Sunday 27 February 2011

The Cost of Education

It's expensive, having children. 

Even more so if you send them to Public schools, of course.

State schools, however, can also prove costly. 

Here's the scene just after the 2011 Ski trip to Austria arrived back at Redland Green School (we know this, we asked). A trip that must have cost over £1000 per pupil when spending money is added to the bill. Ouch.

Imagine the added insult, therefore, when you walk out of the school grounds having picked up your child to find Bristol's finest traffic wardens have chosen just this moment to visit Redland and ticket any car blocking a dropped kerb (not a yellow line in sight).

One of Bristol Traffic's many roving reporters managed to get this photo of the ticketing in action, whilst the wailing of the Redland Mum's affected by the outrage could be heard across the neighbourhood. Less off-piste, more piste-off.
   
So now, for at least two families, that'll be £1040 minimum. For a ski trip. Shocking.
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2 comments:

  1. Bob27 Feb 2011, 10:16:00

    They don`t like it up them !!

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  2. Unknown28 Feb 2011, 17:07:00

    Probably reported by a resident fed up of being blocked in :)

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