Days out with school
My child is starting school in September and at the information evening yesterday the teacher and headteacher were proudly telling us all how they love to take the class out to museums/woodlands/beaches on their mini bus. My immediate instinct was panic cos I would never put my son in a car without using a car seat and he will still only be 4-5 in September, this is too young to travel without a car seat?! To me this isn't the same as getting a bus. A bus makes frequent stops and doesn't really get over 30mph. A minibus could be flying down the motorway at 70mph.
Am I overthinking this and overreacting???
I'd like to hear other thoughts, thank you
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You’re not overreacting. It’s your child and if that’s something that’s important to you then it isn’t overreacting. Have you had that discussion with them about it? Would they be willing to put him in a car seat if you provided one?
Most buses that are private hire for schools have seatbelts I’m pretty sure
The school may be happy for you to fit your car seat into the minibus for the trips they do, or to drive him yourself.
I would definitely be worried about this too, my daughter will be rear facing until she maxes out her car seat but then will definitely be in a high backed booster for all journeys.
I work in a school that takes regular trips out on our school minibus the seatbelts are adjusted to child height and there are always 1-2 adults in the back with them to help and monitor the children
The trips we take the kids on are really special and allows them to learn different skill sets but as a parent I completely understand why you might be nervous but would just share my experience x
Hi, primary teacher here! We have car seats for our younger children in the minibus and seating/seatbelts are adjust accordingly. As mentioned above we also have a staff member in the back to monitor and be on hand should they need it! We also have a rule on the ages and how far they can go, the older the get the further the trip can be xx
This is a Frequent topic of discussion in car seat safety groups. You might be best off looking there for what other parents have done in the past. Bump to booster is a lovely Facebook group, use the search function to find previous threads
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