Is your school open tomorrow?

[PotatoHammock]

How many people have already heard that their school is shut tomorrow? It never occurred to me that this might be a thing, but apparently several schools in our area have already emailed parents. Surely this is an all or none scenario, not up to each head teacher's discretion? But also, surely they'd have to tell us by 8pm if school wasn't open in the morning?

(I'm a teacher and a parent, and I've not heard from either school)

Oh get this one
The BOOKIES , yes the BETTING SHOPS are shut tomorrow because the queen has horses
They actually were classed as LESUIRE when they had to shut for lockdown 1 but managed to reopen as RETAIL when shops started to reopen so they could find a loophole to open when retail reopened

Well he shut for covid

Which LEA are you?! Not heard of any schools round here closing tomorrow.

Are they shutting tomorrow or on the day of the funeral (as would be expected)?

Literally whilst reading this thread I have received an email in my school inbox from the DfE saying schools should stay open.

Don’t know of any schools closing locally and work at a secondary for a large MAT who have made it clear all schools will remain open.

Ridiculous. Talk about jumping on the bandwagon! Why would a school need to close? Perhaps the school that the princes and princess attend, at a push? But across the country?! I’m insulted enough to have received an email from Sainsbury’s about the Queen’s passing. I have never once been to Sainsbury’s and linked the store in any way, shape or form with the Queen. Grief virtue signaling at its best.

DDs prep have a service in the chapel tomorrow it is open. DD loves the queen so I imagine they'll be lots of teary small children in that chapel.

Email just said we'd be kept up to date with any planned closures.

They have cancelled the horse racing at Doncaster tomorrow on what would have been a huge day for them. I don't get why.

Why are things closing tomorrow? I can understand closures for the day of the funeral so that people can watch it on TV.

They also don't sell certain toys due to this.

We had an email. Open as usual, special assembly, waiting for guidance from DofE about funeral but possibly closed

Because there will be a virtue-signalling rush to be seen to be "respectful".

I have no problem with the RF, btw, but I do have a problem with the domino effect of virtue-signalling.

"They have cancelled the horse racing at Doncaster tomorrow on what would have been a huge day for them. I don't get why."

All racing has been cancelled. Don't you know the Royals are a racing family? It's a mark of respect.

Closing schools is completely different.

Again, virtue signalling.

DD’s school is open and they are doing a minutes silence at 12.

Surely its better to wheel out the tv and watch the funeral at school, like I watched Andrew and Fergie get married when I was 8?

Its daft to close. Kids might learn something about history / how the country works.

It had better be. The poor kids have only been back at ours for three days.

Surprised at Doncaster; those areas of Yorkshire are not particularly in thrall to the monarchy as a rule.

Aren't kids funny? Dd12 is more concerned about how many days she's going to get off school when I expressed my sadness at the Queen's passing. She only went back to school yesterday!

Open but they did send round a statement about the Queen..

Bloody silly!

Kids have missed enough school

local schools are open here

Haven’t heard of any shutting

Kew Gardens has announced they will be closed tomorrow.

"Blah blah School will observe the mourning period whilst continuing to support our children, families and staff. Further formal communication will follow tomorrow"

Just got this from DD1's school. What does it even mean? I assume they're open but it's not very clear.

I got a text at 7.30 to say they would “remain open to maintain stability at this sad and difficult time” , it didn’t even occur to me they might close but it made me chuckle.