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AIBU to expect my asymptomatic children be set work whilst missing school

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Gienovere · 22/10/2021 08:49

So covid has gone through our house, taking out each of us one by one. It seems to have come in from one child at high school. Then each double vaccinated adult and finally to my youngest.
So each dd had 9 days off school, but neither school set any work. One primary and one secondary and no contact from either school, despite me requesting at least an idea of the topics being covered in school.
So am I being unreasonable to think if a child with no symptoms is expected to miss almost two weeks of school, to protect others, they should at least be able to access education online?

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PrivateHall · 23/10/2021 08:58

All I have read about is teachers hanging on for dear life, trying to survive until half term. But you expect them to do MORE? Your DC shouldn't need to isolate again for a long time, if ever (hopefully!) so I would just suck it up, sorry.

Gienovere · 23/10/2021 09:37

@Ivchangedmynameforthis yes I asked both school for work. High school said to look on the online platform, teachers would be informed and would be able to put work on there. None did.
It’s the primary school I am particularly disappointed with. My dds SEN mean she has a full time one to one teaching assistant funded by her EHCP. I don’t understand what she did for all the time my dd was off and why she couldn’t provide something.
Of course I set them each work but how many parents have the kind of flexible job I do and are able to. I’m also a graduate perfectly capable of teaching ks2 and ks3 and we have plenty of resources. Not all families have this.

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Waspsarearseholes · 23/10/2021 10:41

[quote Gienovere]@Ivchangedmynameforthis yes I asked both school for work. High school said to look on the online platform, teachers would be informed and would be able to put work on there. None did.
It’s the primary school I am particularly disappointed with. My dds SEN mean she has a full time one to one teaching assistant funded by her EHCP. I don’t understand what she did for all the time my dd was off and why she couldn’t provide something.
Of course I set them each work but how many parents have the kind of flexible job I do and are able to. I’m also a graduate perfectly capable of teaching ks2 and ks3 and we have plenty of resources. Not all families have this.[/quote]
Why are you so concerned about other families all of a sudden? You've already sorted you would send your children in to school with covid because them missing nine days of school is too big a price to pay to protect others. You're just making stuff up now to try to sound less obnoxious and selfish.

Gienovere · 23/10/2021 11:56

What have I made up?

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Mistressiggi · 23/10/2021 11:59

Our "online platform" has buckets of work on it, the ability of students to find the work (or maybe they just don't look that hard) is another matter.

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