Limo on last day of school

FloFlo

If the head won't step up, even just to have a quiet word, what about the class teacher or a note to the governors.

I also agree that you should have a word with the child's parents who you look after and say that you feel uncomfortable to continue after this.

What is the general feeling between parents? I think you should whisper in a few ears and try to get some sympathy on your side. If all other 20 odd parents are against your child going then there's something up. If they didn't know then surely a few will help out with a small additional cost to let your child join in.

onlyroz

I have never ever heard of kids being picked up from primary school in a limo. Sounds like a pretentious expensive waste of time.

Errata

I hope the drivers get danger money! A limo full of over excited children sounds like an outer circle of hell.

kjmtidea

Valli wrote: »

So, OP, I'm not the only one who has suggested you no longer do the childcare for the boy you currently mind. Are you going to?

I'm not sure, despite all this happening, the child is a really nice kid and such good friends with my son. It seems a bit spiteful if I stop looking after him, something to think about I guess.

Funky_Bold_Ribena

DeannoDino wrote: »

Can't you plead with the parents who organised it more? You can ask if there's anything you can do to help out to gain some more leverage, or if they say there's no space ask for the limo company's details - it might push the parent(s) to give in.

Plead with the parents? She is proving childcare for one which she needs to stop immediately! These other parents can't have it both ways. Either they respect the OP or they don't and their behaviour shows that they definitely don't!

Funky_Bold_Ribena

kjmtidea wrote: »

I'm not sure, despite all this happening, the child is a really nice kid and such good friends with my son. It seems a bit spiteful if I stop looking after him, something to think about I guess.

Not that good friends evidently. The kid's parents are taking the P out of you.

Carlos77

I have been involved in this kind of situation before, a friend of mine hadn't arranged anything for her son, and was a bit last minute. So I volunteered to take him in my convertible, and we managed to arrange an escort of 8 (very noisy) motorbikes. He ended up being the star of the day, and all those with limo's were green with envy at the attention he was getting. Didn't cost anything other than a bit of petrol and community spirit, but had a huge impact for him!

Errata

Carlos77 wrote: »

I have been involved in this kind of situation before, a friend of mine hadn't arranged anything for her son, and was a bit last minute. So I volunteered to take him in my convertible, and we managed to arrange an escort of 8 (very noisy) motorbikes. He ended up being the star of the day, and all those with limo's were green with envy at the attention he was getting. Didn't cost anything other than a bit of petrol and community spirit, but had a huge impact for him!

I think that's a horrible solution. Playing top trumps with kids emotions is unacceptable.

mountainofdebt

Errata wrote: »

I think that's a horrible solution. Playing top trumps with kids emotions is unacceptable.

Totally agree ...but its a horrible situation when one child either has been left out by design or left out by accident and no-one (other than the mother) is concerned.

Thank goodness the only madness that went on when Junior left Junior School was they all wrote on each other's shirts.

thunderbird

kjmtidea wrote: »

My eldest son is in year 6 and it seems to be tradition that children get taken out in a limo on their last day. So as it's getting closer to July I thought I better think about booking it, contacted other parents - only to find out they have already booked limos and fire engines. There is my son and one other child who have been left out.

Can I ask how you actually found this out? If someone had explicitly said to me 'we already arranged it and haven't included your son or the 'bully'' then I would ask why?! So just wanted to check that this is definitely the situation and not just chinese whispers.

If it was a mistake then I would assume they will help to rectify it. If it was deliberate then I would want to understand why.

I must admit, I have never heard of anything like this being done. I don't think my 11 year old would be very excited about being driven around in a limo - there would be 100s of other things that he'd rather be doing!