'It will get even WORSE,' families fume as school threatens to charge parents £6 for late pick-ups | G10L5KM | 2024-01-24 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 reach.
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 beneath the new rules, which got here into place this month, any students left behind after the pick-up time can be placed in an after-school club and their mother and father will probably be charged for the privilege.
Mrs Browne wrote: "We've an growing variety of youngsters who are being collected late at the end of the day, without the office being knowledgeable or any apology to employees.
"Employees have work to complete 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 occasion, shall be put into after faculty membership and a payment of £6.00 will apply.
"We perceive 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 Keen, who represents the world the place the varsity is predicated, has backed the coverage.
She stated: "I don't assume that is unreasonable as youngsters might 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 simply encourage all mother and father to communicate 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," earlier than adding a laughing emoji.
COULD MAKE PROBLEM 'WORSE'
One other commentator stated: "Earlier studies have proven that the primary drawback with policies like that is that it will possibly truly result in the problem getting worse as individuals can start to see the cost as a cost for a service and subsequently really feel less guilt about doing it.
"In this case the £6 for having the varsity look after their kid may appear to be a very good deal and so extra mother and father may start leaving their youngsters."
Others although 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 as soon as faculty has finished for the day."
A second commentator thought: "Properly accomplished that Headteacher! What the varsity are doing is completely affordable, asking these mother and father just 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 an actual emergency where a dad or mum was late, the varsity would take this under consideration but for different mother and father who are just all the time late this can be a nice concept!"
While a third stated: "I feel this can be a incredible concept!! Mother and father, myself included, pay for after faculty membership for my son as we both are unable to select him up on the end of faculty as a result of work commitments!!
"So why shouldn't these poor time keepers pay as nicely?!?!?
"My solely concern 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 got here into place this term.
A spokesman for the native authority stated: "Mother and father have been informed at first of November 2023 that pupils who are collected late from faculty on multiple occasion, can be put into after-school membership and a charge of £6 may be applied.
"The varsity appreciates that there may be events the place late collection is unavoidable and easily asks that oldsters hold 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 Sun On-line has contacted the varsity for remark.
In January final yr, mother and father hit out after a school introduced a £5 fine for each half-an-hour they have been late in picking-up their youngsters.
A& Kent& faculty also got here underneath hearth for saying they might effective& parents £1 for every five minutes& they have been late for decide up
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