Year R and Year 1 back to school

[Justajot]

I know there aren't any details. But if you are a year R or year 1 parent, will you be sending them back?

YANBU - Yes, sending back
YABU - No, staying at home

[GuyFawkesDay]

Ask yourself:

Would you be happy to sit in a room all day with 15 other people, with no PPE.

Oh, and those people lick their own shoes, wipe their bogies down your trousers and need hugs and to have help going to the toilet.

You have no hand gel, other than what you buy, and you can get to the toilet yourself to wash your hands twice a day.

If you're ok with that, then you are definitely pro teachers returning.

If it makes you think twice, then that's exactly what EYFS teachers are thinking.

I teach teens. I can absolutely guarantee some will cough in others faces as "banter". There was stories of kids licking stuff for dates at some schools.

It's really scary.

[jadey0891]

Hi op
I won't be sending my children. They both fall in the category. But the reason why is because they both have medical problems

[SomewhereEast]

@GuyFawkesDay Yes as a perfectly healthy 39 year old I would quite happily do all those things right now. I'm an SAHP at the moment and have just contacted the kids' school to volunteer if they're short-handed with people in cleaning or catering roles shielding

[GuyFawkesDay]

Brilliant. Go for it.

It's the people complaining about lazy teachers whilst working from their home office who face none of the challenges and refuse to see them because "teachers are lazy"....

I can't wait to get back to teaching normal lessons.

But last time I was in school we had a vulnerable child in who spits on the floor. Told staff to f off. Won't social distance. Gets in your face.

It's really hard with just 5-10 kids. Lord help us with hundreds.

[PickUpAPickUpAPenguin]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52616071

Talking about spitting, this is tragic

[lilgreen]

Only 50% of ours are coming back. So much for people saying parents need schools to open. It’s the same at all the local schools!

[CouldBeOuting]

I work in school. If my children were of primary age I would NOT be sending them to school.

If we comply with the guidelines then school will be a miserable place for such young children; if we don’t comply with guidelines (already absolutely no social distancing with the children we currently have in) then it will be a very risky place to be.....

[lilgreen]

Our year 1s will sit at a desk on their own and only be allowed up to wash hands or use the toilet.

[MyHipsDontLieUnfortunately]

It's the people complaining about lazy teachers whilst working from their home office who face none of the challenges and refuse to see them because "teachers are lazy"....

This.

I want people moaning about teachers to STFU unless they're actually out in the workplace, taking risks themselves. In fact, I think if it's safe for teachers then everyone should just crack on. I was joking when I first said that, but not so much any more. Let's face it, public facing workers won't be compensated if their health is compromised.

[MyHipsDontLieUnfortunately]

Oh and if dearly love to hand my notice on, but if I don't find an alternative by May 31st the earliest I can leave is December 31st.

[MyHipsDontLieUnfortunately]

I'd/on.