Hedra42 said:
15 of the 16 schools who's parents have been contacted are primary schools, where the age goes up to 11. So, excluding one school, the headteachers are warning that if they are made aware of a child aged 11 or under playing a game like GTA, it can be construed as neglect on the part of the parents, and neglect is a good enough reason to contact the police and social services. The letter was sent to parents after it had already been discovered that some of these children were playing 18+ rated games, so it's not a potential issue for them - it's real. |
The potential issue I meant was not that kids are playing games that are rated 18+ but the described effects that these games this school board claims these games have on children. As far as I understand, it is not illegal for a minor, even a young child to play a game that is rated 18+. The school can report parents, sure, but I doubt that video games alone will prove a child is being neglected.
