To ask why you are not taking your kids back to school

[daisydukes7576]

Not trying to start an argument here just genuinely curious to know your reasons?

I'm not talking about those that have children with underlying health conditions.

And I will repeat, this isn't to start an argument I am just genuinely wandering if I've missed something/other reasons people aren't sending their kids to school if and when they have the opportunity to?

And if you aren't, when are you planning to as it's could be a while before there's a vaccine?

I dont think the reward is worth the risk. Plus if I get called back to work from furlough my mum would want to have my younger child and I would need her to. I'd rather she had both my children then risk passing covid to my vulnerable dad through dd1 going to school. To me it is more important for my children to see their grandparents then my reception dd getting 14 days at school which is what is being offered by the school

I've heard other teachers saying it will be teaching and not just childcare

My DS's school have said teaching, not childcare.
However, his last half term wasn't supposed to be about teaching. It was supposed to be a week away at residential, sports week, preparing the leavers show, forest school days. None of that will happen. He was so looking forward to it, not being stuck at a desk. That's my main reason for him not going, I think it will remind him more about what he is missing.

Because the measures are cruel. My kids are preschool at the moment but there is no way I would send them into that.

Because I am in Scotland and Nippy Nicola says no.

My kids are desperate for school and I am desperate to send them back.

My kids are year 1 and year 4. I am not going to send my year 1 child when I can't send my year 4. I would still have to take him with me to take and collect.
None of my daughters friends are going back. Different classroom, different teacher.

Mine is year one. I really think mine would benefit from going. She's a very active child we normally lead a life the opposite of now. I'm working from home so she watches Tele all day on those days

And school have been reassuring about looking after her.

I don't know if I dare with what everyone's saying though
But I think she'd really benefit from it
And my gut feeling is that is best for her to go