School kid smashed rear screen

[Prestige Detail]

Come home to find the rear screen smashed on the wife's car, by a school kid chucking a rock in the air

I am in middle of finding out who it is and will know by the start of next week.

Any one got any idea's on the best way to deal with the school about it and will they give me the address to contact the parents?

TIA

Simon

[thetapeworm]

I was about to type "let the police deal with it" but then realised they will probably just tell you to claim through your insurance and leave it there.

I doubt the school will supply you with any information like that but I hope you get somewhere and the culprit suffers rather than the parents.

[wackojacko]

Usually schools are very Helpful with such matters concerning pupils, although you'd have to prove it was a certain person or unless they admit it your at a lose end im afraid. They will not (well shouldn't) release details of a pupil unless they're proven to be in the wrong or you have hard evidence........

[MitchT]

Having had a headlamp unit, windscreen and several panels done by a school kid over two occasions I'm qualified to tell you that it takes less effort to relocate to a nicer area than it does to try to get sprogs brought to book for their actions. Noone in authority cares - least of all the police - and the vandal's parents will think you're the criminal for having the audacity to try to bring justice upon their putrid offspring. Anyway, good luck.

[Killer2005]

I had similar a few years ago, the school weren't interested, and neither were the police

[pinchmeimdreamin]

The school will not provide you with an address but they should pass your concern to the pupils parents if you ask them to.

Personally I would try the polite route first if you find out who it was and write a letter to the parents explaining what happened and see if that does any good (you say he/she was throwing the rock in the air not actually at the car so it may well have been an accident and he/she may well be a decent kid with decent parents)

[Prestige Detail]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

The school will not provide you with an address but they should pass your concern to the pupils parents if you ask them to.

Personally I would try the polite route first if you find out who it was and write a letter to the parents explaining what happened and see if that does any good (you say he/she was throwing the rock in the air not actually at the car so it may well have been an accident and he/she may well be a decent kid with decent parents)

I do have a witness, who is going to find out who it was, the witness asked if the kid was going to own up and the kid turned round and said he would throw a rock at him if he said anything.

[aka_kerrly]

Prestige Detail said:

I do have a witness, who is going to find out who it was, the witness asked if the kid was going to own up and the kid turned round and said he would throw a rock at him if he said anything.

Well if this is an indication of the type of kid you are dealing with then I suggest its for his own good that he has something he cares about smashed to bits (knee caps and face are fun but you may get in trouble for this)that will soon teach him to respect other people's property.

dave

[hesnotthemessiah]

I would try to find out through your witness and sort it out via the parents without involving the school.

The school, (although will probably be very helpful) won't be able to do anything (much) about it except for maybe holding an assembly and remonstrating with the students about throwing stones etc etc......

School's have very few powers in cases like this. IMHO.

[aw51 121565]

You would be surprised at what some schools do, with regard to both good and bad behaviour.

I can remember one year assembly where two kids (from among the usual suspects) took it upon themselves to go AWOL and visit the golden arches 2 miles up the road during lunch - a good 20 minutes of being ridiculed in front of their year group. It was excruciating, but it got the point across.

Then there was another year assembly where two kids had picked up some money they found lying about and handed it in - they were held up as a good example of doing the "right thing", much praised and it seemed to sink in as positive reinforcement with the rest of the year.

These two types of siincidents within year assemblies were not uncommon, but sadly the "look at these eejits" incidents outnumbered the "good eggs!" onesgnificantly.

Schools get quite twitchy about their pupils causing problems while in Uniform - it reflects badly on them.

And this case might just be the straw that breaks the camel's back with regard to the school implementing sanctions against this chinless wonder - schools generally (sadly, there will always be some poor exceptions) will only tolerate this sort of clown (with their threats of stoning witnesses or similar drivel) for so long.

[H_Kan]

Yep when I was at school, anything done on the way to/from school whilst in uniform was treated as seriously as incidents in school.

[Prestige Detail]

I am not going to let this drop and will make sure something is done about it.

Thanks again will let you know what happens.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Had a situation recently where a kid walked around on the boot of my car denting it It was on school property and, amazingly, covered by CCTV. Kid was identified, parents dragged in, and they told me to get a couple of quotes.

Still ongoing at the mo because it took me ages to get the quotes (wanted to go to my regular specialist who is a 300 mile round trip away and it had just had its MOT so not due to go there for a while). They're dragging their heels about it now. I don't really know why, damage is damage and proof was irrefutable. I get the impression they're going to ask the parents for money but reading between the lines they're not going to ask very hard and use the time it's taken to get the quotes as an excuse . I had assumed that the school's insurance will be covering it. Not even had an apology from the pupil...

I'm afraid to say that the word of another pupil may well not be enough to get the school to do much. They will take it seriously though.

Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Friday 4th February 22:42

[Prestige Detail]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Had a situation recently where a kid walked around on the boot of my car denting it It was on school property and, amazingly, covered by CCTV. Kid was identified, parents dragged in, and they told me to get a couple of quotes.

Still ongoing at the mo because it took me ages to get the quotes (wanted to go to my regular specialist who is a 300 mile round trip away and it had just had its MOT so not due to go there for a while). They're dragging their heels about it now. I don't really know why, damage is damage and proof was irrefutable. I get the impression they're going to ask the parents for money but reading between the lines they're not going to ask very hard and use the time it's taken to get the quotes . I had assumed that the school's insurance will be covering it. Not even had an apology from the pupil

I'm afraid to say that the word of another pupil may well not be enough to get the school to do much. They will take it seriously though.

That's unreal, I am going to make sure something is done about this, esp reading above about even more people who had problems with no out come.

The school is only 600m up the road, the wife was also a pupil there. In fairness it's a decent school and the area I live in is pretty good, just have a foot path at the bottem of the road.

Hope they sort you out soon and you also get an apology aswell.