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Have you thought about DD / DS having to self isolate over xmas?

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scjo · 03/12/2020 12:52

My son told me today that there is a group of his fellow students who will not be going into school for the w/c 21st December in case they are exposed to someone who tests positive for CV and as a result has to SI for two weeks, including over Xmas. I am tempted myself to do the same, although it would not look good, especially as they have all missed so much. But my kids need to see their Granny and more importantly, she needs to see them.
Thoughts?

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Comefromaway · 04/12/2020 09:10

My next door neighbour who works at ds's old school has said that she thinks lots of parents will withdraw their children and if it wasn;t for the fact she had to work she would withdraw her own daughter from school the final week.

Dd is breaking up early (the school is on the verge of being closed down anyway infection rates are so high) but it is technically private.

Ds is at a local college (most of our schools don't have 6th forms) and they are currently doing alternate weeks online and face to face. Luckily for him he is in next week so is totally online the following week (and breaks up on 18th.)

borageforager · 04/12/2020 09:00

@Hersetta427

W/c 21st December - there are not at school anyway are they?
Some schools eg Stockport not scheduled to break up till 23rd.
steppemum · 04/12/2020 08:32

There have been very few cases at my kids school (2 cases in each school, both over a month ago)
The schools finish 7 full days before Christmas. (18th)
So I am not too worried.

But my parents have said quite firmly

  1. They have a duck and a spare Christmas pud in freezer and if we need to we will just stay at home and zoom
  2. They have been careful for 10 months, and will get vaccinated in january, it is not worth risking stuff over Christmas when they are just 3 weeks away from vaccination.

So we are not going over board to make Christmas with Granny happen.
Roll on January.

Hersetta427 · 04/12/2020 08:24

W/c 21st December - there are not at school anyway are they?

Mover437 · 03/12/2020 23:12

@ekidmxcl

Ask for your dcs to do remote learning for the 10/14 days prior to christmas day. Many are asking to do this.
Schools aren't allowed to permit voluntary self isolation except in exceptional circumstances, so this is surprising
Zinnia · 03/12/2020 23:05

@Swimmum1206 I suspect our children might be at the same school!

Covidasaurus · 03/12/2020 14:58

My 15yo has been at school for three days in five weeks. :/ The rest in self isolation. I am trying to get Christmas absolutely READY so we are prepared for a self isolation Christmas if needed. I think it’s wise!

LadyCatStark · 03/12/2020 14:57

DS finishes on the 18th so the week you’re talking about is irrelevant for him, but if he has to self isolate the week before that, then so be it. We’ll have to do just that and have a lovely Christmas just the 3 of us. His education is more important.

ekidmxcl · 03/12/2020 14:54

Ask for your dcs to do remote learning for the 10/14 days prior to christmas day. Many are asking to do this.

myhobbyisouting · 03/12/2020 14:53

This is posted in secondary education so I'd be assuming the children were old enough to entertain themselves between the hours of 9 and 3

TheyPavedParadise · 03/12/2020 14:51

I meant it as a simple question, you can take it however you want. I can’t take my children out early as I have to work.

myhobbyisouting · 03/12/2020 14:50

Don't know if you meant that as rudely as it sounded @TheyPavedParadise but yes, I do indeed have a job Hmm

TheyPavedParadise · 03/12/2020 14:46

I’m assuming the people doing it don’t have jobs to go to?

myhobbyisouting · 03/12/2020 14:45

"I suspect the parents taking the kids out early are doing so because they’re planning to travel earlier and spend more time with family than the rules are permitting, I don’t believe for a second it has anything to do with not wanting to self isolate over Christmas."

Not in our case. But believe what you like

Bramshott · 03/12/2020 13:50

Slightly dreading this and counting off the days! We are not doing a Christmas bubble but keen to see relatives outdoors during the festive period. Sods law will dictate that DD2 will get told to isolate on 18 Dec! DD1's sixth form college are going online only from 10 Dec to get around this very problem.

Swimmum1206 · 03/12/2020 13:36

@noblegiraffe

Is it a private school, swimmum? The DfE have overruled state schools who have tried to do this using powers under the Coronavirus Act.
It's a state secondary school, but a faith school, so the Governors approved it apparently. I suppose they have managed to get around the rules by stating that learning still continues, but entirely live online. They tested the systems recently and had a whole day of remote learning.
Bluepolkadots42 · 03/12/2020 13:25

I was about to ask the same thing @noblegiraffe

AlternativePerspective · 03/12/2020 13:22

If you’re afraid of self isolation over Christmas then you should all self isolate from the 10th to be sure. So no shopping, no going to work, no eating out, no meeting up with people outside. Self isolating means self isolating so no going out at all
I assume you’re not working because I can’t see many employers going for that one.

If you’re prepared to go half way then you should be prepared to go all the way.

I suspect the parents taking the kids out early are doing so because they’re planning to travel earlier and spend more time with family than the rules are permitting, I don’t believe for a second it has anything to do with not wanting to self isolate over Christmas.

noblegiraffe · 03/12/2020 13:16

Is it a private school, swimmum? The DfE have overruled state schools who have tried to do this using powers under the Coronavirus Act.

TheyPavedParadise · 03/12/2020 13:15

@scjo

Exactly my point! What a great idea from the school.
Yeah, brilliant if you’re at home or have secondary aged children. Not sure the hospital I work at will be keen if I tell them I can’t run those particular clinics that week as my children will be at home. Especially as most of my colleagues have school aged children too so they’d be closing down entire departments.
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scjo · 03/12/2020 13:10

Exactly my point! What a great idea from the school.

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Swimmum1206 · 03/12/2020 13:06

DS school are doing total remote learning on Teams from 14th December to allow the kids a chance to isolate and be able to see family over the festive period. All of the lessons will be live, as if they are in school and they are expected to join all of the lessons.

It won't be the same as being in school, but at least it's making the best of of a difficult situation.

TheyPavedParadise · 03/12/2020 13:05

Yes I’ve thought about it. If they have to isolate then they have to isolate. I’d still rather they were in school for that last week after all they’ve missed until now.

peakotter · 03/12/2020 13:05

@KittenCalledBob only about 1/2 of cases are within 5 days, @m0therofdragons I agree , but a 50% reduction is a good start

Have you thought about DD / DS having to self isolate over xmas?
RedskyAtnight · 03/12/2020 13:05

If it's the children saying it, is it because they are concerned about Granny, or because they don't want to be self-isolating over the holiday ?

And if they don't go to school, will they be isolating at home, or going out with their friends?