should be too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 When I was teaching, one Head was of the opinion that if we expected the shops to be open then the school should be too. Sensible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
