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Howard has made a point there, about children playing on the street, at least I think that's what he's referring to.
In the past I have pointed out to the Council, when they came around last year seeking views from local residents on this area on any problems it may present, that Slovak children are always on the main Folkestone Road, they do not seem to have access to public play areas here, or simply do not make use of any that may be around further afield.
To my knowledge, this is bad for their health and for their safety, owing to factors of highway pollution and the risk of accidents.
The other day on Belgrave Road, I saw two Slovak children playing football in the middle of the road, their ball went underneath a passing car coming up the slope, the driver stopped and looked at them with a stern face, and had to do his best to hold the breaks while one child retrieved the ball from beneath the bumper.
This is no good, it happens regularly, I assume, and is something for the local Council to look in to.
I also see young Slovaks in their early 20s sometimes speeding along Folkestone Road and Malvern Road, in big cars, doing dangerous turns from Saint John's Road at high speed, usually several cars, something like showing off.
My concern for the small Slovak children is that they are not being allowed access to the English language even if born here, that this is damaging to their future chances to integrate in our society, and will effect their possibilities to skills and training further down the road.
I think this should be a case for social workers, although I will admit not being well versed in the Law on this matter.
Do DDC have any guidelines from the Communities Secretary on children's rights and their parents' obligations in assuring unrestricted access to the English language as mother-tongue for all children born in the UK?
I know there are laws guaranteeing Celtic in Scotland and Welsh in Wales, but this is not the case of Slovak, however.
People cannot just move to Britain and make a law for themselves and deny their children access to the English language as mother-tongue.