School transpor sutiability / appeal

kissmeimposh

Bree wrote: »

Yes you're right, the child in question was in Yr 5. But I have known of 4yr/5yr olds go to school in a taxi on their own, in fact one of my daughters friends did, still does, she's in yr 1 now.

Year 5 is year 5. Not comparable.
Was the taxi driver of yoru daughters friend a relative or neighbour who happened to have access to the Council contract? Was your daughters friend being monitored by Social Services?

frugallass

kissmeimposh wrote: »

It.
Some of you misconstrue my words and some others jsut want me to settle for something the Council offers even though it is not suitable.

What do you want the council to offer you?

frugallass

kissmeimposh wrote: »

However much resolving or fighting this will cost the Council I will do what is best for my child

what do you consider to be best for your child?

Bree

kissmeimposh wrote: »

Year 5 is year 5. Not comparable.
Was the taxi driver of yoru daughters friend a relative or neighbour who happened to have access to the Council contract? Was your daughters friend being monitored by Social Services?

Taxi driver is'nt a friend or relative of my friend.
My friend or her daughter is'nt/has'nt been monitored by Social Services. What makes you think she might be?
Our lea provides free transport based on the distance we live from the school and the age of the child, not wheather you are being monitored by Social Services.

kissmeimposh

Bree wrote: »

Taxi driver is'nt a friend or relative of my friend.
My friend or her daughter is'nt/has'nt been monitored by Social Services. What makes you think she might be?
Our lea provides free transport based on the distance we live from the school and the age of the child, not wheather you are being monitored by Social Services.

Just seemed that maybe it's a a teenage mother with little experience or sense of responsibility, to send such a little girl alone in a cab unless the driver was a relative or similar. If I worked for social services and heard about such an occurance I'd want to check it out for the girl's sake.

kissmeimposh

frugallass wrote: »

What do you want the council to offer you?

Something that respects my legimate and reasonable concerns about having a very young child travelling alone which in the sepcific circumstances even the school is not encouraging, and does not require me to give the council my time and expense doing something that is their full responsibility.
A bus service, which they can't; an escort, which they won't; or a taxi service with other kids, which they aren't able to. I don't want to be the driver and escort on behalf of the council but if they force me to take this role then they need to cover all the reasonable costs of it becuase it is their responsibility in the first place.

frugallass

No - your child is your responsibility - stop trying to blame other people for your inadequecies - the council have offered you all that they can offer and you're not accepting that - just because you can't accept it doesn't make you right

Your comment about the teenage mother having little experiene or sense of responsibility was highly disrespectful to all teenage mothers - how dare you !

You still haven't answered the question - how old is 'the child'

MrsE_2

kissmeimposh wrote: »

I think that other than a teacher the child should not be foreced to be alone with ANY adult!
Conor and all those who thanked you please indicate if in fact you yourself have actually sent your very very small child alone with a stranger taxi driver. Don't you think the Council should have made it very clear when they allocated the child to the school, that there may be no transport in place so that the parents can consider that when deciding if to accept the allocation? Do you think it's right that the Council will decide just before term-time that they'll send the very little child alone with a stranger without any prior indication? Do you think that a CRB check is a guarantee against molestation and regardless of how small the proportion of taxi drivers who are kiddlie fiddlers would you take the chance with your own child and believe the Council vetting is sufficient for you to rest assured that your child won't be molested? And, you seem to be discriminating as well by assuming the taxi driver is necessarily a man.

You said a school bus, but if your so out of the way. they might have to pick your child up first & I guess you wouldn't like that either, but some child has to get on the bus first.

MrsE_2

kissmeimposh wrote: »

No, it's an allocated more distant school. Yes, they agreed to provide transport but never gave any indication whatsover that it could possibly entail sending the child alone with a stranger and we would not accept that. Having said that, in accepting the allocation we relied on their assurance that there would be transport. If they expect us to take them then we should be paid petrol allowance as well as compensated for our time as escorts despite being parents as well. Otherwise we are likely would have appealed the allocation. We do not want to work as unpaid employees or 1-hour-a-day slaves to the Council just becuase they mislead us and will not live up to their commitment to provide a reasonable transport solution.

You want to be paid for your time to take your child to school?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kissmeimposh

Mrs E, In this case the time to take my child to school is the Council's time and responsibility. I would rather they fulfill their legal duty to do so sufficiently. But if they cannot and I have to do it for them then they should to bear the reasonable cost of that. Just becuase I reasonably refuse to send the small child alone in a cab in the specific circumstances does not mean the Council is entitled to shirk its obligation or enjoy a savings.

frugallass you are totally taking my remarks out of context. I was not being rude to any teenage mums but rather I was questioning the sensibility of any mum who would send their tiny child alone in a cab regularly. I would question this if it the mum was any age, colour, creed etc. My child is my responsibility and as such I have an obligation to demand reasonable transport; and the fact that the Council inadequately planned the transport and misled us when they allocated the school does not mean I should disrupt the child's education and social structure now by moving to a new school or forgiving the Council for its shortcomings and making up for these myself. Agreeing to allow the child to ride alone in these circumstances would be to neglect my parental responsibility. frugallass you sure are opinionated when it comes to deciding what is best for other people's children.