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

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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 have empathy for your anxieties OP, but it's such a shame you went and said that about the school staff. Fucking, why? Honestly, of course we can all be arsed, otherwise we would have just kicked the kids out unsupervised and cracked open a bottle of wine in the staff room.

You spend an hour trying to keep 25 14-year-olds JUST IN THEIR SEATS whilst the first snow in a decade is swirling outside the windows and see how much bloody effort it would take you.

Can't be arsed, fuck sake.

This ^

I was trying to teach yesterday afternoon - hopeless. The kids were wild with excitement! They see it so rarely. We went outside for 15 minutes (the snow didn’t amount to much in the end). They loved it.

Your “can’t be arsed” comment ended any slight sympathy I had for you.

The kids are probably less likely to get sick playing out in the cold air than coughing over each other in the dry air of overheated classroom.

My daughters attended nursery and school in Sweden. The early years were out between 4-8 hours daily. I think the younger ones did stay in when it got below minus 20C or so (they used to have their naps out of doors in prams at low temps) and the over threes only stayed in one day that I can remember when it hit minus 36C. Otherwise it was wrap up and play out.

In fact I was discussing with DDs now in their 20s that their PE lessons in the winter when they were 5 or 6 were fun activities such as sledging, skating on the frozen lake in town or hiking through the snow to build a fire and make hot drinks and grill sausages - even the kids that hated PE used to love winter activities.

All it boils down to is,
Smow has fallen... Snow hasnt fallen that often round here parts.
Children takes time off school.
Op doesn't like it.
thinks chlldren are missing out for some reason. sad.

Jesus Christ. Has the snow forced all the twats to stay indoors and verbally abuse strangers on the internet today?!.

OP, I'm sure you're a good mum and it's awful to hear about you DP. Don't let the fucking morons on here make you think otherwise. I don't think people realise health anxiety is an actual mental health issue, but if they because so consumed by something out of control by them then I am sure they would change their tune. All they are currently doing is turning into a pissing competition about who has suffered the worst family member illness, not realising you would have already had underlying, probably dormant, anxiety issues that presented when your DP got ill. They didn't have this issues which is why they can brush it off. At least you realise you actually have a problem and you've taken steps to help you out.

You DD will be fine playing in the snow for a few hours, I'm sure she had a blast with her friends and didn't even notice the cold.

if they became*

Are you drunk Bounce? I hope so as at least that's some excuse for your idiotic ramblings.

Would you find it easy to just suck them up when you watched a loved one nearly die?

I have watched a loved one die.

YABU

I think viruses are more likely to spread I'm warm heated enclosed spaces. One person coughs in a classroom and virus dplayyer ends up on desks books chairs eye. St least coughing kids in a surround will be more than likely coughing splat into yjin sir or onto surfaces that will probably be frozen to minus 3 or more tonight killing it off.

On another note - have you ever been in a room full of 6 year olds ( or 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 yr olds) when one sees a snowflake float past the window? I can tell you - they get mega excited and any teacher able to keep a classes concentration in that time is a mythical character thst does not exist! You cannot teach kids more excited about white stuff floating past the classroom window. They just aren't interested.

Most of the UK gets snow so rarely it's probably good to let kids go and experience it. Let them get snow fever out of their system ready for lessons or indoor learning tomorrow or next week.

I appreciate you have a health anxiety and people on this thread have been less than kind but the fact is a few hours of outdoor play will have more health benefits than not. Especially at this time of year where children don't always get as much time outdoors. Generations survived walking yo school in snow for miles every day come rain snow and sunshine. Try and look on the positive. Your dd got lots of fresh air. Got out of a germ filled classroom and mist importantly had fun and probably made some childhood memories.

Thank you Raven.

Re what I said about teachers - I took that back 2 hours ago.

You’d think you’d be quite knowledgable about what does and doesn’t make children sick if you were so occupied worrying and thinking about it.

This has to be a wind up thread
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Nice one op

Get a grip!
They will have enjoyed the day so much and will never forget it!

OP - AIBU?
MN - Overwhelming YES.
OP - I can't help it, I've got anxiety. Lots of expletives. You're all mean.

Have you ever been on AIBU before, OP?

YANBU I’d report the head to social services and be writing to my MP.

I’m who lets kids out to play and enjoy the rare snow. I mean at 6 she’ll clearly fail her GCSEs and maybe have a life on the dole due to this.

Please get a fucking grip.

Please read the fucking thread and stick your grip where the sun doesn't shine.

I'm leaving the thread now. I can't believe I have lost my evening to getting upset by people on here.

Thank you to the posters who have been kind - I really appreciate it.

This is probably something to talk about with your therapist/CPN. They will be able to help uou with the perspective of whether it’s the anxiety talking or whether most people would also feel the same. Maybe some stuff on resilience too?

FFS this country used to send kids up chimney and down mines. I am a sure a few hours playing out won’t have done them any harm.

OP - AIBU?
MN - Overwhelming YES.
OP - I can't help it, I've got anxiety. Lots of expletives. You're all mean.

^ This.

People need to stop posting on AIBU if they so sure that they are being reasonable that they are unwilling to listen to 95% of MN saying yes.

crackerjacket at my dd's Canadian school they play out to -25, then risk assess. They have often been out up to -30. School only closes if it is colder than -40. However, all the dc are togged up to they eyeballs (literally with ski masks and goggles if weather appropriate). Also, from kindergarten up they're expected to take responsibility for putting their own kit on, although a teacher would remind them If they tried to go out without a Hat.

op as long as the dc are happy, then it's fine. The fresh air will be great for them! Like other posters I would gently suggest that you talk to someone about your anxieties.

I commend the teachers/school for being flexible enough to allow this to happen. Not all education is tied to inside a classroom or books.

Good God schools can't bloody win can they? Schools so far this week have been criticised for:-
Staying open and not giving kids a snow day
Closing and not acting as free childcare whilst parents go to work
Carrying on with normal lessons
Not carrying on with normal lessons
Not being responsible for a child's gloves.
Ridiculous! If you feel that strongly about this then why don't you homeschool OP?!?!