Pentrebane primary school in Wales bans parents from sports day for bad behaviour
- Head teacher said pupils do not go to school to be exposed to obscene language and threatening behaviour by adults
Parents have been banned from future sports days by a primary school in Wales after claims of obscene language and threatening behaviour.
Sheena Duggan, head teacher at Pentrebane school in Cardiff, said staff had been sworn at in front of children.
In a letter to parents seen by the BBC, Duggan said the behaviour “worsened” over the past few years.
“As you know the safety, happiness and well-being of our pupils, your children, is paramount and so with that in mind I have made the difficult decision that future sports days will not be open to parents,” she wrote. “It is very sad but I feel strongly that my staff and pupils do not come to school to be exposed to the bad behaviour of a small minority of adults.”
The letter was sent last week, the day after the school’s annual sports day.
A father who attended the sports day and wished to remain anonymous told the BBC he was unaware of any overzealous or aggressive conduct.
