Loud Music from school, what are the rules?

maman

I do hope that OP comes back with more detail about this music. I've never heard of a school playing loud music except at discos and maybe fetes.
I had a situation where loud music was coming from a house in the street behind me. It was in the summer and just in the afternoon. It worked out that a teenager on study leave was waking up at lunchtime every day and then turning his music on until his parents got home from work.
I contacted the council and they wrote to the family (I didn't know them myself) and it stopped PDQ. 

suejb2

The O.P has never returned to both threads (s)he started. Why ask for advice then not bother replying to questions which may be of some benefit?

Retireby40

suejb2 said:

The O.P has never returned to both threads (s)he started. Why ask for advice then not bother replying to questions which may be of some benefit?

Because in reality the problem doesnt really exist. Schools play music in the dining hall sometimes at lunch and breaks. I have never seen a school play loud music in the playground at lunch time. And even if it did it would last for the lunch break which is 45minutes. To say that the whole house cant function because of this is untrue.

They also stated they were dreading the summer. Why would a school play music in the summer when there is no one to listen to it.

Complaining just to complain. If there was other problems her neighbours or neighbouring houses would have complained and it would have been sorted.

I suspect the music is the school bell which rings every hour for 10 seconds.

HRH_MUngo

I was just going to say that surely an hour a day (in term time) of music can't possibly disrupt the OP's whole family? I think the OP is being completely unreasonable. Life can't stop because they like to rest in the afternoon

thorsoak

Her teenagers - if they are typical teenagers - will have their earbuds in and will hear absolutely nothing apart from their music/background to online games.

pickledonionspaceraider

I live backing on to a primary school.  I don't mind it - the noise from the playground (the kids playing etc), I chose to live here. I find it quite comforting in a strange urban way

However,  I did not know before moving in is that they would (couple of years back) install a school bell / alarm and,  at 08.30am, 1pm, 2pm, there is an EXTREMELY  loud alarm - think air raid shelter type noise. It really is deafening and very intrusive - and goes on for a good two minutes each time.

Normally it doesn't cause me any issues as I am out of the house, but if I am off work for any reason it does get on my nerves - especially this week as I have been ill.  

I understand the need for some alarm though so that isn't really my problem (although we had whistles in my day ha)- my issue is that they do not even shut it off for the Holidays, so every school holiday, even the six week break, they still leave the school bell turned on and it activates as usual, to an empty playground....

There are a lot of retired people around here whom approached the school last September and asked them if they could shut the alarm off during the 'non school days' - and the school sent a letter out to all the residents saying that they would not be shutting the alarm off, as it was wired into the burglar alarm.

Also living backing on to a school, lets me see how often the lights are accidentally left on, when I am drawing my curtains. They regularly leave the lights on all night, all weekend, or all holiday.  I know sounds really petty, but it is tax payers cash, and it happens on a regular basis. If they cut down on their leccy bill, they could afford some extra bean bags or something

Sunshinesally

I have been ill, thats why I've havent been back,  Evironmental health are saying because it's 9-5 they can't do anything but thery are coming to listen this week anyway.  I just wanted to know if anyone knows if the 9-5 policy was correct  as it seem to contradict the gov information. I.E impacting health.
The homes were here before the school.
The headteacher will not come to listen.
The music is much louder than the children playing etc, the bass goes right thorugh my house (about 150 metres away as a guess). My neighbour has complianed, I am dreading any nice sunny days as unable to sit out out lunchtime in peace. 
Please be nice! Im feeling a fragile.
I had also posted this on the "In My Home" forum as I wasn't expecting many replies so you may prefer to answer there.

thorsoak

If the headmaster will not listen, I would suggest that you find out the names of the governors of the school (the local authority should be able to provide you with a list of governors) and contact the Head of Governors and invite him/her around at lunchtime.    From what you have now said, I would imagine that it is a music class/club which takes place at lunchtime in the main hall - which would explain why it is absent on wet days when the children have to stay inside.   

Drawingaline

I have walked past a primary school that was blasting out chart hits in the playground and all the kids were dancing about. It was crazy loud!!! It was lovely to witness as I walked by, but, yes I imagine as an everyday event it would be torture for anyone trying to work/sleep in the houses opposite, within 20m of the playground. 

JReacher1

All the neighbours could start playing their own loud music between 9am - 12pm.  Once lessons are disrupted the school may start to compromise.