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Masks all day in school

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ihearttc · 31/08/2020 12:25

Furious just about sums up how I feel at the moment. Just had an email from DS1’s school (he is going into Y11) saying they will be required to wear masks all day long in school from the minute they get inside the school gates to when they leave. They are allowed to take them off to eat lunch but will need to be put back on immediately. Before I fire off an email to the school, just wondered how I stand legally with refusing to give permission for him to wear one all day long? It’s completely against the DofE guidance which states corridors and transitions only.
We live rurally and are in a very very low Covid area for what’s its worth, no where near areas on local lockdown.

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TheSeedsOfADream · 31/08/2020 12:38

Why has he missed 6 months? Hasn't he done any work at home?
If masks mean kids can get back into schools and protect both themselves and their teachers then bring them on.

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 31/08/2020 12:38

What are your reasons for objecting to this? Not that I think it's a good idea, necessarily, but make sure you've thought them through clearly before firing off an email!

Unfortunately, I think it's up to each Head to decide the policy for their school so you may not make much headway.

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ihearttc · 31/08/2020 12:38

And for what it’s worth, I’m a TA who has been in school throughout with young children who clearly aren’t capable of social distancing. I get that’s it’s hard work trying to do the right thing to get students back but this is not the right thing to do.

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ihearttc · 31/08/2020 12:36

He has no actual reason not to wear one. I just think it is completely unnecessary for actual teaching time and will actually cause more problems with them constantly fiddling with them and touching their faces etc. No issue with wearing them during transitions around the school etc but I think its completely overkill for while they are trying to catch up with missing 6 months of their GCSE’s.

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ElizabethMainwaring · 31/08/2020 12:35

It's not going to be great for anyone.
Blame the government not the school.
The government had made no attempt to make schools covid safe.
Social distancing is impossible.
School staff are scared.

dementedpixie · 31/08/2020 12:33

Ours wear them in corridors and communal areas but not the classroom. First day of wearing them was today

RedskyAtnight · 31/08/2020 12:32

What does your DS feel about it? And what is your actual objection (assuming that exceptions are made for those with genuine reasons not to wear a mask)?

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ihearttc · 31/08/2020 12:31

And yes staff as well. That’s going to be fun for them trying to do GCSE Spanish with a face mask on.

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ihearttc · 31/08/2020 12:30

It is up to the head teachers but I thought it was still the expectation that they only need to wear them for corridors and transitions.

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ElizabethMainwaring · 31/08/2020 12:29

I thought that the guidance had changed and that it is up to headteachers to decide when and where they are worn.
Any word on whether staff have to wear them?

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