School Playground

My son attended grades 1&2 at this school. This is our first year of homeschooling but he does still take speech therapy at the school every other day. Do they have the right to tell us to leave the playground?

I would say that the school does have the right to tell you to leave the playground. If it's owned by the school, you don't have the right to just be on their property whenever you wish--outside or in. Some might say, "But our tax dollars pay for it." Well, our tax dollars pay for city hall and government buildings and all kinds of other places, it doesn't mean we have the right to be on the property whenever we wish.

Since your son is there for speech therapy, just stop in at the office afterwards and ask them if it's okay for you to play out there for a while after his sessions. They may be totally fine with it; in which case, they still need to know, even if just for the security of the kids there, just who is on school property.

I don't know about where you live, but a lot of our schools here don't have their own playgrounds--they are actually community playgrounds put there by the community league, which means they ARE open to everyone. Out of respect for the teachers trying to keep an eye on the kids there, we don't go during recess times but do go at other times.

2007-10-16 19:14:37 by hippie@heart

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I have been sued from another parent due to my daughter's behaivor during after school playground hours called the Youth Services Program. I don't think I should be held responsible especially when she's only a 2nd grader and you expect for the school to be responsible.

You didn't give much detail, but I think the person who was watching the students at the time should be held accountable.

2008-02-13 13:40:32 by Concerned Mom

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Just looking for some ideas to help the school pay for a playground. They got a grant but it won't cover it all.

You need to go to the web site of an organization called Kaboom! (Just do a search and include the word "playground"." They help groups build playground and obtain "more" money. They pick a build day, and do it in 6 HOURS!!!! It's awesome!

Good luck!

2009-05-17 09:48:35 by el aji

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We just moved to a new house and our kids will be starting at a new school in the fall. They used to go to a private school. While summer is in session I was wondering if I could take the over and let them play in the playground at their new school to start to get familiar with the school.

. I don't have any children, by the way lol. There is nothing wrong with it not only they are new but they are trying to be familiar with their new school.

2010-06-15 11:00:22 by OhMargi

We have had a new headteacher this year and the things that she thinks of is ridiculous. Last half term somebody slipped over on some rubbish while playing netball on the playground and NEARLY hurt herself.
Our headteacher has now said that if your not taking part in any sport activity at lunch or break on the playground then you are not allowed to go on there. She even comes and moves us off. There is like 800 pupils in my school and we all cant go along the side of the paths or in the blocks. We just get moaned at if we are in the blocks as well. The playground is a place for us to go.
What do you think about it?

i think she sounds silly

2006-11-03 09:05:33 by Ricky V