Dearheart

If this all happens to be true, it doesn't sound like the situation is being dealt with properly at all. & I think it's completely inappropriate for children of such a young age to be so easily exposed to such a thing. Shame on this school if this does happen to be true, they are aware of what's taking place on their premises & are not doing anything about it. ...I'd be traumatized & wouldn't want to go back to at least that school either! Angusvanfrehley I do find your second post a tad bit frustrating. It would be nice if you actually responded to some of the questions you have gotten from making this post rather than escalate something that may or may not even be true... Just a thought.

I'd like to know why my message was removed from this thread?? ''& with all due respect, Pickle, you do not know for sure that nothing is going on. Are you going to tell everyone to sit back & wait for a witness to come onto these forums to verify? Feel free to do that, whilst some of us try to get to the bottom of this. The topic title is misleading & I would personally prefer not to see this escalate. The parents may or may not have already been in touch with the school. Reading the original post I'm not convinced anything was done about it so I contacted the school to make sure they were aware. ''Exactly. very surprised that anyone would give this third-hand gossip the time of day.'' Jeremy, you would be surprised how much third-hand gossip has lead to real cases of animal cruelty. Some witnesses are just not comfortable with reporting it. This may not even be true. But how many children do you know in year 3 who cannot distinguish the difference between a cat in a carrier & a fox in a trap or have been exposed to so much animal abuse that they would make something like this up just to stay at home from school? Either way, it has been reported.'' I fail to see what I have written so offensive? Strange behaviour from moderators/admins.

& with all due respect, Pickle, you do not know for sure that nothing is going on. Are you going to tell everyone to sit back & wait for a witness to come onto these forums to verify? Feel free to do that, whilst some of us try to get to the bottom of this. The topic title is misleading & I would personally prefer not to see this escalate. For this reason I think this thread should be removed or at the very least edited. The parents may or may not have already been in touch with the school. Reading the original post I'm not convinced anything was done about it so I contacted the school to make sure they were aware. ''Exactly. very surprised that anyone would give this third-hand gossip the time of day.'' Jeremy, you would be surprised how much third-hand gossip has lead to real cases of animal cruelty. Some witnesses are just not comfortable with reporting it. This may not even be true. But how many children do you know in year 3 who cannot distinguish the difference between a cat in a carrier & a fox in a trap or have been exposed to so much animal abuse that they would make something like this up just to stay at home from school? Either way, it has been reported. Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James, with all due respect, what's been described > is information passed by a child to its parents, > and then posted on an Internet forum by a friend > of the parents. It's hardly first hand verified > fact!

The original poster sounds genuine & if they truly believe their friends daughter witnessed a trapped & distressed fox {or other animal} I don't think they would go out of their way to post with concern. Whether this is true or not I have brought this to the schools attention. If there is even the smallest chance that there is an animal trapped & can be released, I do not see a problem with acting on hearsay. Mick Mac, If this happens to be true & nothing is being done to help the trapped animal, are you really going to tell me to mind my own business? Although I do think this would have been better coming from the parents of the child who witnessed this.

If you are not going to get in touch with someone about this, I will. I cannot stand the thought of any animal suffering & whether it is a fox or not, it may still be in that cage.

I'm looking forward to seeing the little bats that come out in the evenings! If only I could take a picture.

bornagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When our's were small we thought 'child-friendly' > described places where we could blend in and eat > without stress (Wagamama was a particular > favourite). We certainly did not expect special > play areas or freedom to roam. How time change > (and my younger child is only just leaving primary > school?) I'm 23 years old now & this reminds me very much of how it felt back when I was younger. But then again, I was a very well behaved kid, brought up single-handedly by my mother. The attitude of some parents these days who demand special treatment is embarrassing to me & is going to set a bad example for their children. I'm still in shock that some children are being pushed around or strapped in buggies at the age 5. Just wow...

Hi horseplay, Terribly sorry to hear about your friends experience :< Isn't it about time some cameras & better lighting was put in place in this particular area? It is well known for muggings which is why I try to avoid walking through this park late at night or whenever it gets dark... even in broad daylight. I tend to walk through when other shoppers are passing. I just feel a little safer.