Stuck as to what to say .. Help please

metroman

Hi everyone

We live up a short private lane shared with a small infants school.

On the whole we all get along and are polite and courteous to eachother, but just lately a problem has occurred in the form of a very noisy teacher who likes to shout instructions at the top of her voice to the children as they are walking up the lane to the school.

Now, this wouldn't normally be a problem, but my son's working hours means he is in bed at this time and is being rudely awoken every morning by this very loud lady.

The reason she is shouting to them is because as the children are walking up the lane, staff are also driving up there at the same time, so she is yelling at them to watch out for the cars and keep out of there way.

Anyways, I won't ramble on, but ive had enough, and even more so my son, and I want to go and speak to the Head of the school as to how this situation can be dealt with a lot more quietly, but I really don't know where to start and need some help from you clever people on here.

Any volunteers

Person_one

Is this a serious post?

LEJC

is the lane wide enough to accomodate a walking area to the side to allow the easy access of the cars whilst children walk at the edge?


are the cars generally driving too fast up the lane as to endanger the children?


if the lane can accomodate both cars and children you could suggest to the school that one side is designated for the walkers...or indeed if the cars are really causing a hazzard then write to the school suggesting more care is taken by the teachers when accessing the lane....i guess you could mention that the teacher has a voice that carries and it seems that you are able to clearly hear the instructions.


You say its a private lane...who actually owns it and maintains it?


There is also the understanding that with a primary school comes a level of noise something which there is going to be little you can do about but I do understand your flustrations.

poet123

Just phone up and tell her what you have told us.

busiscoming2

It strikes me as strange the staff are arriving at the same time as the children, especially infant children. Could the cars driving up there at that time actually be parents dropping their children?

As you live in such close proximity of a school, it is understandable there will be some noise during the course of the day.

Another thing, if they are infants, are they walking up the lane unaccompanied? if not then surely their parents/carers should be looking out for the cars and a member of staff needn't shout out?

metroman

It is only one car wide, but there are places where the children can wait for the cars to pass, and yes the cars could go a lot slower. This was one of the main things I was going to discuss, as there is a 5mph sign at the beginning of the road!!

The road is owned by the landlord of the school, but I very rarely see him and have no contact details whatsoever.

I have no problem sharing the road with the school, and fully understood there would be some noise, but this very loud shouting at 8.15 in the morning really is quite difficult to tolerate, and I need to have some ideas as to what to actually say without making the situation worse.

metroman

busiscoming2 wrote: »

It strikes me as strange the staff are arriving at the same time as the children, especially infant children. Could the cars driving up there at that time actually be parents dropping their children?

As you live in such close proximity of a school, it is understandable there will be some noise during the course of the day.

Another thing, if they are infants, are they walking up the lane unaccompanied? if not then surely their parents/carers should be looking out for the cars and a member of staff needn't shout out?

The staff are latecomers, probably caught in traffic during their commute etc. They are probably driving fast because they are late!

It is a private school, and all the children arrive in minibuses and are not brought in by their parents. They leave the minibus and walk up to the school by themselves which is approx 100ft away.

metroman

poet123 wrote: »

Just phone up and tell her what you have told us.

Its what to exactly say though.

LEJC

metroman wrote: »

I need to have some ideas as to what to actually say without making the situation worse.

OK so initially you tell them that you are a little concerned that cars may be travelling along the lane faster than the quoted 5mph...that is something that should be addressed by the school rather than having to have a teacher with a loud voice on duty every morning.

marmitepotato

Earplugs are your sons friend.

poet123

Most schools want to maintain good relations with their neighbours. Just a quick call to explain what is happening and how it is impacting you should resolve the issue. I agree ear plugs are the way forward though. I live opposite a school and if I am in bed off sick I have to wear them or even through double glazing I can hear playground noise.