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31 July 2010 |
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YOU ARE HERE: Information For Parents + Advice from Suffolk Constabulary |
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 Advice from Suffolk Constabulary If
your child is walking home from school alone; • Do they have their own key or have you hidden one under the doormat. A
burglar will check all the obvious places for a key before smashing a window to
gain entry to your house.
• Ensure your address is not displayed on any house keys, just in case they are
lost or stolen. • Does your child know how to make a telephone call from a BT telephone box?
Make sure they have 40p in their school bag, which is now the minimum charge to
make a telephone call. • Does your child know how to reverse the charges in a telephone box and call
the operator? • Do they have friends and family on their route home to go to if they
experience a problem? • Do they have all important telephone numbers written down if they are required?
• Does you child know what to do if they feel unwell and are alone? • Is there someone that lives nearby that can keep an eye if your child is
alone at home for a short while? • Are you aware of their route home? Discuss this with them to ensure you are
happy with this route. • Do they have high visibility clothing to wear if riding a bike or walking
home? • Encourage them to walk home with a friend. • Is their bike safe to ride and are they safe on a bike? • Do you have a door chain fitted to your front door at home and is your child
aware that they should never allow anyone to enter the house unless they know them (Even check a police officers warrant card)
Halloween • Remember
to be polite and considerate at all times
• Older people in particular get nervous about opening their doors after dark to people they don’t know - Respect this • If the householder is displaying a poster that says they don’t get involved in Halloween then respect their wishes • Think about how you would feel if it were your gran or granddad on the other side of the door - would you want them to be frightened or upset • Decide before you go out what tricks, if any, you are going to play make sure you stick to things such as silly songs or similar • Throwing
eggs is NOT an option. If you throw eggs at peoples houses and cars the police
telephones are going to start ringing!!!
• Throwing
eggs at things is an act of Criminal Damage - Vandalism and will be treated as
such by the police.
• If you
don’t take such things out with you then you cannot be tempted to throw them!!
• Think
about your own safety - it will probably be a dark night. Make sure you have a
torch that works with you. Think about whose door you are knocking on. Do you
know how the person on the other side is going to react? NO - they may be angry
with you.
• Would you
normally knock on the doors of people you don’t know? - NO of course you
wouldn’t.
• Don’t go
trick or treating on your own, go with a group of friends and to take an adult
with you
• If you
are walking along the road in dark costumes think about how the cars will be
able to see you - we don’t want any accidents Bonfire night and fireworks Fireworks
are explosive devises and they can be deadly if they are misused. People die or
are seriously injured every year by fireworks or bonfires.
HOW OLD DO
YOU HAVE TO BE BEFORE YOU CAN LEGALLY BUY FIREWORKS? - 18
No pupil at
Stoke-by-Nayland Middle School should be able to buy fireworks, so don’t upset
the shopkeepers by asking for them.
It is also
illegal for someone over 18 to buy fireworks for someone younger. So DON’T ask
older brothers, sisters, etc to buy them for you or they will be in trouble as
well.
New
Firework Legislation
As from the
1st November 2004 there have been further offences added to the existing ones
under the Fireworks Act 2003 (new section is Fireworks Regulations 2004 they
come under section 11 of the main act). You can
receive a fixed penalty notice if you are 16+ for any of the following
offences. These carry an £80 fine;
• Throwing
a firework
• Breeching
the curfew on letting off fireworks between 11pm and 7am
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Possessing a category 4 firework (these are big fireworks only allowed for
specialist use such as at a public display and used by a trained and licensed
person)
•
Possession by a person under 18 of an adult firework (an adult firework is any
firework except cap, cracker snap, novelty match, party popper, serpent,
sparkler or throwdown)
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