Stolen jacket at school

VfM4meplse

bylromarha wrote: »

And I'd make sure nothing else went to school that wasn't left inside a room where my kid was going to be.

And how exactly would you do that? It's not as if your child would have any warning!

It probably was an honest mistake but the school could be doing a lot more to right it.

meritaten

If the children weren't warned not to bring jackets bags etc - and the school set up a designated area for their items. Then the school have made themselves liable for the stolen items. How hard would it be to have locked the items in a store cupboard?
I would be asking them to reimburse me for the jacket with the threat of small claims court.

Jagraf

meritaten wrote: »

If the children weren't warned not to bring jackets bags etc - and the school set up a designated area for their items. Then the school have made themselves liable for the stolen items. How hard would it be to have locked the items in a store cupboard?
I would be asking them to reimburse me for the jacket with the threat of small claims court.

Really seriously . To be honest I'm sure the school were just trying to abide by exam procedure in order to give kids the best opportunity to do well in their GCSEs.

I would perhaps get the police involved to find the culprit, if I had the inclination, but I wouldn't blame the school.

Locked them in which store cupboard? Who has keys? What's in the store cupboard? Do you allow the kids to put them in store cupboard themselves, or does a teacher take the bags off them? Because, at the end of the day, people sue.

Jagraf

VfM4meplse wrote: »

And how exactly would you do that? It's not as if your child would have any warning!

It probably was an honest mistake but the school could be doing a lot more to right it.

Maybe there are copious amounts of letters in the bottom of a school bag that parents can't be axxxx to read. OP excepted, just talking generally.

amistupid

geerex wrote: »

The school made him leave the jacket, they're liable. Can't have it both ways.

It would be interesting to know if the school is liable for clothing items stolen from changing rooms when the pupils are on PE.

meritaten

ok adey - every place I have worked at - as I am sure you found too, personal items which you cant take with you are locked away.
as the children were doing an exam, surely the invigilator could have had a cupboard key and locked the items away then opened up again for the children to retrieve their belongings. or the items could have just been taken into the room and piled on a desk to be kept under the eye of the pupils.
Why do people think that schools can do whatever they like? they have the same duty of care as other public places. they may SAY they aren't liable - but read the law and its apparent that they are!
the kids were told to leave their belongings and those belongings were not safeguarded - that makes the school liable.

missbiggles1

meritaten wrote: »

ok adey - every place I have worked at - as I am sure you found too, personal items which you cant take with you are locked away.
as the children were doing an exam, surely the invigilator could have had a cupboard key and locked the items away then opened up again for the children to retrieve their belongings. or the items could have just been taken into the room and piled on a desk to be kept under the eye of the pupils.
Why do people think that schools can do whatever they like? they have the same duty of care as other public places. they may SAY they aren't liable - but read the law and its apparent that they are!
the kids were told to leave their belongings and those belongings were not safeguarded - that makes the school liable.

I've worked for numerous organisations over my working life and I've never come across that - I really don't understand how you can think it normal.

Jagraf

meritaten wrote: »

ok adey - every place I have worked at - as I am sure you found too, personal items which you cant take with you are locked away.
as the children were doing an exam, surely the invigilator could have had a cupboard key and locked the items away then opened up again for the children to retrieve their belongings. or the items could have just been taken into the room and piled on a desk to be kept under the eye of the pupils.
Why do people think that schools can do whatever they like? they have the same duty of care as other public places. they may SAY they aren't liable - but read the law and its apparent that they are!
the kids were told to leave their belongings and those belongings were not safeguarded - that makes the school liable.

Ha Ha - the invigilator has a cupboard key? :rotfl::rotfl: they are there to invigilate!

GwylimT

geerex wrote: »

The school made him leave the jacket, they're liable. Can't have it both ways.

They could have taken their coat into the exam hall and be swiftly disqualified by the invigilators employed by the exam board. Exam boards rules are incredibly clear and one of those rules is that coats must not be taken into the exam room.

bylromarha

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I've worked for numerous organisations over my working life and I've never come across that - I really don't understand how you can think it normal.

Ditto - I think never had a place to lock my stuff except when I was part time at Tesco during A levels.