The Working Mom and Custody Issues

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The Working Mom and Custody Issues
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Mon, 11-30-2009 - 8:24pm

There was an article in this month's Working mother magazine about wrking mom's losing custody to SAHD's.

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Mon, 01-04-2010 - 12:36pm

Kids just coming and going on school grounds without supervision would be unusual in middle school here. That's grades 6, 7, and 8, so ages 11 to 13 or 14. This is an urban public school district, so that probably makes a difference too.

Things were different when I was a kid, too, but that was a long time ago in a small midwestern city.

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Mon, 01-04-2010 - 12:50pm

But we aren't just talking about a middle school, the context

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Mon, 01-04-2010 - 1:20pm

Well, I was talking about middle schools and middle/high schools like the one my dd attends, which is kids aged 11 to 18. Here, when a MS is attached to a HS, there are restrictions, as you mentioned, for "safety and avoidance of problems." While there may be HS kids there, there are also MS kids, who are aged 11 to 14.

People in the neighborhood certainly use the school grounds (playgrounds, basketball courts) at our neighborhood schools when the building is closed, but there aren't any signs saying they're open to the community. I would think there would be liability issues.

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 8:05am
my dad's house sits right behind an urban elementary school.

 

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 8:20am

People in the neighborhood certainly use the school grounds (playgrounds, basketball courts) at our neighborhood schools when the building is closed, but there aren't any signs saying they're open to the community. I would think there would be liability issues.


frankly, i don't like the idea of older kids, middle school/high school hanging out around school property after school.

 

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 12:27pm

I do realize that my area may be unique, it's very common for schools to be considered part of the community, even renting them out to the community and having adult education classes in the buildings.

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 12:34pm

I don't know, I think it's only dangerous if it's abused and if it's not abused, then it's a wonderful sense of community.

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 1:10pm
We have that too. The school belongs to the entire community, not just to the group of students who happen to be using it at a particular time. Scout meetings, adult education, neighborhood association meetings, all kinds of things are held at the school during non-school hours. After all, the entire community PAYS for the school -- why shouldn't they be able to use the building?
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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 2:42pm

School buildings can be used by nonprofit and similar groups in our public schools here, too, but that isn't the same as students hanging around after school.

I think it's great that they don't need locks. That's probably another difference between public schools in a large urban district and private schools.

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Tue, 01-05-2010 - 2:53pm
No reason, as long as the school isn't liable.

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