Will you be sending your child on 'June 1st'

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I've done this in AIBU for the voting feature. IF (and a big IF) schools go back on June 1st, will you be sending yours?

YABU - NO

YANBU - YES

I think a lot of people who say they won’t, when it comes to a straight choice of de regging and home schooling or sending them in, will be flying out the house in the morning to get them in there.

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@tootiredtoconga I’m not expecting them to be in full time and have never thought of school as childcare but a mixture of school and home learning would be a fantastic step forward for my two.

Yes if they open. Let's face it there's no vaccine. So what do we do? Cut our kids of from the world for a year or longer? How do we heal them when they are anxious, depressed, lonely and unhealthy. Staying at home for a year is really unhealthy. It's bad for social, emotional and educational reasons.

I am as scared as anyone else about this virus. There is a risk of death to each and everyone of us. But I'm also scared of getting so cut of from life that we forget how to be happy and confident.

I hate this situation so much.

Yes we walk to school and it's my DD reception year

No - but he's year 11!!!

And I'm still waiting on the EHCP for his September placement which never actually was ever going to materialise on the legal deadline anyway knowing my LA but so far I've heard nothing from them despite asking them.

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@MrsPear the peak was 8/4 because of the lockdown.

Yes I will. I'm fairly sure that at least one of the kids and myself have had the virus, and developmentally the regression in DD2 is quite marked - her speech is regressing from the different nature of social interaction at home compared to school - however much I've worked to prevent that happening with her since schools have closed.

Let's face it there's no vaccine. So what do we do? Cut our kids of from the world for a year or longer?

I don't think a year off was ever on the cards - a low r rate, testing and contact tracing being in place, possible antibody test and maybe some better treatments was probably most realistic.

So I can see why it's being talked about now - and reading link below it's what's happening they're talking about how to get back.

Coronavirus: Could Wales' school return begin in June?

"We are not going to have all the children in on the same day," he said.

Mr Drakeford said more children could attend school as "we are confident that we can do that safely".

"Over time we will get back to something like the normal we were used to."

Not opening the schools might screw the economy. But me, just staying at home with my two home educated children, and keeping my two schooled children off as well. How would that be so catastrophic?

I think the point is that a lot of people seem to think schools should be shut until there’s a vaccine. Your approach is entirely reasonable, where is becomes unreasonable is when people think because they want their kids not to go then the schools should be shut for everyone.

And yes, I’d send mine in

The education secretary said a staggered start.

The DfE have said much the same.

The papers have printed all sorts of crap.

My child with a health condition will not be returning until the school has done a full risk assessment and care plan is in place. This will be in collaboration with HCPs involved with my child. I will not be taking my child out and home schooling indefinitely. I’m not prepared to lose their place at school, due to an ableist attitude.

In the same way, in my role as a teacher, the SENCO will be creating care plans for the medically vulnerable pupils at my school - much in the same way that we always have. We won’t be kicking kids off roll at school just because they have a health condition!

Why do people think sending the kids back to school means going back to normal?

teenagers are one thing, primary school children another entirely. Imposing social distancing, not allowing them to have contact, to play with their friends, seating far apart at lunch, do people stop for a second to picture what fresh hell the school day is actually going to be? What's the point of school if you remove the fun aspect and most of the social element.

Reopening school to children who not only are super spreaders but can be sick as anyone else is also going to screw the parents who have no choice: increasing risk, raising infections. Great idea.

Many key workers already have their children at school, because they have no choice and that's one thing. I am so bored of the other kind of parents who just can't stand spending time with their kids, who need school to have a break. How selfish are you, and why did you have kids in the first place if you planned on dumping them at school all along?

I don't know what I'll do but I don't see that it will happen. It's too soon in my opinion

♟ school is for education and is actually important not to give parents a break 🙄

I don't trust the way the government have handled this so far so I'm not going to trust that they will keep us safe whilst easing the lockdown. I'll do what I think best for my family.

The only way to open the schools is to do safely. At best, it means 1 third of the children at one time. You can guarantee safety of about 10 children per class, not much more.

But let's stop with the "going back to normal' crap, when in the same paragraph adults are still expect to respect social distancing. Either you reopen everything, or you don't. Don't penalise people with young children. If my kid must spend several hours sitting next to random children, then I can sit in a restaurant...

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yes education is important, and the point of school. They are not there for childcare!

Mental health is part of a good education, and putting children in unacceptable condition is not part of a decent education.

You can guarantee safety of about 10 children per class, not much more.

No, you can never guarantee the safety of children at school you can only minimise risk.

In Ireland School's are closed until September. June 1st seems crazy to me.

whenthejoyreturns No, I'd suggest keeping them off until the 5 conditions, that the Government themselves set out, have been met.

My daughter cannot wait to go back to school. I am happy to send her to school.

Getting our kids a good education is not 'dumping' them anywhere. Schools will manage financially but Universities are facing bankruptcy if they can't get students in.

If DD's cohort doesn't start Uni before September 2021, then that's 6000 fewer UK-trained doctors in 5-6 yrs time. Kind of seems like a bad thing.

DS1 is supposed to start a vocational essential public service course in September 2020. DS2 merely wants to start science A-levels. Other DC just deserve to be intellectually stimulated.

@oneandtwenty

Abit harsh. It's hardly fun for kids to be kept indoors. Not have visits from others outside the home. Not go to school and see friends, teachers and staff they have developed a bond with. Not go out and do anything nice. Not even things like go to Asda for milk.

Maybe parents want their kids to be reunited with other children. To run around and be kids. To take away their anxieties.i love having my DD home. But she's bored despite having a room full of toys, a garden, a tablet, a TV in the extension just for her, me teaching her and a team ddler brother. She loves the buzz of school. She came home happy ready for tea and full of stories. Now she's getting more of her toddler attitude back. School taught her control and routine. It is much healthier for her than being with a 31 year old all day who has housework and a little brother to also take care of.

Parents can get the kids through this. But it is unrealistic for most to keep it routined and positive for the child for months on end. It's so hard! Especially when I am having to talk loudly over my toddler to try explain a worksheet to her. Then she's irritated and covers her ears up because who wants to focus with a two year old trying to join in shouting.

What's the point of 'if?'