[Denver]

Its seems there is a bit of an uproar about this over 2 recent ages including a man who is bald and looks in his 40s claiming to be 15 and allowed in schools but when a girl questioned his age was almost suspended from school.

This is a very unsafe thing to be doing, I understand people need to be schooled but to let a 40 year old man pretend to be 15 and not even question it is very dangerous and wreckers

[arista]

Yes not wise

[Ammi]

...the only thing that I can find about this is that the age has been verified and the parents notified of that verification...

[Denver]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...the only thing that I can find about this is that the age has been verified and the parents notified of that verification...

But how can you verify someone's age without documents,?

[bitontheslide]

count the rings

[Toy Soldier]

I agree that from a safeguarding perspective, unless there is full & complete documentation or the person is obviously a child, it needs to be something that's tackled with caution. I don't think anyone should be excluded from getting an education, but I think ideally there'd be a remote learning option when there's any question of incorrect personal details, so someone could study for school qualifications and then attend only for exam purposes.

I'd need to see a picture to provide any thoughts on likelihood of being accurate though - a teenager (and certainly one who has been through tough times) could definitely look like a young adult, but they wouldn't look middle-aged.

[The Slim Reaper]

I don't know enough about this story, but there was a boarder at my school who was losing his hair, had a full beard, and had the body of russian shot putter at 14. We used to call him Jonny Lew 42, because he looked older than the teachers.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I don't know enough about this story, but there was a boarder at my school who was losing his hair, had a full beard, and had the body of russian shot putter at 14. We used to call him Jonny Lew 42, because he looked older than the teachers.

I did know a couple of guys with receding hairlines at 16, and a couple who could grow full beards. I could only muster a little 'stache and goatee at that age . Though I did have an adult's height/build.

[LeatherTrumpet]

remember the "child" migrants" i while back

they were er, a little older than what they claimed...

Unless they have concrete proof of age they should not be let near schools

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

remember the "child" migrants" i while back

they were er, a little older than what they claimed...

Unless they have concrete proof of age they should not be let near schools

well, most children look like ... children, so there isn't an issue normally. If someone looked 40 and was going to the same classes as my lad, i would be asking questions

[Ammi]

...I guess that’s if the person did look around 40 yrs old ...I’m not entirely sure that’s the case from what’s reported...other than some social media/stuff from a few parents...

[Tom4784]

It all sounds like a bit Daily Mail/facebook outrage mongering and a dog whistle for racists to moan about.