Parents using video footage to challenge the results of a primary school sports day have been told the teacher's word is final.

As parents watched their children take part in the event at a Cardiff primary school many filmed it. But some then brought video "evidence" in to dispute the results declared by teachers on the finishing line.

The headteacher of Ysgol Mynydd Bychan in Cathays has sent a letter to parents warning them to stop the practice. In a strongly worded letter, head Sian Evans has said: "Teacher's word is final". The letter added: "The members of staff at the finish line, and nobody else, have the absolute final say and as to the first, second and third place positions.

"Unfortunately, during the last few years parents have approached members of staff with evidence that they had filmed on electronic devices such as iPads in order to prove that their child should have been awarded a higher position in a particular race and comments also appeared on Facebook. If this happens again, there is a strong possibility that we will have to consider changing the competitive nature of our sports morning."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-...wales-44466618



Video action replays for primary school sports day - that's a use for mobile phones that I hadn't thought of, but why do parents feel the need to contest not just "finishes" but "placings" for under-11's on what used to be a "fun" day .....