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Lack of respect? What do you think?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestersh ire/7455330.stm
Just seen the above story on bbc news, and I think it is terrible!
Now I can understand that it may be difficult, because by the sounds of it it is a special needs school, but what if the staff are good friends with the teacher?
3 years ago, the son of a teacher at the school my brother is a teacher at died, and on the day off the funeral, not only did most of the teachers go, but a lot of pupils went to pay their respects aswell. Pretty much an entire secondary school was closed for the day, and not a complaint or anything from anyone.
I just think it is very disrespectful, and wrong, not to allow people to go to a colleagues funeral!
Rant over!
Just seen the above story on bbc news, and I think it is terrible!
Now I can understand that it may be difficult, because by the sounds of it it is a special needs school, but what if the staff are good friends with the teacher?
3 years ago, the son of a teacher at the school my brother is a teacher at died, and on the day off the funeral, not only did most of the teachers go, but a lot of pupils went to pay their respects aswell. Pretty much an entire secondary school was closed for the day, and not a complaint or anything from anyone.
I just think it is very disrespectful, and wrong, not to allow people to go to a colleagues funeral!
Rant over!
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This is yet another example of the petty little obnoxious bureaucrats that we have running our councils.
they love to justify things with "we have a duty blah blah blah"
the only duty they seem to have is to themselves, what difference will it make if these kids miss one day of school ? absolutely none thats how much, by all accounts its not a normal school anyway, so it will probably make even less difference.
as for the kids do you think they would care if they missed a day ?! like heck they would.
pretend its a bank holiday or something, it aint difficult for gods sake !
they love to justify things with "we have a duty blah blah blah"
the only duty they seem to have is to themselves, what difference will it make if these kids miss one day of school ? absolutely none thats how much, by all accounts its not a normal school anyway, so it will probably make even less difference.
as for the kids do you think they would care if they missed a day ?! like heck they would.
pretend its a bank holiday or something, it aint difficult for gods sake !
>its not a normal school anyway, so it will probably make even less difference.
Oh so "normal" kids cannot miss a days education, but special needs kids are all stupid so it does not matter.
My son has special needs. He is 18 and is very bright. He has trouble reading and writing, but tends know more than many "normal" kids because he listens carefully when many of the other students are mucking about.
This person below has special needs, is he stupid ?
http://www.resonancepub.com/shawki2.gif
No, he wrote a book about black holes and the universe that most "normal" people cannot begin to understand.
Dont think that just because someone is in a wheelchair or has special needs it makes their education less important.
Beethoven was deaf, the guy who invented Braille (Louis Braille) was deaf AND blind, Stephen Hawkins is in a wheelchair. They can contribute.
Oh so "normal" kids cannot miss a days education, but special needs kids are all stupid so it does not matter.
My son has special needs. He is 18 and is very bright. He has trouble reading and writing, but tends know more than many "normal" kids because he listens carefully when many of the other students are mucking about.
This person below has special needs, is he stupid ?
http://www.resonancepub.com/shawki2.gif
No, he wrote a book about black holes and the universe that most "normal" people cannot begin to understand.
Dont think that just because someone is in a wheelchair or has special needs it makes their education less important.
Beethoven was deaf, the guy who invented Braille (Louis Braille) was deaf AND blind, Stephen Hawkins is in a wheelchair. They can contribute.
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayN ode.jsp?nodeId=132935&command=displayContent&s ourceNode=132702&contentPK=20879202&folderPk=7 7465&pNodeId=132393
Extra staff have been brought in to allow teachers at a school to attend the funeral of their head today.
It comes after the Mercury reported on Saturday how staff at Millgate School, Knighton Fields, Leicester, were disappointed after the city council refused their request to close the school to allow them to pay their respects to Jane Woolstencroft.
Mrs Woolstencroft, 52, died of cancer on Wednesday.
Those wanting to attend her funeral will now be able to do so after Leicester City Council leader Ross Willmott held talks with education officials .
Coun Willmott said: "We wanted to find a way forward to keep the school open and allow staff wanting to go to the funeral to be able to. We are going to put in extra staff in the school.
"Our sympathies go out to the family of Jane Woolstencroft and the staff who knew her.
"These are special circumstances and I think we should do everything we can to help while not affecting the pupil's education."
Mrs Woolstencroft worked at Millgate school, which caters for 44 boys with behavioural difficulties, for 15 years, alongside many of its current staff.
They had written a letter to the council's education bosses asking for permission to close as a sign of respect.
The council refused, saying it would not have been in the interests of the children.
Extra staff have been brought in to allow teachers at a school to attend the funeral of their head today.
It comes after the Mercury reported on Saturday how staff at Millgate School, Knighton Fields, Leicester, were disappointed after the city council refused their request to close the school to allow them to pay their respects to Jane Woolstencroft.
Mrs Woolstencroft, 52, died of cancer on Wednesday.
Those wanting to attend her funeral will now be able to do so after Leicester City Council leader Ross Willmott held talks with education officials .
Coun Willmott said: "We wanted to find a way forward to keep the school open and allow staff wanting to go to the funeral to be able to. We are going to put in extra staff in the school.
"Our sympathies go out to the family of Jane Woolstencroft and the staff who knew her.
"These are special circumstances and I think we should do everything we can to help while not affecting the pupil's education."
Mrs Woolstencroft worked at Millgate school, which caters for 44 boys with behavioural difficulties, for 15 years, alongside many of its current staff.
They had written a letter to the council's education bosses asking for permission to close as a sign of respect.
The council refused, saying it would not have been in the interests of the children.
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