In response, TODAY readers decry such behaviour by parents, with some suggesting that schools should not allow parents to drop their children inside the school compound and others saying that security officers should wear body cameras to deter abusive parents.
People who think they are above others and are abusive and entitled should face the full extent of the law.Give due respect to security officers although they are not highly paid, especially if they are doing their job.What angers me most is that this is a school. What kind of values are we teaching the next generation? My teacher friends also tell me about how nasty some parents can be to school staff, even in front of their kids.
Instead of allowing parents’ cars to enter the school, surely the kids can be dropped off at adjacent car parks. There is a big HDB car park behind Red Swastika School.I would like to add that all school zones should have closed circuit television cameras. During peak hours, a lot of cars do not follow the rules.KAMAL SALLEH
Self-entitled parents will insist on dropping off their kids directly into their classrooms if that’s possible.Some drivers really disrespect security officers and ignore what they say… Perhaps security officers can wear cameras to have proof?Salute to all these security guards. Schools do need to think about why this kind of thing happens.Why argue? Park the car somewhere else if possible.
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So much can be done. Need to say?
These articles are so stupid. As if there were on one side the evilish abusive parents & on the other side the hero angelic guards. There are a-holes on both side.
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