Heatwave hysteria
Why do parents have to step in when Britain melts?
Parents are stepping up where schools aren’t – the heatwave hysteria must end
Telling children that school is optional because it is hot outside is no small thing, and it’s not the only system breakdown that is making parents boil over with rage. Families have got to stop being an afterthought in this country, writes Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts



