'It will get even WORSE,' families fume as school threatens to charge parents £6 for late pick-ups | USKT471 | 2024-01-29 06:08:01
St Peter's Church of England Main Faculty in Folkestone,
PARENTS have been left fuming after a faculty threatened to cost 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 wait for folks to arrive.
In a publication to oldsters, headteacher Toni Browne stated mother and father turning up late without notifying the office prevents employees from with the ability to get on with work.
She warned that beneath the brand new rules, which got here into place this month, any college students left behind after the pick-up time can be positioned 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're being collected late on the end of the day, with out the office being knowledgeable or any apology to employees.
"Employees have work to finish as soon as youngsters have been dismissed and arriving late to gather your baby prevents employees from with the ability to get on with their work.
"From Term 2, youngsters who're collected late from school on multiple event, might be put into after faculty membership and a charge of £6.00 will apply.
"We perceive that sometimes lateness can't be prevented and in these instances it will be significant you name the varsity workplace, so we all know you're operating late."
Folkestone Harbour ward councillor Nicola Keen, who represents the world the place the varsity is predicated, has backed the policy.
She stated: "I don't assume this is unreasonable as youngsters could be very anxious if their mother and father are late to select them up.
"It doesn't take lengthy for folks to let the varsity know if they're going to be late. I simply encourage all mother and father to speak clearly with them.
"I might be very stunned if the varsity would truly should enforce this.
"The pastoral care inside this faculty is completely superb."
Nevertheless, the move hasn't gone down notably properly 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'
One other commentator stated: "Previous research have shown that the primary drawback with policies like this is that it may truly result in the problem getting worse as individuals can begin to see the charge as a cost for a service and subsequently really feel much less guilt about doing it.
"In this case the £6 for having the varsity take care of their child may appear to be a very good deal and so extra mother and father may start leaving their youngsters."
Others though sided with the headteacher.
One individual added: "It's a faculty not a childminding service so yes charge for late pickups. Teachers have sufficient to do once faculty has finished for the day."
A second commentator thought: "Properly completed that Headteacher! What the varsity are doing is completely 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'm positive that if there was a real emergency where a father or mother was late, the varsity would take this under consideration however for other mother and father who're just all the time late this can be a nice concept!"
While a 3rd stated: "I feel this can be a incredible concept!! Mother and father, myself included, pay for after faculty club for my son as we each are unable to select him up at 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 dad or mum has been charged because the new charge got here into place this time period.
A spokesman for the native authority stated: "Mother and father have been informed firstly of November 2023 that pupils who are collected late from faculty on multiple occasion, might be put into after-school membership and a charge 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 maintain the varsity knowledgeable.
"The varsity works intently with mother and father and since this announcement was made no dad or mum has been requested to make such a cost."
The Solar Online has contacted the varsity for comment.
In January last 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.
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