The weather is breaking today, though its still humid. We have R's last ever school summer fair and BBQ, which has been lobbed into 1 event because the powers that be cannot stand anyone to have too much fun. When I first went to one when Alex was 5, there were loads of savage pissed parents and the kids were rampaging round the field til 10pm at night and they always said "it was the best night ever because they had so much freedom and saw relaxed parents. Then they banned smoking from the site, then last year they were clearing up and us out at 8pm. This year theres no hog roast and its all over in 2 hours. I have had so many run ins with the HEad but the worst was when Harry and friends were sitting round my table and asked what " theres no black in the union Jack " meant. I explained fully what it meant and why we were not appreciative of this sort of thing, found out where they heard it and went up to the school to have a word with the head.. just to give her the info, so she could address the issue in the appropriate way. SUrely they had a policy for racism, in any form, I thought? NO. SHe said, "i expect they heard it at a football match" i said " I doubt it, you would be expelled from the ground and banned if you shouted that nowadays" SLight giggle and condescending " oh come now Mrs George, its not that big an issue" "It is to me..what are you going to do" "What would you like me to do" she says sweetly smiling at me as if I was over reacting. " Perhaps you could have a word with the parents, perhaps an assembly on racism, perhaps a clear message that this is not acceptable" Nothing. She turned away and started talking to someone else. " you are condoning racism in the school" I shout as I walk away.


Jesus! What a bitch that headmistress is. I find it a little disturbing that racism seems to be more prevalent today in the UK than it was when I was living there. I had to give one of my nephews (C's brother's kid), a good ticking off on Facebook. He and his friends were all talking about some black dude, and every other word was NIGGER.