Hello,
I was just wondering if there are many people in our situation, I'm sure there are. We are at risk because I have a long term chronic condition and one of my children is also at risk. She's actually only 4 so we can't be fined however I have a 7 year old as well so we could be for him.
My other half has been given permission to work from home for some time due to my health and the risk but I am pretty sure the school won't allow the kids to be homeschooled temporarily. From watching the parliamentary discussion about this I don't think it's likely schools will close and I kind of understand that in terms of those whose priorities are work due to not being at risk.
But I feel we should have a choice here as we seem to have 3 options; Take the kids out and be fined; de-register them or leave them in school and risk serious health consequences. For the NHS it seems sensible to take at risk people out of circulation to spread the NHS burden out and also to see what happens in terms of the antivirals they mentioned being ready soon (if they work).
Who else is in a similar situation and what are your thoughts? I know this is controversial and I have seen lots of opinions from those who aren't concerned and don't feel at risk but I am interested to hear other views if I can! X
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piccola15 · 08/03/2020 00:58
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