• Why not ban parents from dropping their kids off in cars? From what I've seen, this is a major source of arguments at the school gate (you cut me up!), as well as probably being a greater risk factor for pupils' health, both through pollution and a greater risk of RTCs.

    Melly, 'sometimes you just have to put up with petty bullshit' is indeed a life lesson, but not one I'm sure schools need to be underlining. I take your points about the responsibilities of and pressures on staff in education, but then let them concentrate on those and not faff about creating more work with these kind of petty regulations.

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