Can I please urge all of you to write to your MP about this?
The government have had months to prepare and in only the third week of September they have failed already. They have not kept up their end of the bargain for opening schools safely.
Taking two weeks off every time for symptoms is not feasible for children, working parents or teachers, especially in the winter term.
They're deflecting blame to the few that have taken unnecessary tests, but the number of people who would choose to take this horrible test or put their children through it for kicks, a laugh, or whatever, are surely few and far between. And it's a nightmare getting a test anyway! So I don't believe that propaganda for a minute, the government are doing everything they can to wriggle out of it.
I'm sure no parent wants their child to be part of some kind of sick experiment - and I'm sure teachers don't want to be thrown under the bus either. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the teachers went on strike over this.
Please stand up and shout about this to anyone who will listen. I want my children to get in education this year and I want children, parents and teachers to stay safe.
How come we fight an invisible virus if we don't even know how many cases there are? The government need to get their shit together instead of lurching from one disasterous decision to the next.
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Children and teachers have been thrown under the bus, haven't they?
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ReadTheData · 16/09/2020 09:01
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