Not allowed photography at school play??

PolishBigSpender

tandraig wrote: »

just to add my twopennorth....exactly how do schools justify the photos they proudly display on their website!

when my GDs were in nursery I was horrified when i went on school website - i was looking for term date info - to find a pic of my gds under stars of the week including their first names! my son went in to school and objected and now they only put up pics no names.......which personally i am still not happy with - but its their website! oh and parents have always been welcome at school plays to take photos of their child AFTER the performance.

I don't understand... why were you horrified?

[Deleted User]

Blimey, so if I help a young mother take her pram down the stairs at a train station (which i've done many times) some people might consider the prelude to 'grooming'?

Good lord, that's a sad indictment on society.

DX2

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

I don't understand... why were you horrified?

Can you imagine how shocked I was this morning to open the paper and see my son staring back at me He was carol singing yesterday and the school picked three children for a nice big photo, name, age, and school jumper with logo on. Can you imagine how many homes/offices this paper is in now
E2A: best check online, it may even be on the papers' website!
E2A again: shock horror it's online also.

vaio

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Blimey, so if I help a young mother take her pram down the stairs at a train station (which i've done many times) some people might consider the prelude to 'grooming'?

Good lord, that's a sad indictment on society.

Nope, because the normal people will carry on helping other normal people carry prams, pick up toddlers, take photos etc etc.

Similarly the SW/Child Protection industry will carry on trying to increase public paranoia and build their power base by constantly chipping away at the rights and freedoms of everyone whilst spectacularly failing to protect the tiny tiny number of kids who actually need protecting

Who will win this little battle, the vocal scaremongers or the normal people, I don’t know but it will be a cold day in hell when I don’t offer to help with a pram down some steps

vaio

mummy_Jay wrote: »

I think the answer to the OP is that one or more parents have informed the school they do not wish their children photographed for what ever reason.

As for one poster suggestions of exclusion for these children, this isn't really a practical option, school plays take lots of time to prepare with the children, so to suggest that each day when they practise this child/children should be singled out and additional staff found to do something else with them, its just not practical.

School plays are not put on to be a photo opportunity for parents they are put on to help build childrens confidence and give them a sense of achievement. Can you not enjoy a play for what it is?

Seems simple to me, pictures should be allowed, if parents don’t want pictures taken then their kids stay out of the play.

They can sit and watch whilst the normal kids are rehearsing or become part of the back stage crew and help with props or whatever.

mrcow

vaio wrote: »

Who will win this little battle, the vocal scaremongers or the normal people

lol - it's a long time since I heard myself being called a "normal" person

nottslass_2

Every year our local Paper publishes the photos from the local Nursery & infants schools nativity plays - lots of lovely piccys of kids dressed up as various farm yard annimals or sporting "T" towels on their heads.
I would therefor be very surprised if there was any official legislation exists barring people taking pictures at such events.

If anybody is that set on getting pictures of children for illicet puposes surely it would be a whole lot easier to pick up a Argos cataloge than to sit through a rendition of "Away in a manger."

mummy_Jay

vaio wrote: »

Seems simple to me, pictures should be allowed, if parents don’t want pictures taken then their kids stay out of the play.

They can sit and watch whilst the normal kids are rehearsing or become part of the back stage crew and help with props or whatever.

Why do you want to punish normal kids by singling them out? As thats what you are doing.

The kids that have parents that don't want pictures taken could have any reason, the kid doesn't have two heads, and could even be the sweetest nicest normal kid in class but their parents have made a choice. Which you wish to punish them for.

It sounds like you don't have kids as your not aware that schools go out of their ways to make sure all the children are involved and on that stage, there is no such thing as stage crew roles for kids that in reception. Why should they miss out on the lessons the teachers are trying to give the children with this play. At the end of the day it's a lesson that just happen to be nice for parent to come and see, they also let parent attend the odd maths and reading lesson, would you also like these children singled out and removed from these lessons cos you wouldn't be able to take photos as its is no different, theya re all lessons parents are invited to attend.

Schools do not stop you taking pictures of your child in their costume, only taking pictures whilst the play is on and of all the children, your not going to miss out on a keep sake if that was all you were worried about.

You may also find that its the schools choice as they find that having cameras flashing has a negative effect on the kids.

jennihen

Just wait until they are a bit older - all of these children will be on one social networking site or another, posting as many photos of themselves and their friends as they can.

wendyphant

mummy_Jay wrote: »

I think the answer to the OP is that one or more parents have informed the school they do not wish their children photographed for what ever reason.

As for one poster suggestions of exclusion for these children, this isn't really a practical option, school plays take lots of time to prepare with the children, so to suggest that each day when they practise this child/children should be singled out and additional staff found to do something else with them, its just not practical.

School plays are not put on to be a photo opportunity for parents they are put on to help build childrens confidence and give them a sense of achievement. Can you not enjoy a play for what it is?

Can I ask then what about poor parents like myself who will have to miss their childs play due to work commitments. If we can'tsee a video of it I will miss out. And before I get slated for not attending my child's play can I remind you all that xmas is about the birth of a child and babies do not stop being born just because it is christmas and someone has to be there to help these little ones into the world.

I agree school plays are to help build confidence but they are also an oppertunity to build memories - memories that are to be kept for a number of years.

My child's play WILL be filmed and photographed by my OH