My son has Asperger's and goes to a special school 25 miles away, by taxi. Prior to Covid19, he would happily share with three other boys. Not a problem.
He will be restarting on Monday and the school has set up a system of bubbles to, hopefully, minimise the spread of the infection. The idea is that children will strictly stay in bubbles and practice social distancing, etc.
The problem is that his taxi is supposed to pick up another child who is not in my son's bubble. As far as I am concerned this blows the whole bubble thing out of the water, as the majority of the children at that school travel in taxis and they are all mixed up together.
I am concerned that, even with face masks on, this is undermining the bubble protection and increasing the risk. I am vulnerable and have been rigidly practicing distancing and staying at home throughout.
My son is hyper sensitive about my health as he had to listen to his dad dying in 2014 and still worries constantly about me. He has already panicked and told me to stay in and not get sick.
Would I be better off telling the school that he will not be going back until September, when, hopefully things might be getting back to normal?
The council have told me there are no more taxis available and I can't afford the petrol for the 4 hour daily trips back and forth.
My son is 15.
Many thanks for any advice.