I've just had ANOTHER stand up row in the street!!!

geri1965_2

I live in Bristol too - it's hardly shameful to live in the same town as someone who takes their children to school in pyjamas! I dare say in all towns there are people who do things we might not.

My niece once went to the cinema in hers - she lives in Weston-super-Mare though

adouglasmhor

I know someone who went on Top of the Pops in their's
s.

Mark_Hewitt

It does seem to be only a recent phenomenum. When I was at school 80's to mid-90's. NOBODY was brought to school by car, and I mean, nobody at all. We all either walked or got the bus.

pin1onu

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

It does seem to be only a recent phenomenum. When I was at school 80's to mid-90's. NOBODY was brought to school by car, and I mean, nobody at all. We all either walked or got the bus.

It is a relatively recent thing. With the current economic climate the reality for many families is that both parents have to work. What's changed is that the schools will not accept responsibility for the children until the start of school (because of insurance liability). That means that parents cannot drop off the children and go on to work or whatever. Instead they have to park up and wait for the teachers to come out. Pre-school care costs are prohibitive. If you have a job to go to it can make things very tight, timewise, and with public transport being a joke in many areas means that many parents have little option other than to drive to the school, park up, drop the kids and then on to work. They then have to repeat the whole thing in the afternoon.

Consider also that many parents cannot get their kids into a school within walking distance. I have to drive my children to/from school because they are to young to walk on their own at the moment and no public transport exists.

juliescot

pin1onu wrote: »

It is a relatively recent thing. With the current economic climate the reality for many families is that both parents have to work. What's changed is that the schools will not accept responsibility for the children until the start of school (because of insurance liability). That means that parents cannot drop off the children and go on to work or whatever. Instead they have to park up and wait for the teachers to come out. Not sure what that means. Come out where? Pre-school care costs are prohibitive. If you have a job to go to it can make things very tight, timewise, and with public transport being a joke in many areas means that many parents have little option other than to drive to the school, park up, drop the kids and then on to work. They then have to repeat the whole thing in the afternoon.

Consider also that many parents cannot get their kids into a school within walking distance. I have to drive my children to/from school because they are to young to walk on their own at the moment and no public transport exists.

I don't think the problem is driving kids to school rather it is the inconsiderate and sometimes illegal parking that offends