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@lazybeard "I am no longer directly involved in these situations but as I understood it when I was:
They are neither responsible nor liable for pupil journey mode to & from school.
They can advise on what they feel is best practice but shouldn't (mustn't?) discriminate based on peoples preferred option for the journey. Detention would be discrimination in this case IMO.
The only power they do have is to refuse to store bikes/scooters on school premises."
this is legally true^^^^^^^^^^^^- fact is many heads feel themselves to be responsible for the school journey, at same time arent prepared to take on the pavement parking that occurs at their gates (especially younger head teachers that spout bollocks about 'parental choice' and so on) If they have grown a pair- the reality of school gates in this country is decided by heads and their site rules, ' no drop off zone- emergency and disabled parking etc' diplomatically approach and inform them they arent responsible and wearing a polystyrene lump aint gonna save their kids lives, despite what headway say