'It will get even WORSE,' families fume as school threatens to charge parents £6 for late pick-ups | 39FTEJ2 | 2024-01-26 06:08:01
St Peter's Church of England Main Faculty in Folkestone,
PARENTS have been left fuming after a faculty threatened to charge mother and father £6 if they're late to select up their youngsters.
St Peter's Church of England Main Faculty in Folkestone, Kent, says it comes after growing incidences of pupils having to attend for folks to arrive.
In a publication to oldsters, headteacher Toni Browne stated mother and father turning up late without notifying the workplace prevents employees from with the ability to get on with work.
She warned that underneath the brand new rules, which came into place this month, any students left behind after the pick-up time can be placed in an after-school membership and their mother and father shall be charged for the privilege.
Mrs Browne wrote: "We have now an growing number of youngsters who are being collected late at the end of the day, without the workplace being knowledgeable or any apology to employees.
"Employees have work to finish as soon as youngsters have been dismissed and arriving late to collect your youngster prevents employees from with the ability to get on with their work.
"From Time period 2, youngsters who are collected late from school on multiple event, can be put into after faculty club and a payment of £6.00 will apply.
"We understand that sometimes lateness can't be prevented and in these instances it is vital you name the varsity office, so we all know you're operating late."
Folkestone Harbour ward councillor Nicola Eager, who represents the world the place the varsity is predicated, has backed the coverage.
She stated: "I don't assume this is unreasonable as youngsters may be very anxious if their mother and father are late to select them up.
"It doesn't take long for folks to let the varsity know if they will be late. I just encourage all mother and father to communicate clearly with them.
"I might be very stunned if the varsity would truly need to enforce this.
"The pastoral care within this faculty is completely superb."
Nevertheless, the transfer hasn't gone down notably nicely with some mother and father.
One mum wrote online: "If I get charged I'll have to go away him there even longer," before adding a laughing emoji.
COULD MAKE PROBLEM 'WORSE'
Another commentator stated: "Earlier research have shown that the primary drawback with policies like that is that it may possibly truly lead to the problem getting worse as individuals can begin to see the cost as a cost for a service and subsequently feel much less guilt about doing it.
"In this case the £6 for having the varsity take care of their kid may look like a superb deal and so extra mother and father may begin leaving their youngsters."
Others though sided with the headteacher.
One individual added: "It's a faculty not a childminding service so sure charge for late pickups. Teachers have enough to do once faculty has completed for the day."
A second commentator thought: "Nicely finished that Headteacher! What the varsity are doing is perfectly affordable, asking these mother and father simply to do what all the other mother and father are already doing by accessing a paid after faculty childcare membership.
"I am positive that if there was a real emergency the place a dad or mum was late, the varsity would take this under consideration but for different mother and father who are simply all the time late this can be a nice concept!"
While a third stated: "I feel this can be a unbelievable concept!! Mother and father, myself included, pay for after faculty club for my son as we both are unable to select him up on the finish of faculty on account of work commitments!!
"So why shouldn't these poor time keepers pay as properly?!?!?
"My solely concern right here is how they intend to enforce the cost of the £6!?!"
PUPILS PUT INTO AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB
Kent County Council stated no father or mother has been charged because the new charge came into place this time period.
A spokesman for the native authority stated: "Mother and father have been informed at the beginning of November 2023 that pupils who're collected late from faculty on multiple event, shall be put into after-school club and a payment of £6 could also be utilized.
"The varsity appreciates that there may be events the place late collection is unavoidable and simply asks that oldsters hold the varsity knowledgeable.
"The varsity works intently with mother and father and since this announcement was made no mum or dad has been requested to make such a cost."
The Sun Online has contacted the varsity for remark.
In January final yr, mother and father hit out after a school introduced a £5 fine for every half-an-hour they have been late in picking-up their youngsters.
A& Kent& faculty additionally came beneath hearth for saying they might high-quality& parents £1 for every five minutes& they have been late for decide up
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