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10-05-08, 08:05 PM
Interesting points Tahliba but it isn't always that simple.
Most parents have NO CHOICE but to send their child to schools out of the way, I was one of them. It was either that, or no school at all.
That said, I much prefer the kids in the 'local area' of my sons school as opposed to the offspring of crack heads and drug dealers near my house. I don't allow my kids to play in the vicinity of our house.
I feel like that 5-day a week cross London trip gives him his freedom/independance, thankfully I have no behaviour issues (touch wood) so am able to maintain control of his whereabouts via the phone.
Also, If the child lacks 'social skills' I don't see how taking him out of the school and putting in one with his old friends would help him to learn these skills on his own. If he doesn't confront this now, won't he encounter the same problems when he starts college, university or a new job? He can't take his friends everywhere!
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