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  1. #1
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    May 2007
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    Misty - I respectfully say it was 30 degrees today. All over the news today they talked about kids beingvleft in cars. It is simply not safe. Words like mind your own business are not good enough when we are talking about kids left in cars.

    15 mins is extended period. They are out of sigh. Alone in a car park. You can't see them in the car, as I said I didn't even know she was bringing them till recently. Plus it is illegal to leave children unattended in a car.

    Thanks for your honesty Misty. It is appreciated, but we are talking walking two kids all of 2 meters inside the building, rather than leaving them alone and unattended in the car on a hot day. Air con on or not. Things do happen to kids in cars. My DH could talk your ear off about all the call outs he goes to.
    Last edited by lilima; November 29th, 2011 at 08:22 PM.

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    CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 231
    Leaving children and young persons unsupervised in motor vehicles
    231 Leaving children and young persons unsupervised in motor vehicles
    A person who leaves any child or young person in the person’s care in a motor vehicle without proper supervision for such period or in such circumstances that:
    (a) the child or young person becomes or is likely to become emotionally distressed, or
    (b) the child’s or young person’s health becomes or is likely to become permanently or temporarily impaired, is guilty of an offence.
    Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units
    This equates to a fine of $22,000

  3. #3
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    Feb 2007
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    I agree with you Lilima. You can't muck about with leaving kids unattended in a car either in the heat or with the keys in the ignition.
    If you think the committee would address it properly I would get them to do it. If you think either that they won't get to it quick enough or they aren't likely to keep your complaint confidential and you feel she is likely to become aggressive towards you then either leave a note yourself or let the police know. It wouldn't take much for that situation to turn into a tragedy - I know how often I run into kindy only to get caught up with the teacher for 15 mins.