Are schools allowed to show kids PG rated films without permission?

Info is here, and scarily enough classifications are only legally binding at the point of sale or in licensed cinemas. So basically it's down to the schools. It may be the school has a policy in place, which the teacher may or may not have followed. Or it may be the they don't, I would start by approaching the 'clerk to the governors'. This is most likely to be one of the schools administrators, they most likely to be able to confirm weather of not a policy is in place. If you get no joy they you could make a complaint to the head teacher and also the chair of the governors.


http://www.bbfc.co.uk/education-resources/teacher-guide/teacher-faqs#2
 
I'm not too fussed if they do, it would be nice to have had the courtesy. I watched all kinds of films from ten upward, she is just seven and gets offended/shocked etc at quite minor things (Lion King) that's the only reason I'm saying. I certainly don't want them to be too sheltered but I think it can be to easy to just let kids watch anything and dealing with nightmares is not great fun....
 
n30_mkii said:
I'm not too fussed if they do, it would be nice to have had the courtesy. I watched all kinds of films from ten upward, she is just seven and gets offended/shocked etc at quite minor things (Lion King) that's the only reason I'm saying. I certainly don't want them to be too sheltered but I think it can be to easy to just let kids watch anything and dealing with nightmares is not great fun....
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Everyone cries when Mufassa dies, its part of growing up. Or in my Dad's case being an adult.
 
When I was about 7 our primary school teacher read us something about spotaneous combustion. I remember crying so hard before bed because I hadn't farted for ages and thought I was going to explode.
 
Generally I don't think at 7 you can control what kids watch, realistically.

No matter what you do at home, some scrote at school will have access to stuff you don't want your kids to watch but they will.

IMHO you make sure you can talk to your kids about anything and everything so when the inevitable happens you can control it as far as possible.
 
Jamesyboyjim said:
I remember as a kid I used to watch Aliens, Robocop, Terminator and Predator with my dad. So terrifying and intense as a kid. All of that was ok, but when I threatened to get Hulk Hogan to "throw him out the window" apparently wrestling was turning me into a little **** and I wasn't to watch it anymore. Great memories :D
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This. Remember watching Aliens for the first time when i was a 9 year old and i was seriosly like WTF did i just watch.
 
Doogles said:
I'd show the kids ********, real life is more scary than films.
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You may jest, but back when I was at that age we didn't have the internet so we used to watch nature documentaries in class (was always a good day when the teacher rolled in the TV and video trolley) that were nowt but predators literally tearing their prey to pieces. Imagine the uproar these days if a teacher had the temerity to show the current generation of sheltered little darlings such things. It would be glorious.

It must've been around that age, 7 or 8, that we saw Driller Killer and the slew of other 'video nasties' too.
 
LabR@t said:
Public broadcast, it is not allowed.
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Doesn't apply to schools/colleges/unis as there is a general exemption for educational use.

Watch all or part of a film

In a lesson:

No licence is required for use of films in a lesson

There is an educational exemption which states that if a film is screened as part of the curriculum, a copyright licence is not required. Performing, playing or showing copyright works in a school, university or other educational establishment, for educational purposes applies if the audience is limited to teachers, pupils and others directly connected with the curriculum activities of the establishment. Examples of this are showing a 'King Lear' title as part of a Shakespeare study course.

However, you are not permitted to edit or adapt any part of a film. Please contact the rights-holder direct for any film clip use or any instances that involve adapting or editing the original.

http://www.copyrightandschools.org/#
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The only reason I'd be annoyed is that I want my kids to read the books first and experience them properly and not have their imagination tainted by the god-awful (at least the first few) films.
 
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