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Apply anti-litter laws
I have lived in Old Hill for most of my life. It has been my misfortune to live at two addresses that coincide with pupils routes to Heathfield School.
So I thought I was immune to the large scale abuse of the town by pupils from the school and the almost total lack of respect for residents.
I've gotten used to the swearing,the rowdy behaviour and various other problems.
Last week, I went into Old Hill at lunchtime. I was absolutely disgusted at the amount of litter, chip papers, half-eaten food all scattered on the footpaths of the town. In addition, groups of children gathered outside some of the shops meant that in order to pass by, old people were having to step into the road..... this I witnessed with my own eyes.
I realise that the pupils who act in this way are in the minority but I truly believe the time has come for the school to accept its responsibilities and to appoint people to monitor behaviour both at lunchtimes and after school. If the school fails to accept its responsibilities then the law must step in. The time for turning a blind eye has gone.
Litter is one of the scourges of our modern society. Anti-litter laws exist and should be ruthlessly used against these litter louts from Heathfield, until the school starts to take notice.
Gillian Tromans,
Old Hill
3:59pm Thursday 13th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: ukip, halesowen on 9:54am Fri 14 Mar 08
Yes litter is a big problem at the moment and yes alot of it is from the children but not all. No one has any respect these days for the areas and country they live in, its about time the laws were harsher and that kids were able to be shown disapline when they do wrong and tought not to answer back their elders. (sorry do gooders, but its you lot who has messed this country up)
Yes litter is a big problem at the moment and yes alot of it is from the children but not all. No one has any respect these days for the areas and country they live in, its about time the laws were harsher and that kids were able to be shown disapline when they do wrong and tought not to answer back their elders. (sorry do gooders, but its you lot who has messed this country up)
Posted by: Adrian, cradley heath on 8:23pm Mon 24 Mar 08
The problem we have here is that nobody cares,Mr parker does not care you only have to look at the state of dress of his pupils,if i were in his position every child would be inspected on the way into the building and punished if not 100% smart,but back to the issue in hand,if Mr Parker JP cant look after is flock during the lunch hour period and allows them to run ad hoc through old hill then resposibilty must then go to the shopkeepers that delight in the trade that they do with all these kids to ensure that if they buy something then they dispose of the waste properly,but i think if they lose this trade Old Hill will die completely that is why no fuss is made.Incidentally it also might be put to these kids the correct way to cross a road and show a bit of respect to the motorists
The problem we have here is that nobody cares,Mr parker does not care you only have to look at the state of dress of his pupils,if i were in his position every child would be inspected on the way into the building and punished if not 100% smart,but back to the issue in hand,if Mr Parker JP cant look after is flock during the lunch hour period and allows them to run ad hoc through old hill then resposibilty must then go to the shopkeepers that delight in the trade that they do with all these kids to ensure that if they buy something then they dispose of the waste properly,but i think if they lose this trade Old Hill will die completely that is why no fuss is made.Incidentally it also might be put to these kids the correct way to cross a road and show a bit of respect to the motorists
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