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Le Almighty Kitten · 07-04-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by griddlebone

So on another thread it seems thats there a lot of people who are worried about paedophiles in schools. Im wondering if people think that paedophilia is more like to be happening in schools then other places. Would people ever feel safe sending their children to school if theres a chance of there being a paedophile teacher?
Also if there are any teachers/teaching assistants/nursery assistants etc how do you feel about the possibility that parents might think youre interested in their children?Does it affect how you act towards children?

So it would be nice to know what people felt about this.....do you think theres an increasing number of paedophiles in school?Or is it the same and people just think about it more and fear it more?

Oddly, my concerns on the PE thread actually had very, very little to do with paedophillia.

I don't think paedophiles are at a higher rate in schools than elsewhere as there are abusers everywhere. I'm interested by this though:

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Would people ever feel safe sending their children to school if theres a chance of there being a paedophile teacher?

I wouldn't take it for granted that a teacher wasn't a paedophile, if that makes sense. Of course, they've had CRB checks, but those only show up evidence for those who've been discovered by the police to be abusers. We'll still send our son to school though, it's a matter of assessing risk.

There is definitely more fear, but i think it's entirely understandable. Paedophiles have been uncovered in all professions and when people feel they can't een trust the police - as an example - they're going to be wary. Also, however safety conscious a parent is, there's always an element of fear; it's frightening to hear the stories on the news, children are still abused by those in positions of authority (and even worse) positions of trust.

07-04-2009, 01:30 PM	#5
Le Almighty Kitten Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Scotland	Quote: Originally Posted by griddlebone So on another thread it seems thats there a lot of people who are worried about paedophiles in schools. Im wondering if people think that paedophilia is more like to be happening in schools then other places. Would people ever feel safe sending their children to school if theres a chance of there being a paedophile teacher? Also if there are any teachers/teaching assistants/nursery assistants etc how do you feel about the possibility that parents might think youre interested in their children?Does it affect how you act towards children? So it would be nice to know what people felt about this.....do you think theres an increasing number of paedophiles in school?Or is it the same and people just think about it more and fear it more? Oddly, my concerns on the PE thread actually had very, very little to do with paedophillia. I don't think paedophiles are at a higher rate in schools than elsewhere as there are abusers everywhere. I'm interested by this though: Quote: Would people ever feel safe sending their children to school if theres a chance of there being a paedophile teacher? I wouldn't take it for granted that a teacher wasn't a paedophile, if that makes sense. Of course, they've had CRB checks, but those only show up evidence for those who've been discovered by the police to be abusers. We'll still send our son to school though, it's a matter of assessing risk. There is definitely more fear, but i think it's entirely understandable. Paedophiles have been uncovered in all professions and when people feel they can't een trust the police - as an example - they're going to be wary. Also, however safety conscious a parent is, there's always an element of fear; it's frightening to hear the stories on the news, children are still abused by those in positions of authority (and even worse) positions of trust.
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