A mum has been called a "snob" after questioning whether she should move her child to another school after being left unimpressed with the behaviour of fellow parents there.
The woman took to parenting forum Mumsnet to ask whether she was "being unreasonable to quietly enquire about other schools" after seeing a "neck tattooed dad" riding an electric scooter on the playground.
She also stated that she was "miffed" that she had received "no communication whatsoever" from the school regarding how her child was settling in.
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The mum wrote: "DC (dear child) has just started Reception in a 'good' primary quite close to our home. There are a few super competitive primaries in our town, owing to being in Kent and the 11+ looming, no matter how tiny your kids are.
"We have previously said that it didn't matter if DC went to these schools really, as they wouldn't mix with a range of children and would be drilled for the 11+, which is quite stressful. So we chose what we thought was a happy community school for them.
"This is where I sound awful, and I know it, but in your darkest of hearts you might agree with me, so bear with. The parents at drop off and pickup are just not like me at all. One charmingly neck tattooed dad this morning was swirling round the playground on an electric scooter while his kid watched."
She continued: "All the other parents thought it was brilliant. Where did you get it etc etc? Neck tattoo man says 'Alan, cos he's in jail isn't he?' 'Oh yeah I wondered why he wasn't here yesterday' etc etc.
"A very brave receptionist came out and kindly asked him to stop riding his scooter around, and after they went back inside he and this giant gang of parents swore about her. The day before I was waiting near two women who were comparing the different ways they lie to the school about where the kids are when they bunk off.
"DC seems happy enough, but I'm also a bit miffed that we have had no communication whatsoever about how they've settled in, despite them having been there three weeks now. Not so much as a word."
She added: "I KNOW I am a snob to not want my child to be around the offspring of parents like this, but a tiny part of me wants to withdraw DC and put them in one of the other schools locally, where I know a few parents who definitely don't ride electric scooters illegally round and round.
"Am I being unreasonable to quietly enquire about other schools? I hate myself for feeling this way, by the way, so no matter how hard you go to town on me about my snobbery you can't beat my conscience."
Before long, the post had received dozens of responses from fellow parents. There was a range of opinions on whether the mum was being "unreasonable" or not.
One questioned: "Why did you enroll your child at a school you seemingly did very little research on?"
A second agreed: "No I wouldn't sent my child there but I also wouldn't live in that area. There wasn't a single school visit? No reputation of the school on social media or at local nurseries / toddler groups?"
Others were more critical, with one stating: "Yes you are a snob, we met people of all walks of life throughout our life time. Some similar to us and some way different. Heaven forbid your child brings home one of children of tattooed man to be their friend."
A second echoed: "Totally agree, it does sound snobby to me, there are thousands of different people in the world are you going to stop your child from having an open mind throughout their life, obviously it’s your decision but a more “snobby” school doesn’t mean better behaved children"
A third argued: "I think you are just noticing one type of parent. They won't all be like that."
However, others felt that the woman was justified in wanting to move her child to a new school, with one commenting: "I would change schools. I don't care if that makes me a snob.
"I went to a rough school and I think it makes a big difference when the majority of parents don't give a damn."
"I’d say you were far far from a snob," posted a second.
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