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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Now Parents Face Criminal Checks Just to Enter Their Children's School


Parents have been banned from setting foot in their children's classrooms without first having a Criminal Records Bureau check.

Stern new signs at a college in Cambridge warn that mothers and fathers cannot enter the premises if they have not been fully vetted.
As a result they face paying £86 each - £36 for an enhanced CRB check plus a fee of up to £50 to process the application.

It is the latest CRB controversy following bans on unchecked parents walking children to a carol concert and supervising at a play park.

Councillors yesterday called the signs at Manor Community College 'extreme', warning they could alienate parents.
The notices read: 'We do not allow anybody who is not fully CRB checked to enter the college premises or to work unsupervised.

This includes volunteers, visitors and contractors.'

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