A FURIOUS mum felt "physically sick" as she accused parents of flouting social distancing rules outside school gates in Birmingham.
Eager mums and dads lined the entrance to Ninestiles School in Acocks Green with their kids.
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Despite feeling keen to start his new school, the mum said that her son was "terrified" to see the crowd of people blocking the school entrance.
She's now calling for people to follow the rules to avoid a rise in coronavirus cases, after being "disappointed" at how other parents were acting.
The unnamed mum said: "You just couldn't get through the crowd.
"I felt physically sick having to walk my child in-between all this.
"My son was so excited for his first day at secondary school but when we turned onto the street and saw the crowd, I could just tell he was terrified by it.
"I am so disappointed in the parents. In fact, I am absolutely disgusted."
The footage shows a line of parked creating a traffic jam, despite school guidance to walk to the site.
In a letter addressed to parents, a spokesman said: "The start and end of the school day is often a very busy time with many different groups mixing freely at the front of school.
"To avoid this, please do not park on Hartfield Crescent and allow students to walk the short distance from one of the larger roads such as Fox Hollies or Greenwood Avenue where more social distancing can take place."
The frustrated mum has called on people to be more mindful as schools reopen.
She added: "We are supposed to be a prime example to our children – but there was no social distancing whatsoever.
"The school has signs up and we even had letters sent out. Yet, still, parents took no notice.
"We have been in lockdown for four months so social distancing shouldn't really be hard now."
BirminghamLive also reported crowds of parents outside Highfield Junior And Infant School - with another resident asking if the site's queueing system was 'safe?'.
Parents now face a £120 fine if they don't send their kids back to school this week.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said fines will be used as "last resort", warning the risk to children's mental health and prospects if they don't go back to school can be "quite damaging".
In order to reduce the chance of students contracting and spreading coronavirus, schools have adopted a range of safety measures, including keeping kids in "bubbles."
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A school is said to have a coronavirus outbreak if there are two or more confirmed cases within 14 days, or if there is a rise in the number of children off with suspected Covid-19.
The academy has been contacted for a comment.
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