Competition to get into private schools is so intense in London, mothers are advised to get C-sections to secure spots:
At Wetherby, the boys school near Hyde Park, head teacher Jenny Aviss advises women scheduling Caesarean sections to have them early in the month in order to secure one of five places that the school allots to newborns each month. “If you have the option, don’t wait until the 31st, have it on the first and call on the second,” she says.
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That just seems to intense for a school. Having a C-Section just to have your child get into a good school. A C-Section at the beginning of the month to secure a spot. I did enjoy the comment at the very end with the, “don’t wait till the 31st”. You should wait till the 31st, and call on the first. That would be the best decision.
It is good to know we are not alone in this phenomenon here in the U.S..I didn’t know there was this kind of competition to get your kid into private school in U.K..
I guess it is unanimous now. Public schools suck…
A bit of competition is always good but the deal is that a good education most be foremost in any parent’s mind . A good public school is hard to beat when considering the cost of fair to good private schools.
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