Using School's for Advertisement?

confusedhuh on 17/05/2022 - 20:11
Last edited 17/05/2022 - 20:13

So my daughter who is in kindergarten received a piece of paper to colour from school the other day (She goes to a private school) - it said colouring competition.
On the other side was this ad for a real estate company with the normal BS about how good they are etc and the list of prizes to be won for this competition and a long form with all our personal details to fill in i.e. name of the parent, contact number, address etc
Why do schools allow private company to market using school kids?

Poll Options

  • 72
    No Completely unethical
  • 9
    Yes, whats the big deal
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  • whatwasherproblem on 17/05/2022 - 20:22
    +2

    I'm with you, that's an absolute travesty.

    (This post was sponsored by the Pepsi corporation. Choose Pepsi-Cola!)

  • SF3 on 17/05/2022 - 20:26
    +8

    Why do schools allow private company to market using school kids?

    She goes to a private school

    You have answered your own question.

    • confusedhuh on 18/05/2022 - 06:20

      My point is that private schools are already making tons via fees plus they receive funding from the govenment as well then why go for this advertisement garbage ?(https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/16/priva…)

      • SF3 on 18/05/2022 - 08:58
        +6

        My point is that private schools are already making tons

        Private school, is for profit (a business), you can always change to a govt school, if that confuses concerns you.

        • fossilfuel on 19/05/2022 - 21:22

          Nek minnut we get a Dom Perrottet colouring in competition to win a carpark next to the school.

  • AustriaBargain on 17/05/2022 - 20:29
    +3

    I think you'll find private schools are not really accountable to anyone. Private schools allow creepy churches to influence students, so private companies is not a bridge too far from that. You are free to withdraw your child at any time.

    • bcarp on 17/05/2022 - 22:45
      +3

      Those churches own the schools. You know that when you enrol the child there. You are asked to abide by the rules when you enrol. If you don't like it, there are plenty of other schools to choose from.

      • EightImmortals on 18/05/2022 - 07:25

        Free choice? What planet are you from?

        We are the Borg.

  • AndyC1 on 17/05/2022 - 20:36
    +2

    Private schools are run to make money so nothing to see here as they are making money by doing it. Move along nothing to see here that is not part of making money….

  • AustriaBargain on 17/05/2022 - 20:41
    +4

    Also it's "schools", you only use an apostrophe when pluralising sounds when using single letters or single digit numbers.

    • whatwasherproblem on 17/05/2022 - 20:46

      Hey OP managed to get it correct in the body text, that has to count for some points right?

  • clarebear on 17/05/2022 - 21:01
    -1

    Sponsorship for fundraising? Nothing wrong with it.

    • FLICKIT on 17/05/2022 - 21:09

      a long form with all our personal details to fill in i.e. name of the parent, contact number, address etc

      If the real estate company is collecting this private info for marketing and sales purposes then it is a bit of an issue IMO…

  • holdenmg on 17/05/2022 - 21:11
    -1

    Isn't it a bit sad that drawing a house is as close that a lot of children will ever get to owning one?

    I guess the small print is setting up a Super Fund, but dunno if signing in Crayola is valid…

  • dogboy on 17/05/2022 - 22:06
    +2

    Real estate agents are scum

  • sjj89 on 17/05/2022 - 23:21
    +1

    Yeah, it’s messed up. But welcome to free market capitalist education, brought to you by the corporate lobbyist controlled LNP

  • trustnoone on 17/05/2022 - 23:44
    +1

    Everyone is talking about private schools, but not long ago the dollarmites program gave Comm bank access to kids under the view of "financial literacy".
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-29/victoria-bans-banks-r…

    In saying that, I am more surprised advertising in schools aren't more prevalent considering how far many companies are willing to go.

  • JimmyF on 17/05/2022 - 23:53
    -1

    Why do schools allow private company to market using school kids?

    What did they say when you asked them?

  • orangetrain on 17/05/2022 - 23:58
    +1

    It's sad that these poor private schools need to be sponsored, how about we give them more money from public schools??

  • Daabido on 18/05/2022 - 07:19

    I've seen the same Easter competitions in state schools.

    It's totally rigged; I've never won.

    • holdenmg on 18/05/2022 - 07:28

      That is crazy talk…

      (Why do you want to win a School?). lol

  • John Kimble on 18/05/2022 - 09:24
    +2

    Give them a break, real estate agents are struggling at the moment, they can't afford their 10th ivory back scratcher in the current market. They need to try anything they can right now.

  • MITM on 18/05/2022 - 10:45

    Is this your first child entering the "schooling" system ?

    RE advert may be a fellow parent "donating" to the school to keep your fees down.
    And what does it matter - your kid aint in the market for a buying a house. Now if it was a Maccas ad I'd be concerned.

  • psdillon on 18/05/2022 - 14:31

    I think advertising is OK if there are no conflicts of interest between the school or the child's wellbeing (REA OK, McDonalds not OK). It's the collection of personal details from children for use outside the school that is unacceptable.

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