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

@MrsPear
the lock down therefore was a failure
What planet are you on? It went to plan. The lockdown allowed a surpressed level of deaths to peak and now we have to manage the rest. Do you ever listen to the information on the daily bulletins? You really should be better informed

Why not?! The government quite clearly should have started lock down far sooner (large scale events etc) and schools should have closed at least week if not 2 sooner than they did. They started lockdown too late and will be opening schools too early.
So frustrating.
I’m no expert but I did work in epidemiology for several years regardless of which- I think it’s pretty obvious looking at the data it’s soon.

I’m no expert but I did work in epidemiology for several years regardless of which- I think it’s pretty obvious looking at the data it’s soon.

Wow you can see the data after half term? That’s impressive, I hand it to you

We'll send the kids in when schools reopen, but I'd be shocked if it's a blanket start on 1 June or whatever. I think it will be phased in one or more ways. eg areas that have higher infection/death rates, might find schools less likely to go back (The Times today has a list of NHS trusts ordered by number of COVID deaths. Our trust is in the top third so I could see our area being a bit stricter about how they reopen things for example).

Also some year groups will probably be prioritised.

And I think it's entirely likely that as other year groups come back they'll be staggered - eg mornings/afternoons or one week on then one week off.

That's what we need some guidance so desperately. It's all very well saying will you or won't you send your kids to school but we don't even know what that might look like yet.

Teateaandmoretea
you have clearly no idea whatsoever about safeguarding and risk in schools... of course child safety is part of school.

Good grief, some posters come up with such nonsensical opinion on this forum --waiting for you to come back pretending you are the head of Ofsted or of the biggest primary academy in the UK when you clearly have not a clue about what you are talking about "

I'm in Scotland so it is likely (not confirmed)/I am hoping we won't consider going back until after the summer holidays which start at the end of June. My 'child' is a 6ft, 16 year old and I am desperate he gets back to his education as he is in exam years and missing so much, but I am more comfortable waiting until August and decide then depending on how things progress in the coming months.

I would be worried if it was 1st of June.

people should also realise that reopening schools too soon will only mean a peak and the need for another lockdown... maybe a real lockdown in this country, who knows.

social distancing will be around for a long time but i dont know how that will work in school

cant keep them away froever though

No but forecasting and projections don’t paint a pretty picture, but that’s just modelling- the massive huge point around all this it’s is unknown. There are so many what if’s - I don’t want to be led by a government that made the wrong decision in a late lockdown.

you have clearly no idea whatsoever about safeguarding and risk in schools... of course child safety is part of school.

No YOU have no idea about safeguarding. Schools minimise the risk to children, they do not guarantee safety. Lots of children end up with broken legs, catch the flu, have an accident playing rugby, fall over and scrape their arms at school. Some children who catch the flu, Scarlett fever, chicken pox at school end up in hospital. There are risks with going to school like there are risks with everything. Of course child safety is important at school but they cannot guarantee It

It's all rumour at the moment so I won't be making any decision until work tell me categorically that we will be open for business from then. Then, and only then, will I discuss it with my DS's and make a decision with them.

No, we are a shielding family. There's no way my children are going back to school on June 1st unless it can be achieved by simply cracking open a window.

it's time for the vulnerable to isolate and the healthy to crack on and take their chances. which is fine but then schools and work palces need to support that with work for the kids stuck at home and wfh for their parents

But not all teachers are in the healthy group and school just won't be able to have all students in as normal.

Yes. As soon as they open mine are going back. I am more wary for DS who is T1 diabetic but to be honest I think it is Type 2 diabetics that are overweight which is pushing up Diabetes as a risk factor. If they reported separately I think well controlled T1 would not be as risky.

Maybe they could encourage people to return to teaching like they have with the NHS to cover any teaching shortfall.

DD's school (not UK) starts back on the 14th this month and I don't want to send her. I'll have to though, I'm not in a risky enough risk group to be allowed to keep her home as far as I understand. Schools opening so that parents can work of course makes sense, its necessary now, but I don't work so DD staying home doesn't make a difference to the economy.

Yes because ds is falling apart. However, he can't go back as it will be Y10 and Y12 only

I need to work.

They need to be at school.

Understand those who don't.

Yes absolutely, no question. Won’t be all years but hoping my year 12 is back ASAP and my year 5.

social distancing will be around for a long time but i dont know how that will work in school

It won't. 2/3 of our students get the bus to school for a start. But irrespective of problems with social distancing in schools themselves, there's also the message that opening Schools sends to the wider public. A lot of people will assume that if schools are open then it must be safe to resume all other activities. You can't realistically say mass gatherings are banned if schools are open- school is a mass gathering.

No. I won’t be sending them back until infection rates are lower and social distancing measures in school have been properly thought through. Rushing back before then will just mean another wave, another wave and potentially another lockdown with more loss of life. Some things can’t be rushed and those countries that understand that are fairing better than those counties prioritising the economy.

My dc will be going back as soon as their schools open. My 6 year old is really missing school. Both dh and I are currently working from home but unsure for how long.

I find it really sad that people are happy to risk their children’s health just to have some peace and quiet whilst their at school. sad

The thing is. It isn’t a major risk to most children’s health. A minute number of children with no underlying conditions, literally a tiny tiny number may have complications but for almost all healthy children the risk of serious complications is negligible, just as there are risks with other illnesses. Therefore I have no real concerns about my children being in school with regards to their health. I am obviously concerned about them potentially infecting those who are more at risk and in that case families need to be able to make a decision about the implications of going back to school on their family. For those of us whose families are at minimal risk we need to start to get back to some kind of normality whilst continuing to shelter those at higher risk

You can't realistically say mass gatherings are banned if schools are open- school is a mass gathering.

You quite clearly can