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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's bad form to bring kids, and [b]it's bad form for the school to say no kids and fail to provide any type of care[/b].  You just have to decide which is worse.[/quote]

Why to the bolded? [b]The onus is on the school to provide care rather than the parents?[/b] If my physical therapist has a no kids policy, is it their responsibility to provide care for my kid? How should the school be able to provide care in this situation? The teachers are involved in the event as are other staff. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes that you don't always see.

You want a few high school kids earning SSL hours taking care of your kids? What ages? The kids typically who cause a disruption are under the age of 4. They need more supervision than that, especially those who are still in diapers. No one besides the parents should have to be responsible for that. If the kids are elementary age, they're usually fine sitting in the hallway outside the classroom with a book or coloring materials or something. Parents are still ultimately responsible for their children in this situation, so you'd have to know if your child would be capable handling this or not.

I work at a school with a high low-income population. We tried to provide childcare for school events for a few years. We got volunteers that didn't show up, way more kids than parents had signed up for, a trashed classroom because toddlers were throwing things they found, kids with dirty diapers, kids who were hungry, kids who were screaming and crying for their parents, and parents who took advantage and socialized after the event ended and would ignore requests to take their children and go home. My principal decided not to continue to provide childcare anymore.

I'm a teacher and usually coordinate with neighbors for things like this. [/quote]

[b]The onus is on the school to provide care if you want the parents to show up, without kids. [/b]Would it be that way in an ideal world? I don't have an opinion on that. Is it that way, in the real world that we actually live in? Yes.[/quote]

NP here and I wholeheartedly disagree. The school has more of a responsibility than the child's own parents? That's ridiculous and sums up what's wrong with our society today. People think that they don't have to take responsibility and push their own responsibilities onto others. In no way should it be the school's responsibility to provide childcare for an event that doesn't include children. That is fully on the parents to find care for their kids if they want to be able to attend. If they don't then that's their choice. [/quote]

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