Parents must set boundaries

Firstly Mr Conn’s comments that the school were not aware of the party before taking place is not true.

My son was a Year 11 student and did attend the party and on the Wednesday prior to the party had the police liaison officer at the school come in to his lesson and give those going advice of how to behave at the party and also advising them not to take alcohol.

If the police and school had wanted to control this better maybe the deterrent could have been losing their ticket to the school prom on June 23 if people were either drunk or were found to have alcohol with them.

Although I agree that not all the people were from Bexhill High School, the majority were .

It also has to be said, according to my son who did not drink, the majority of these children aged from 15 to 16 did get drunk and have alcohol. It is us parents who need to control and ensure our children have boundaries and consequences for inappropriate behaviour.

My son knew if he drank he would not go to the prom and he would lose privileges. Parents need to take responsibility for their children.

All children make bad decisions or do silly things, it’s part of life, and hopefully with their parents help they learn from these mistakes.

Those children who did get drunk , and there were quite a lot, need to think is it right for the numbers of police needed to supervise the party, and let’s not forget the four or five Verdant employees who had to clean up the smashed bottles and broken glass and empty cans and bottles on Saturday morning; all for the children to indulge in an activity they are not legally old enough to do.

Philip Lahee

Park Road