School off tomorrow can kids go into town?

victory

Youngest school is closed, strike, in town there are always the police stopping the kids for trauncy taking their details down and trying to send them back to school but tomorrow it will not be so can he go into town on his own to meet his friends?

I am going on the same bus with him but he wanted to go with his friends to macdonals seen as he is off school, just wondering if the police would stop him?

Plans_all_plans

No, they won't stop him. There'll be millions of kids off school tomorrow. And even if they do, you can prove his school's shut so he's not truanting anyway.

Bufger

I can imagine they will have their hands full if they try to. Lots of kids will be in town tomorrow with and without parents. I'd be inclined to let him go but give you a ring if he gets stopped so you can pick him up. he wont exactly get into trouble and they cant send him back to school because its closed!

victory

Thanks for the replies:D was taking him there but not actually sitting with his pals whilst they eat macdonals, then we meet up again and get the same bus back just I know if the police stopped him he would be beside himself:D

Bufger

Just tell him if a policeman stops him not to worry. Kids shouldnt be afraid of the police anyway

victory

Thank you...............................:D

jamespir

perhaps you could find them some homework to do instead of letting them hang round mcdonalds

victory

jamespir wrote: »

perhaps you could find them some homework to do instead of letting them hang round mcdonalds

Of course;)................

balletshoes

victory wrote: »

Youngest school is closed, strike, in town there are always the police stopping the kids for trauncy taking their details down and trying to send them back to school but tomorrow it will not be so can he go into town on his own to meet his friends?

I am going on the same bus with him but he wanted to go with his friends to macdonals seen as he is off school, just wondering if the police would stop him?

blimey I'm impressed the police do any of that in your town - they don't here!
As approximately 90% of all schools are supposed to be closed due to strikes tomorrow, I'd say your son will be perfectly safe tomorrow, and won't be challenged by police for being in town without you.

victory

balletshoes wrote: »

blimey I'm impressed the police do any of that in your town - they don't here!
As approximately 90% of all schools are supposed to be closed due to strikes tomorrow, I'd say your son will be perfectly safe tomorrow, and won't be challenged by police for being in town without you.

They are red hot here, they walk up and down and I have seen once that they had an interpreter because the person they were trying to talk to said he did not speak english so they radioed through and got a translator, they see a child and always go straight up to the parents and ask why the child is not in school, they ask to see papers, they ask to see docs, dentist appointment cards, they are very thorough:D

balletshoes

Don't take this the wrong way, but have the police not got anything else to do?