A school in Leeds, Morley Academy, says that if parents do not stop criticising it by making negative comments then their pupils will not be allowed on school trips and other 'incentives'. It s working with police to stop this negativity and breakdown of rapport.
Could it be that because rapport has already broken down that parents are making negative comments? Will the police be monitoring pubs and clubs to make sure parents only make positive comments? Will mums' coffee mornings have moderators in attendance?
How about the school teaching its pupils and stop listening in to tittle-tattle on facebook and twitter? Parents complaining about school has been going on since the first school opened; it is not a new phenomenon.