If you knew for a fact and I do, that someone I knows partner who's kid goes to the same school as yours is a peadafile would you report it ? Need to be anonymous though.
If you knew for a fact and I do, that someone I knows partner who's kid goes to the same school as yours is a peadafile would you report it ? Need to be anonymous though.
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All parents have to undergo working with children/police checks before volunteering at the school. So unless this parent is engaging in a classroom
Volunteer capacity then no I wouldn't tell the principle
Thats not correct. I volunteer at my kids school and I haven't had a children/police check..
Depending where you are, I'm in NSW and volunteer at my sons school in the canteen and I was told until I produced a current working with children's check I would be unable to volunteer as it's against the law to not have one.
http://www.volunteering.nsw.gov.au/volunteers/getting-started/working-wi...
In South Australia you can't even listen to reading or work in canteen without one
I'm in qld and you can volunteer to help with activities without one, sports days, swimming carnivals, working bees etc and even if this guy wasn't volunteering to help with activities I would hope if someone had this information that they would tell someone such as the principal so it could be followed up on, parents are able to go to sports carnivals etc to cheer the kids on without needing a blue card in any state..
There was NOTHING about this person volunteering at the school. The fact he's even allowed anywhere near the school, the car park, anywhere is disgusting enough.
Yes. I wouldn't blab all over the place, I wouldn't be starting rumours etc but I believe taking the Principal aside and mentioning what you know would be a good idea. Even if it's just so they know to not ask him to pitch in on sports days, swimming carnivals, working bees etc.
It depends, if you know the person and they know you know about it.. it'd be pretty simple to put 2 and 2 together. I think it's important for that parent to be away from the school and not be able to attend assemblies etc. but I would imagine their court order or parole should have specific requirements to adhere to.
You would most likely have to tell the principal in person as if you send something anonymously, chances are it'll go through someone else first who may not maintain confidentiality.
Maybe write a letter to the school and put it in the mailbox.
I would definitely let the principal know, but I would just organise a meeting with him/her so that way it's being told privately and not spreading rumours etc
You kind of have to be careful about spreading information/rumours. Do you know the parole conditions/court orders that the person must follow etc. If you do want to discuss this issue with the principal, don't do the whole anonymous letter drop - it's not the right way to address the serious nature of the issue and can backfire. Maybe an appointment to speak to the principal in confidence to ensure right processes are followed, or get some legal advice on the situation.
I thought convicted pedophiles weren't allowed within a certain distance of a school?
If I knew I was correct, I would not worry about being anonymous, I would be contacting the school and setting a meeting with the principal and raising my concerns with him/her.
The principal cannot discuss it further with your name attached to the issue as it breaches confidentiality, instead they would raise it as "a parents concern" about another parent and/or caregiver.
But if I didn't know 100%, I would zip my lips until I had proof because labelling someone a pedophile is very serious and could ruin families, careers and reputations.
We have a similar issue at my kids school. One of the mothers is with someone who has been charged and convicted. She has been told that if this man is in her house then her children need to be with their Dad (told by Families SA), and if she let's him near the kids they will get taken away from her. This rockspider is with her and the kids all the time!!!! Other parents have looked him up on Facebook where he must be using a fake name because that name doesn't appear on the Mako list. It's so frustrating, this woman is mentally unstable and really shouldn't have her kids full stop, but there no foster families available in our area to take them. Mind you she's got 9 kids and only has 3 or 4 living with her.
Apparently a psychologist has cleared this bloke and says he no longer poses a risk. I call bullshit. Once a kiddy fiddler ALWAYS a kiddy fiddler!
Speak up NOW!
you do not always know the situation make sure your facts are one hundred million percent correct and it isn't infact for this reason first!
I've dated someone and was there for the whole court case and they had consensual sex while she was a minor she didn't want to press charges as she lied about her age and he was still convicted! But now wears that horrible label because of one silly mistake and a girls lies!
If it was infact rape of a minor then by all means go for it but make sure you know for sure please!
Do you know for sure?
I was were contacted out of the blue by police as a teacher thought one sibling who is a year older then the other sibling was doing something.
(I knew nothing about the "incident")
The police made me feel like a criminal that knew information and was keeping a secret.
The incident was they were wrestling after a bath and one slipped and squashed the other.
They were doing personal space at school and one piped up wanting to get the other in trouble.
I was abused as a child and can assure anyone that people just dont blurt out infront of people.
The expirence was awful
Yes. Call the Police; or even better go in to a police station. Make an appointment urgently with the school principal. I'd far rather be wrong, than hold this sort of information and do nothing about it. You know exactly what you need to do. Call the Police.
I would have a quiet chat confidentially with the Principal and bring it to their attention. Working with Children's checks in Victoria only show what you have been caught for, unlike a teaching ticket where you need to have a Police Check done every 3 years. At least if the Principal is aware of factual evidence, they're able to make decisions based on that information and would do so within the appropriate grounds.
YES!!!! ABSOLUTELY 100% you should tell the principle, the other parents, teachers, POLICE. Does the other parent know too? OMG, what is wrong with people banging on about police checks….. IF YOU KNOW FOR A FACT, TELL THE WORLD!!!!! We need to rid this planet of these MONSTERS who cannot be helped.
How do you know for sure?? Do you have eveidence that would stand up in a court of law that incriminates him as a padeophile?
If you have hard evidence then yes report him and no need to do it anonymously if you have proof. If I had proof I would be shouting it from the roof tops!
said person whose I know personally has done jail time for child pornography but claims he was set up.