Author: Sal
Drive To Survive: Don’t Forget
Tuesday, 5th February, 2008 at 12:43 pm, Isle of Wight
Don’t forget that tomorrow sees the starts of the Drive to Survive campaign.
The idea behind the scheme is to show how congested roads will become should any of the three schools reforms options go ahead.
On Wednesday, organisers are asking parents to follow this routine:
1. Drop your kiddie winkles off at school as you would normally.
2. Get in your car and drive to the school that you would have to, if Option 1 were to come into place.
3. Park your car near that school and walk to that school’s gates, as you would if your child were going to that school.
4. Get back in your car and drive home, spending the rest of the day feeling good about yourself for taking part in this mass experiment.
The next day (Thursday), repeat the same process, but the school that you drive to is the one you would have to go to if Option 2 came into force. The last day - Friday - repeat the same, but with the Option 3 school.
If you want to download a poster to place in your car window you can do so courtesy of Save Our Schools.
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February 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Take your kiddie to the school he/she would be going to under each option AT THE TIME THAT SCHOOL NORMALY STARTS would be a far better demonstration of what awaits should these proposals come into force. I know it would make the kids late for the normal schoolday, but if it’s as serious as everyone says THEN STOP PLAYING WITH IT. Anyway there won’t be many takers for either suggestion as most rate being late for work for more horrendous than changes to the education system. IMHO
February 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
I agree that taking your children to the proposed schools at the start time of that school would make far more sense, but I havent been able to publicise that. Encouraging parents/carers to make their children late for school is against the law…. so I had to alter it to drop your children off first.
Katie
February 6th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Thank you to everyone who took part in Day One of the Drive to Survive today. Working together I am sure that our voice will be stronger and louder and almost certainily heard!
Keep going for Day Two and Day Three.
Katie
February 6th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
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