It could happen anywhere.
I understand the risk with kids going away on trips but think you are over reacting.
Anyway, you do what you think is right for your own kids.
That's one privilege the terrorists can't take away.
I understand the risk with kids going away on trips but think you are over reacting.
Anyway, you do what you think is right for your own kids.
That's one privilege the terrorists can't take away.
Jgrainger
Midfield
London is class.. You are going to wrong places.
no you are.
the reality is it is extremly unlikely anything would happen
the child is in as much danger going to school daily
nyron4england
Striker
ajthemackem
Striker
We went to France for a week with the school when I was 11/12. I'm confused as to why there's an issue? 
To be fair to get 20+ parents out of 29 to find 280 quid in North East England is rather optimistic IMO.
ravydavygravy
Striker
Character building, it is.
Mackem Al
Midfield
I go there regularly with work and spend a fair bit of time down there (Kings Cross / Euston) area. It's completely run down with rubbish and litter everywhere, homeless and drunk/derelict people every 10 yards. The tube is crazy busy and dated with ignorant arseholes charging around barging people out of the way everywhere they go. There's a real danger of being mugged, assaulted, robbed or ran over on the streets. Other than that it's fine. In my opinion t's no place for a 10 year old from 300 miles away to go without their parents, but i understand that's just my opinion and that others (as this thread has shown) will have no problems sending their kids. I wouldn't try to change your mind and you wont change mine.
Schwarzy
Full Back
As serious as the parents who made this trip impossible yes.wait, you're being serious aren't you?
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Cowvahlo
Guest
Thoughts with you mate.
really? I can only assume you’re on a whoosh....you don’t get off the train and instantly have to avoid knives been thrown at you and as far as I’m aware there’s not that many heads on pikes in the streets these days.
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Me 14 yo daughter came home a few months ago and asked if she could go on a two week trip to Ecuador to help build a school. When I asked what the cost was she said £4.5k! After nearly choking on me caviar I told her there was nee way I could afford to pay 300 odd quid a month for the next year and a half and said I'd take her to Harry Potter world instead as a treat.
You obviously don't spend much time in Newham.
Big Sharp Teeth
Striker
The nipper (6yo) went earlier this year for a day trip with school (we’re only 40 miles from London) and the panicking on the parents Facebook group was ridiculous. Several of them intended driving down to London and shadowing the school trip. They were only visiting the Transport Museum.
The missus pointed out that they were being stupid and the bairns were more likely to come a cropper on the coach ride there down the M1 than get blown up. That didn’t really help.
Schwarzy
Full Back
Muslim extremists target London the most.
Just because things have died down lately it doesn't mean it won't happen again soon.
The parents who stopped this from happening did the correct thing.
Nowhere worse? Really? Wow
nyron4england
Striker
i thank my lucky stars that you aren't my parent.
No, they didn’t.
They’re statistically more likely to be killed on the way to school than in a terror attack.
It’s plainly ridiculous what you’re saying.
yorkyexile
Striker
Thats different mind. I thought you were fuming at the school for late notice or excessive fees etc but thats just shite form from some ridiculous parents. Yes you do worry about stuff like that being a possibility but you certainly don`t warp a bairns mind because of it, or equally or more importantly you don`t stifle a bairns chances to learn and experience because of it
