Primary school staff are forced to tell parents to stop smoking CANNABIS and using foul language as they take their children to school

Primary school staff are forced to tell parents to stop smoking CANNABIS and using foul language as they take their children to school

Deputy head Deborah Binns urged parents to 'set good example' to pupils
She penned letter to parents saying she had received 'concerning reports'
Ms Binns has told police about the problem at St John's Primary, Radcliffe
Heathcoat primary in Tiverton, Devon, also warned parents about swearing
Last month, another head told parents not to wear pyjamas at school gates
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A primary school has been forced to tell parents to stop smoking cannabis on the school run - while another is reminding parents not to use foul language when dropping off their children.
Deputy head Deborah Binns wrote a strongly-worded letter after receiving 'concerning reports' that the substance was being smoked around St John's Primary in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester.
In the letter, Ms Binns reminded parents they needed to 'set a good example' for their children and that smoking drugs was a 'serious safeguarding concern'.

She also warned that police officers could start patrolling the area to keep a 'close eye' on the situation and that any suspects would be reported to the authorities.
Meanwhile, Heathcoat primary school in Tiverton, Devon, has warned parents to stop swearing when they collect their children from school, urging them to 'be more careful about the words you choose'.
They are the latest in a string of primary schools which have been forced to pen letters about the need to raise standards and set a better example to youngsters.


Last month, one headteacher wrote to parents urging them not to wear pyjamas on the school run, while another head was forced to remind parents about 'toilet etiquette' after it emerged children were urinating in the playground.
Ms Binns wrote: 'We have had concerning reports that parents have been using cannabis around the school premises as they drop off and collect their children. This has been reported by parents and has been noticed by some of the older children.
'This is a serious safeguarding concern and if further complaints are brought to our attention, we will notify the relevant authorities.

'We have informed the community police service and they are likely to be keeping a close eye on the situation.
'Please respect our school as a place of learning and make sure you set an appropriate example within the community.'

Headteacher Jason Harvey said Ms Binns had received complaints from 'a couple of concerned parents' and that staff were working to ensure the school has a 'good reputation'.
The school, which has 138 pupils, was classed as 'satisfactory' in its latest Ofsted report, with those eligible for free school meals at more than twice the national average.
He said: 'They have noticed it going on when they were bringing their children into school in the morning. We don't know how many parents were seen using cannabis.
'We felt there was a need to send a letter to remind people that this is a place of learning and we are trying to set a good example for the children.
'We are trying to make sure that the school has a good reputation.'
He added that there are lots of 'really, really great parents', but that some needed reminded that it is a school.
'I can't legislate for people's actions outside but this is a place of learning. There are things that are appropriate and things that aren't,' he said.
The Tiverton school, which was deemed as 'satisfactory' in its latest Ofsted report, issued its plea in the latest school newsletter.
It read: 'We have sadly noticed that some adults have been swearing on the school grounds when they are picking up their children.
'We know that children get upset when they hear these kinds of words and young children can copy them.

'We would really like it if you could help to keep our school safe by being more careful about the words you choose to use when you are in and around the school.'
Last month, headteacher Kate Chisholm from Skerne Park Academy, Darlington, wrote to parents to ask them to stop dropping off children while wearing their pyjamas.
Ms Chisholm complained about the trend after noticing an increase in the number of parents wearing pyjamas and slippers at the gates - with some even attending school assemblies and meetings in nighttime attire.

The letter divided the school community, with several parents later turning up in pyjamas in protest.
Last week, another primary school headteacher wrote to parents amid concerns some were allowing their children to urinate in the playground at the end of the day.
Kay Church, head at Hannah More Infant School and Grove Junior School in Nailsea, Somerset, blasted the 'totally unacceptable' behaviour, reminding parents about toilet facilities inside the building.
She wrote: 'This type of behaviour is not at all representative of the school. Our ethos is growing and learning together, aspiring to excellence.'