To be annoyed at the school letting the children play in the snow all afternoon?

[eleanorelephant]

Most schools in our local area closed today due to snow but DD's primary school stayed open. (Fine by me)

DD (year 2) informs me that they had no lessons at all this afternoon and spent most of the time out on the field (so over 2 hours)

Apparently lots of children were being taken out as the day progressed, so I guess it got to a point where the teachers didn't see the point in carrying on with normal lessons.

AIBU to think that in sub zero temperatures this is too long for little children? I know that they're obviously going to play in it at break and lunch but I'd like to think that on the whole they are in a warm classroom when they're at school.

I understand you have health anxiety, I just hope you haven’t expressed any of your concerns here in front of your dd. I have family members, very young family members, in remission from life threatening illnesses. I know as much as their parents might be anxious about it, they have to embrace and enjoy life. It’s here to be lived.

She needs to know there is nothing wrong in playing out in the snow with her friends.

to quote the other thread at the moment

CALM THE FUCK DOWN!

Perhaps you should take your own advice and calm down a bit Bounce?

Thing is, she doesn't. She has excused herself from having to 'get it'.

At least her daughter had an experience of a normal reaction to something that would have otherwise possibly become a health issue in its turn for her when older.

I don’t think it was health anxiety causing you to worry about this ... lots of people still believe that coldness causes colds ... I think you were just uninformed. Now you know. It’s hard to change such deeply rooted cultural ideas about illness.

Try to teach your DD to remember her hat, there was probably a reduced number of staff members due to the roads that made normal classes impossible.

Schools can never get it right can they ? I bet there's another thread somewhere with someone moaning that their dc's school wouldn't let them play with the snow.

Holy shit some of these comments are just down right cunty! It's a common misconception that being cold causes colds, calling the op thick is uncalled for.

My dd ate some snow earlier 😫
Misses the point of the thread

Why are people still being twats after the OP has explained why she’s so worried?

In fairness my kids were off school and were out for about 90 minutes this morning playing in the snow. It was mild and sunny, they had warm hooded coats, wellies and gloves and after that amount of time their woollen gloves were thick with snow and their tracksuit bottoms too, and the little one started crying he was cold so we came in. I mean, they had a great time but I couldn’t imagine them staying in those clothes and not being able to change into dry clothes. And of course we don’t have proper snow gear - we live in southern England so we usually get 0.5 snow days a year!

OP lots of people on here have watched people actually die from a plethora of contagious illnesses. We don't all have anxiety and misconceptions about catching a cold from being outside.

Accept you have been unreasonable and move on with your life.

Viruses aren't caused or caught by playing in the snow though... More likely to be caught by staying in stuffy central heated classroom.

Not helpful or kind Dermymc. Everyone deals with trauma differently.

Please don't all pile on.... but

Can You All Please Calm The Fuck Down.

It's a Bit Of Snow.
End Off.

Stop trolling Bounce ffs. You're tedious.

Ffs, How am I trolling?

I'm just sayhing that children love snow.
Ok, so that is trolling? really?

Really?? I’d have been more annoyed if they hadn’t. Children don’t necessarily have to play out to catch a virus.

You're being goady and quiet nasty I gather with all the posts that have been deleted. The OP has explained why she feels the way she does but you're like a dog with a bone.

Not a good look.

YABU. I survived. And winters where I’m from are usually around -15 on average and snow is knee high between December to the end of March.

My grandparents wouldn't be ashamed of me. They saw siblings disabled through illnesses like polio and measles. I think they'd be pleased that I vaccinated DD and did my best to keep her healthy.

OP, you appear to have attracted some nasty bastards on this post. If I were you I wouldn’t bother replying anymore.

Fwiw I wouldn’t be worried about my 6yo DD getting an afternoon out in the snow, but I don’t have your worries.

There - quite easy to say that without insulting the OP...

Clearly you've never tried to run a 'normal' timetable when there's lots of lovely snow, especially when all other schools are closed and their pupils are having great fun. The day they leave they'll remember this day.

I'll admit it irks me when people trot out the cold makes you ill line. It doesn't. My husband got pneumonia from sitting in a warm office. Maybe some research into virus's and such would alleviate some worries.

My small person got to throw snowballs at her headmaster. I got to laugh about it when it was tweeted. They looked like they had jolly good fun and I was glad they got outdoor time.

op I'm sure your child is and will be fine.