Now the freaking school are at it!

[Sara_H]

Right on cue, the head at our school has again sent a letter out about cycling to school.

Only Year 5 and 6 pupils are allowed to ride bikes to school, and only if they are helmeted and have done pedal ready training.

Maybe we should have a "Letter to ill informed Headteachers" template!

 

[Sara_H]

[QUOTE 1752720, member: 45"] Our school is only a 5 minute walk but the boys love riding in with their friends. It's like watching the chase scene from ET when their mates call for them and they all ride off down the road.

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Thats fab, I've only just started my son off riding on the road, and he's very slow to pick it up (prefers bickering with me cos I'm being bossy when in fact I'm trying to teach him to ride).

Can't wait til he's confident and able to ride independantly off with his mates or off to visit his Nan etc.

I'm definitely going to write to the Head this time, I didn't last time, not that I expect to achieve much.

 

[martynjc1977]

Right on cue, the head at our school has again sent a letter out about cycling to school.

Only Year 5 and 6 pupils are allowed to ride bikes to school, and only if they are helmeted and have done pedal ready training.

Maybe we should have a "Letter to ill informed Headteachers" template!

The school is not in a position to dictate what a child does outside it's gates, unless the child is using specific school organised transport. As there is no mandatory helmet, or training law in the UK the school is infringing on a parents personal choice to allow their child not to wear a helmet, or receive training. This is covered by human rights law, just the mention of this will probably get the school to back down.

 

[screenman]

That is a good idea, kick off a row and let the child take the stick.

 

[screenman]

Because that is how some people work.

 

[martynjc1977]

That is a good idea, kick off a row and let the child take the stick.

Why would the child be in the firing line? And why would a well conducted discussion descend into a row.

 

[Speedywheelsjeans]

If those kids were cycling all that way in excess of 40mph they'd all be in the Olympics. If they cycle that fast they must row like speedboats

Hills? I hit 50-60mph on some big hills round here

 

[thelawnet]

Right on cue, the head at our school has again sent a letter out about cycling to school.

Only Year 5 and 6 pupils are allowed to ride bikes to school, and only if they are helmeted and have done pedal ready training.

4x4 rules ok, eh?

Complain to the local newspaper.

My daughter is in Nursery and she often rides to school, as does one of her classmates, many more use scooters.

This is a crazy decision.

(Actually the school has a few edicts about cycling, including helmet wearing, I just ignore them. Nothing so bad as banning cycling itself though.)

 

[snorri]

Complain to the local newspaper.

Off topic perhaps, but has a letter to a local newspaper ever resolved anything?

 

[Sara_H]

LOL.

Just been to drop something off at school and the headteachers car is parked across the pavement, completely blocking it and right next to the school entrance!

 

[summerdays]

LOL.

Just been to drop something off at school and the headteachers car is parked across the pavement, completely blocking it and right next to the school entrance!

You should have been in and complained that someone was blocking the pavement for pedestrians making it dangerous or called the police to get them to leave a notice on the car

 

[400bhp]

That is a good idea, kick off a row and let the child take the stick.

I think you'll find it's the cane, or a belt.