Are you sending your child back on June 1st?

[Emlou07]

IF your child falls into the bracket of children who can go back.

YABU - Yes
YANBU - No

[onemouseplace]

No because our school isn’t opening to reception children. I would like DC to go back.

[HorsesDoovers]

Yes I think so. Yr 6 DS. He's actually happy at home and I am not working so we could carry on in our happy little bubble, but I don't think its fair on him. He has such a big transition coming up in September and I don't think he will cope if he's had no experience of doing a full day's schooling, 5 days a week, for 5 months. I know it won't be anything like school as he knew it before, but I still think it will be good for him.
Having said that, if he's utterly miserable I won't hesitate to pull him out.

[Myshinynewname]

Our school is only taking y6 and keyworker's children when they reopen after half term. We didn't have a choice.

[Sometimeswinning]

@rabbitheadlights as in? No furlough? Your job isn't considered important? You dont have a mortgage to pay?

[Quartz2208]

rabbitheadlights so basically you are saying that none of the NHS staff should be working because they should be prioritising the lives of their own children and not send them to school? same for all the other keyworkers? because if they had thought that can you imagine what would happen

That is awful and actually really untrue - there are many valid reasons for not sending back but arguing that your DS life would be in danger at school given what we know about the virus and children shouldnt be one of them. Unless there is some backstory

[purpleme12]

If a parent has an underlying condition should she still be sent back?

[TwoKidsStillStanding]

No. Much agonising, and I think it’s a very personal choice, but we have decided against it. DS is YR but for two days a week, with no guarantee of it being his usual teacher and classroom, and with all the changes to classrooms and so on (no outdoor toys, for example), we just feel more comfortable keeping him at home. We know we are deeply privileged to have that choice - I’m on mat leave at the moment.

He is only four and amid all the uncertainty, I think a summer of being at home is no bad thing for him.

[rabbitheadlights]

Whoa!!!!! Where did I say that the bus staff shouldn't be working cos it risks their children?... What I said was we are fortunate enough not to be in that position,but if we had a choice between losing our jobs and or home and keeping ds alive it would be an easy for us! I'm sure it's not that simple for many but for us that's how it is.

[PineappleUpsideDownCake]

Purpleme. Ive got an underlying condition and sending my yr6 back.

Our letter said sheilding shouldn't but vulnerable could. We're being super careful in every other way but think school have lots of precautions in place and daughter needs the routine and stimulation. I think yr 6 arent as distupted by not having toys/distnacing and shell like smaller classes.

Can always pull her out if ahe hates it but shes desperate to go back.

[rabbitheadlights]

Nhs not bus and my d's can't go back because his brother my other d's is shielding, the life I was talking about, you've read intent my post what you wanted to, because you were looking for a bandwagon to jump on

[Yester]

No. As much I would love to (and the 3 of them are driving me Insane) I will wait. Our death toll is so high I don't want to add to it by a small chance. I can wfh (when they let me) so appreciate I am very very lucky.

[purpleme12]

@PineappleUpsideDownCake
Mine is year one
I'm not on the vulnerable list but 'have an underlying condition'. The cause/true issue not as yet diagnosed because of the pandemic delay
I am still so confused
Thing is mine is not one who likes a quiet life she needs to be simulated
And our life before suited her

But everyone says it's not safe

[Sometimeswinning]

@rabbitinheadlights you did say that many of us keyworkers had chosen our jobs over our children. Thank god we're not relying on you to get the country up and running! As it happens a majority of us carried on working. We sent our children to school. We arranged our working day around annual leave and unpaid leave. Only to have someone sat there, on pay in some cases, saying we'd put our familys at risk!

[rabbitheadlights]

@sometimeswinning that's not what I had said at all, if you had a child that was shielding,like I do, would you be going to work? Nhs or not, you just wouldn't

[Quartz2208]

@rabbitheadlights you have only just mentioned shielding - its makes a huge difference in your decision of course but without it it comes across very differently and I have to say that is how your post came across

[WomanIsTaken]

Urgh, yes. But only because I have to go back to work (teacher). My school is small with a low uptake of places from June, so I am not too worried for myself. DC school is huge with lots of kids going back, and their SD measures strict over and above government guidance. It's going to be bleak. I wish they could come with me.

[TheSheepofWallSt]

No. DS is 3, in preschool at a private nursery.
Planning to send him back mid July; it’s a nightmare wfh whilst looking after him (single parent) but I’ve got leave to take first half of July and don’t want to disrupt him with a return/ holiday/ return again.
Also our R rate locally is higher than the national average and I believe is expected to go higher still before we see things calm down, so want to see how that pans out over the next 6 weeks.

[rabbitheadlights]

Apologies for that @Quartz2208 I really didn't think about it like that, I thought my initial post had implied that by sending my d's back I was putting my other d's at risk, I will be more careful from now on

[Littlecaf]

Youngest is going back to preschool 2 days a week. He really needs the socialisation and we both need to work. Both of our workplaces expect us to send the DCs back ASAP. Oldest in reception and they are back on the 15th. He can’t wait and asked most days when he is allowed to go back. We live in a small community and they haven’t seen anyone since the start and are really missing other children.

[Quartz2208]

rabbitheadlights I reckon some of your first post was deleted by accident!

No worries you are entirely right to make your decision it is such a difficult one. Especially with the younger ones. Mine is Year 6 and we are 50/50 on her having had it (and me) and we are in London where the R rate is lower so its a much easier decision