woensdag 9 mei 2012

dog restrictions


In a school in Nottingham parents are asked not to take their dog with them while picking up their children. The doc owning parents have complained. The Middleton Primary School asked the parents because children felt intimidated by the dogs. One staff member has been bitten. The parents have accused the school for being unreasonable and some of them are going to ignore the request. They found it unreasonable and they say that the school hasn’t the right to tell them where to walk their dogs. The school said they made this  “polite request “ only for the health and safety of the children.


If the children are afraid of the dogs and a staff member is bitten by one of the dogs  I think the request isn’t unreasonable. For dog owners it is always difficult to accept that a dog is not a human being. They see their pets as members of the family and they can’t imagine that it is possible to be frightened for their dog. It is also an option to tied up the dogs and so minimize the risk that a child would be bitten. Personally I think it is better to leave the dogs at home for a moment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-18003224,.

2 opmerkingen:

  1. I think that one dog that bit a someone should be banned from school. what if one parent hits a teacher? Should all parents be prohibited from coming to school? Dogs are a part of society and they can teach us valuable lessons. The children should get over their fears.

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  2. Schools should provide a save environment for children. A save environment is needed to enable a good learning atmosphere. Many children are afraid of dogs, so exposing them to dogs before and after class could result in uncomforable feelings. The school board should prevent that. I agree with Marloes that children should get over their fears, but it is not the task of the school to force children to get in contact with dogs.

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