To send my kids back to school?

[Sussed]

Everybody I've told we're sending our kids back draws a sharp intake of breath and either asks "really" or "how do you feel about that"?

Really confused about it all.

We have 2, in 2 of the age groups that can go back from June. We don't HAVE to send them back...we've been managing (and enjoying) homeschooling, even whilst working full time from home.

But the issue is our eldest in Y6 is desperate to see all their friends and get some closure before going to high school in Sept, esp as they're going to a different school to everyone else. The youngest doesn't want to be left home without their elder sibling.

Are we insane to send them back??

I’m going to take the fact that my children are allowed to be with 14 children and two adults at school as a green light for them to see some friends in a green space socially distanced too. So they won’t be returning to school, but they will be seeing a couple of friends.

Pacmanitee mine are at boarding school. They have been in full time online lessons since schools shut but boarding schools aren't opening because of the complications of kids actually living there. Also there are some overseas students who can't come back for travel restrictions etc.
Just want them back to normality

YANBU
They have to go back at some point. There is never going to be zero risk - there never was before from flu, chickenpox etc!

My Y6 will be going back, school likely opening 8 June - that transition time for comp will be really good for them and I know they will be sensible

YANBU. I would send both of mine back like a shot (unfortunately only one is in an eligible year, but we'll send him all right).

My relative is a teacher (married to an NHS doctor) and they also can't wait to send their kids back on 1st June.

We live in households without elderly or vulnerable people. The risk to kids is very small, much less than the risk to their mental health from lockdown imo.