fewer d&v outbreaks in private schools...

[actuallyfromholbycity]

My friend works in statistics and research where she covers infection control and disease outbreaks. She told me from where she's sitting, there are fewer d&v outbreaks in private schools.

(This is not official research, just something she has observed.)

She thinks it's because parents don't think twice about keeping their children off an extra day if they are ill because they don't get penalised and because private schools generally have more money to do a regular deep clean and educate and enforce kids to wash hands after toilet and before eating.

Does this sound like bullshit to you?

There are also no filthy little plebs at Private Schools.

A colleagues sent his dc to private school and was penalised for taking his dc out for a day

All state schools have filthy germ ridden little urchins obviously

The well funded SCHOOL can afford a good level of cleaning staff, rather than the bare minimum?

If you touch the poor you get sick

Fact

I’d argue that most private schools provide fruit throughout the day and the food is often included in the fees so kids are eating decent meals. This helps enormously

What do you mean dont gst penalised? I'm assuming the private school parents need to work just as hard as state school parents and can't afford to take a few days off either? It's called being a parent ans having to suck it up. We've probably all had to take days off for poorly kids at one point or another.

Theres probably a correlation between a private school and state school in the sense that they are generally smaller, so less chance of it sweeping through as quickly and or harshly.

Less kids so less germs to spread round?

Lol. Yes, nonsense, obviously.

I would be interested in actual research though if there is a difference in absences through illness.

Surely any sort of infection control team would only be aware of an outbreak if it was severe though?

The other side of the arguement could be that private schools are less likely to report an outbreak...

I’m sure less kids and more cleaning staff has a lot to do with it.

Children who go to private school or also more likely to live a healthy lifestyle (diet and exercise) and are therefore less likely to get ill.

Your friend should know that statistics don’t always have a simple cause and effect.

What do you mean dont gst penalised?

In terms of being harangued about absences.

Is this proportionate to the amount of pupils? Isn't it just because there's fewer chn at private schools?

I’d argue that most private schools provide fruit throughout the day and the food is often included in the fees so kids are eating decent meals.

Theres a private school not far from here. When I was thinking about changing DD schools I looked into it.
They used the same caterer as the state school DD was then in, and their menu was the same.

Our state school can not afford proper cleaners.

They also can not afford to replace the taps which make it near impossible for young children to wash their hands. I know, because I’ve seen the taps and the toilets.

There’s no money thanks to austerity. Fucking Tories.

Some must be smaller so fewer kids would = fewer infections to be spread around?

I would say less students so therefore less illness or less people to become ill.

Private schools also have a shorter term time so therefore 10% absence would result in fewer days off in private education compared to a state student with 90% attendance.

I am sure Bostin is probably correct

And possibly children being kept off for longer with their symptoms

My DD attends a private school. They most certainly do get penalised for being out of school In term time. Private school children are not excluded from usual safeguarding practices with absences so not sure why she’d think that?

Ah right Battleax been there, never did fine me though because they realise they were being ridiculous.

Less kids is the first thing that springs to mind to me

Street urchins are rather dirty and covered in germs- aren't they?

Off the top of my head, i'd think toilets per capita (home and school), overcrowding or otherwise (home and school), quality of school cleaning paid for and pressure to return to school after an illness might all be relevant factors.