Goodrich School in Daily Mail

[Huguenot]

The damage that cretinous parents do because they think they're so clever.

DPF I'm merely pointing out that people arguing this poster was okay based on a technicality (which is what you're messing around with here also) are completely missing the point.

We're not in some poncey sixth form debate. This is the real world and real people who get abused and attacked by people over a long period of time.

Ofsted have made it clear that this was a good Head doing a good job. Many posters on here have described their enthusiasm and support for her.

Other posters have demonstrated a complete lack of support, have persisted with rather snotty arguments that this poster is not offensive based on rather pathetic technicalities.

Mainly it's clear that what you've got is what goes on persistently in education. It's simply bullying. Bully from a nasty vindictive clique of parents who are exploiting this situation for their own goals, whatever they may be.

There is a process for addressing underperforming Heads, and it doesn't include malicious posters and daubing B**** C*** on the side of school buildings.

[*Bob*]

That's an easy one DPF.

Singapore is built on a ley line - connected directly to Goodrich school. So it's not wonder Huge knows more about that the other poor schmucks who just live down the road and send their kids their etc etc

[Huguenot]

Think about it: one in ten Heads have been assaulted by parents on school grounds.

One in ten.

One in ten assaulted for doing their job which is essentially caring for and developing children.

One in ten.

Then think about the possible effects of posters showing lynch mobs. Then think about the teachers kids who get assaulted because their parents are teachers. Imagine the terrible fears that teachers go through thinking that their kids are going to be assaulted because of their choice in job.

Then think about how reasonable these pathetic excuses for this poster are, based on technicalities.

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

What technicalities? Not taking down the poster isn't a technicality thats just plain strange. I imagine lots of the parents and teachers would have complained about a lynch mob being on clear view at the school, unless that is they are all complicit in harrassing the poor Head Teacher. The conspiracy widens...

[Huguenot]

Conspiracy? Strange? This is tin foil hat stuff.

A moderate empathy with other people would issue a completely different account. It's far more likely that she simply tried to ignore it, despite her distress, thinking that in time she'd be able to put behind her.

In the end it may have turned out to be a persistent stress that only increased over time, until eventually she needed to talk to someone about it. That person probably then put her into the system.

Nothing strange, no consipracy. Just real people behaving in understandable ways.

[intexasatthe moment]

In the interests of the school ,the headteacher ,parents ,children ,PTA could we let this thread die ?

[LadyLibra]

Most of this thread has actually been a form of cyber bullying on Mrs. Patterson. I am sure if you parents knew your children were doing the same thing, you'd be rightly alarmed and have them stop straight away! Sadly though, by the time you've found out - the damage is already done!!