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To think schools should not reopen in Sept?

711 replies

SusanFrimp · 09/08/2020 14:15

I think that schools should not fully reopen in September and instead be partially reopened to some years. It is just not safe enough to reopen yet. I'd say December at the latest for full reopening. If they can't reopen other smaller places, how can they reopen schools with 1000's of kids? AIBU?

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IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 12/08/2020 15:33

Weren’t Scotland’s figures far lower than ours? Not really comparing like for like. Plus they had far tighter restrictions to limit spread in the community

TeacupDrama · 12/08/2020 16:49

somethings were stricter in Scotlabd but we could met in private gardens outside before England kids of 11 and under don't need to social distance from each other at all,
DD was back at school P7 ( Y6) class eats together and has break together not with the others a morning of instructions about new set up this afternoon was pretty normal

Lightline · 13/08/2020 08:14

We can’t hide away forever. As children are least at risk from the virus it is particularly cruel to continue to make them miss out on education, socialisation etc. It’s ridiculous to think we can stop the virus, the lockdown itself didn’t completely did us of it, all it’s done is stop the nhs being overrun and ruined the economy and children’s educations.

MissEliza · 13/08/2020 17:42

I work in a school and I want to go back. It's going to be very intense in order to do everything properly but I will work hard because kids need to be back in school. I feel heart sorry for our pupils who have been sitting at home for so long. My own dcs also need to go back. They've suffered educationally and emotionally.

CallmeAngelina · 13/08/2020 19:19

But MissEliza, it's nothing to do with "working hard." If teachers are reporting here that their schools have forbidden PPE (according to the DfE guidance) and even SD is not reported to be necessary, there's going to be fuck all any of us can do to stop the virus spreading out of control again.

MissEliza · 13/08/2020 20:41

@CallmeAngelina which school has said SD between staff members and staff and pupils is not necessary? If a school has, they aren't following the guidelines.

CallmeAngelina · 13/08/2020 20:54

It's in the DfE guidelines for Primary schools that social distancing is not necessary.

Shalaalaa · 13/08/2020 21:00

But don’t the bubbles work more effectively for primary kids?

MissEliza · 13/08/2020 21:27

Children won't be asked to socially distance from others in their bubble, but that doesn't prevent staff from socially distancing themselves. That's what we will be doing in our school.

Iamnotthe1 · 13/08/2020 21:30

@MissEliza

Children won't be asked to socially distance from others in their bubble, but that doesn't prevent staff from socially distancing themselves. That's what we will be doing in our school.
Until you are told that you must circulate around the classroom in order to live mark, intervene with misconceptions, etc.

The social distancing also does nothing to deal with airborne transmission within a poorly-ventilated area.

CallmeAngelina · 13/08/2020 22:15

And those "bubbles" of 30 are hopeless when you consider they will be using the same (uncleaned) toilets as other bubbles, and mixing with everyone else, including siblings of course, after school.

joannagreen · 13/08/2020 22:18

i think school HAVE to open, i need my gin days back 👍😇🍷🥂

doityourselfnow · 14/08/2020 06:56

Well soft play, bowling alleys and beauticians doing "facial" work are now opening. So schools will follow.

OverTheRainbow88 · 14/08/2020 08:58

Well by allowing pretty much everything to now open 3 weeks before schools start makes me think the government doesn’t actually want the kids to go back to school. What a disaster.

guilttripjourno · 14/08/2020 09:35

They have removed 1.3 m tests from the count. No updates in cases. 300 people catching in Northampton. And still we have to trust them.

CallmeAngelina · 14/08/2020 09:47

@guilttripjourno, What's the story behind removing those tests?
And no stats on new cases yesterday?

guilttripjourno · 14/08/2020 09:50

Due to double counting which has been known all along. Yes there were no stats published yesterday for new cases.

CallmeAngelina · 14/08/2020 09:58

Any idea why?

guilttripjourno · 14/08/2020 10:28

Technical difficulty may be?

CallmeAngelina · 14/08/2020 10:31

Hmm.

TeacupDrama · 14/08/2020 10:38

sometimes the first test kit does go far enough back or is perhaps dropped so second test done on same person in same day, if you are just counting kits used it is not the same as tests done neither is sending out 100 tests in mail really 100 tests done unless 100 returned

it is like the deaths, no-one who died as a result of say a car crash or a brain tumour should be classed as a covid death just because of a positive covid test unless covid actually contributed to death

wizzbangfizz · 14/08/2020 10:39

Totally agree with @Ilovegreentomatoes - schools need to go back and must be the last thing to close if there is a second wave - we cannot continue to deny our kids the education they deserve it is ridiculous.

Swelteringmeltering · 14/08/2020 10:46

Interesting that the German school totally closed.

They won't be closing schools here, amazing how quickly (unless I read the article posted up thread re Germany wrong), the teacher caught covid! Child said they lost their sense of smell and that was it!

One of my dds will be in a bubble of nearly two hundred.

Swelteringmeltering · 14/08/2020 10:47

Wizz, I agree but I can't understand why all stops are not being pulled out and at the least, visors are not compulsory.