• Inappropriate or disruptive behaviour which interferes or threatens to interfere with any of the school’s normal operation or activities anywhere on the school premises. 

• Using loud or offensive language or displaying temper, should this behaviour occur in a meeting with a member of staff the meeting will be ended and you will be asked to leave.  

• Threatening in any way, a member of staff, visitor, fellow parent/carer or child. 

• Damaging or destroying school property. 

• Sending abusive or threatening emails or text/voicemail/phone messages or other written communications (including social media) to anyone within the school community. 

• Defamatory, offensive or derogatory comments regarding the school or any of the pupils/parents/staff/ governors at the school on social media sites. 

• The use of physical, verbal or written aggression towards another adult or child. This includes physical punishment of your own child on school premises. 

• Approaching someone else’s child in order to discuss or chastise them because of the actions of this child towards their own child. (Such an approach to a child may be seen to be an assault on that child and may have legal consequences) 
• Smoking, vaping, taking illegal drugs or the consumption of alcohol on school premises. (Alcohol may only be consumed during authorised events) 

If the school becomes aware, that a parent has breached the code of conduct, the school will gather information from those involved and contact the parent about the incident. Depending on the nature of the incident, the school may then: 

• Send a warning letter to the parent  

• Invite the parent into school to meet with a senior member of staff or the headteacher 

• Seek advice from Bracknell-Forest legal team regarding further action (in cases of conduct that may be libellous or slanderous) 

• Set boundaries and limitations for future communications  

• Ban the parent from the school site 

• Contact the police or appropriate authorities if appropriate. 

The school will always respond to an incident in a proportional way. The headteacher will consult the chair of governors before banning a parent from the school site. 

Most people take part in online activities and social media. It’s fun, interesting and keeps us connected when used safely. 

 Online activity which we consider inappropriate: 

• Making comments that identify a child or posting images/videos of children. 

• Abusive or personal comments about staff, governors, children or other parents 

• Bringing the school into disrepute 

• Posting defamatory or libellous comments 

• Emails circulated or sent directly with abusive or personal comments about staff or children 

• Using social media to publicly challenge school policies or discuss issues about individual children or members of staff 

• Threatening behaviour, such as verbally intimidating staff, or using bad language 

• Breaching school security procedures 

At our school we take our safeguarding responsibilities seriously and will deal with any reported incidents appropriately in line with the actions outlined above. 

Many parents set up class WhatsApp groups in order to share information. These groups are not affiliated with the school.  We strongly request group admins to share and agree the following rules amongst their members. 

• Within these spaces we ask that you use common sense when discussing school life online.  

• ‘Think before you post’ Social media, whether public or private, should not be used to fuel campaigns and voice complaints against the school, school staff, parents or children.   

• Parents should not use social media as a medium to air any concerns or grievances.  

We take very seriously inappropriate use of social media by a parent to publicly humiliate or criticise another parent, member of staff or child. We urge anyone with questions or concerns to address them to the school directly as we are best fitted to address them accurately.