Christmas Appeal: Stop Nativity Photophobia

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The City of Edinburgh Council in 2002 was one of the first councils in Scotland to ban parents taking photographs of their children at school events. Subsequently taking a photo of your childs sports day or nativity play has become increasingly problematic in Scotland and indeed across the UK. Something that was once a very natural part of recording a lovely event in someones life is frequently being sullied by unnecessary regulations enforced by overzealous councils and headteachers who enforce such bans.
There are no laws banning the taking of photographs at schools, nor should there be. But when it comes to local rules and regulations things have got out of hand. Lets put some goodwill back into Christmas this year and end these unpleasant, distrusting bans.
We the undersigned oppose the restrictions and regulations placed on parents taking photographs at nativity plays and school events.

118 Signatures

  • Stuart Waiton
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Take a Liberty and director of Generation Youth Issues
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Stuart Waiton
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Take a Liberty and director of Generation Youth Issues
    • Nationality
    • British
  • penny lewis
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent
  • Kirk leech
  • Theresa Clifford
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent
  • James Heartfield
    • Comments
    • too right!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent
    • Nationality
    • UK
  • Simon Graham
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Concerned citizen
  • ani brown
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent and teacher
  • Bernadette Whelan
    • Comments
    • Of course!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent
    • Nationality
    • Irish
  • Linda Murdoch
  • Janet Low
    • Comments
    • for goodness sake!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • An ordinary British subject
    • Nationality
    • UK
  • Helen Reece
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Lawyer
  • Emma Stokes
  • Donncha Marron
    • Comments
    • End this madness!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • University Lecturer
    • Nationality
    • Irish
  • Vanessa Pupavac
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent and school governor
  • Sharmini Brookes
    • Comments
    • Freedom is too important to be stifled by the safety brigade
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Freelance journalist
  • Ross waiton
    • Comments
    • Let's all grow up and give one another a modicum of respect. Moreover let's respect ourselves.
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • tutor
    • Nationality
    • British
  • china mills
    • Comments
    • В
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • phd student
    • Nationality
    • В
  • Dr. Rebecca Lawthom
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent and Academic
    • Nationality
    • UK
  • Tessa Mayes
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • campaigner and parent
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Ian Chapman
  • Gordon Cooke
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Teacher
  • Mark Iddon
    • Comments
    • The banning of photographing our children only further entrenches the distrust for other people. Let there be trust!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Architect, parent
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Ken McLaughlin
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent and academic
  • Andrew
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Stuart Baird
    • Comments
    • Let's get out of the white rabbit hole.
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent
  • Lesley hornbrook
  • Simon Knight
    • Comments
    • Ridiculous!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Youth work manager, Glasgow
  • Bryn Thorburn
    • Comments
    • Let Common Sense prevail.
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Newton Stewart
  • Alex Cameron
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • teacher
    • Nationality
    • Scottish
  • Chris Gilligan
  • Jennie Bristow
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent
  • Eileen Prior
    • Comments
    • Common sense should prevail!
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • SPTC
    • Nationality
    • Scottish
  • Josie Appleton
    • Comments
    • Make the nativity an innocent scene once again
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • director, Manifesto Club
  • Jean Spence
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Judith Furnivall
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent and social work lecturer
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Alka Sehgal Cuthbert
    • Comments
    • В
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent/teacher
    • Nationality
    • В
  • Elaine Whyte
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent
  • lesley stevas
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • parent
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Tiffany Jenkins
    • Comments
    • There should be no gaps in the family photo album
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • academic
  • Helene Guldberg
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Author of 'Reclaiming Childhood', developmental psychologist and parent
    • Nationality
    • british
  • Des Gallagher
    • Comments
    • Shouldn't be banned but simple procedures put in place
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent (of 5)
    • Nationality
    • Scottish
  • Brendan O'Neill
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Editor, spiked
  • David Clements
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • personal capacity / work in social services
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Alan Hudson
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Parent
  • Martin Earnshaw
    • Comments
    • We need to start trusting parents again
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • concerned member of the public
  • steven charles purdie
    • Comments
    • В
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • В
    • Nationality
    • Scottish
  • Greg Mannion
    • Comments
    • My children's school has this sorted. It does not have to be a problem.
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • researcher in education
  • Shari Sabeti
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • teacher
    • Nationality
    • British
  • Steven Hughes
    • Profession or capacity you sign. E.g. parent, teacher
    • Youth Worker