To pull my DC out of school for the rest of term?

[RiverOrla]

Rates are skyrocketing at the DC’s primary. We have lots of Christmas plans with extended family (Christmas is a huge deal to us, celebrations relating to several different cultures) and I don’t want to risk it being ruined by covid. If I take them out for the rest of this week and next week (last week of term) this would seriously reduce the risk of them having it for Christmas.

Anyone else doing this?

YABU - keep them in school
YANBU - take them out to safeguard family Christmas.

Why will you do at home for 2 weeks? So any of you work?

DH and I both WFH

Depends on the school. Our school told us if we pull DC1 out of school despite DC2 and me being positive for covid it would be unauthorised. Turns out she was positive on PCR as well in the end but otherwise we were expected to send her in. Ridiculous really

How old are the kids. Will you be able to wfh with them around. I know I couldn’t with my two (age 4 and 2).

A few day would probably NBU if your family Christmas plans are that important to you. But ten days definitely not. Kids have missed enough school in the last two years and teachers have been working their socks off to catch them up.

YABU. This is going to be around for a long time. They've already missed enough school the last 2 years.

If they don't have covid they should be in school.

Every person in the country doesn't want to be ill for Christmas but you can't stop their education again, for no good reason.

DC are 10, 9 and 6.

Plenty of craft, games, big garden etc - lots to keep them amused at home.

My work is commission based and can work around the DC.

Would tell school they have symptoms.

I dont think we can say unreasonable or reasonable, it's such a personal decision and depends on things like how youd all cope with a quiet immediate family xmas, whether plans with wider family could be rearranged easily, if any of your family members are vulnerable in health, how easy it is for you to wfh with them there, how supportive the school are with giving out work, how the kids feel about missing it, if it will have any sort of effect on their education etc

It’s the last week of term, it’s all Christmas show practise. They won’t miss much.

I don't celebrate Christmas, but I totally get wanting to do this if you missed out last year and want to try to do things responsibly. Dunno about a whole two weeks, but a week would be long enough to check if you're in the clear.

I wouldn’t. Enough school has already been missed.

Is their education less important to you than your family events? If so then take them out and home school them. Don’t expect teachers to pander to your desire to protect family get togethers over their learning.

Nope. Why add to the disruption?

Every person in the country doesn't want to be ill for Christmas but you can't stop their education again, for no good reason.

This

I mean, maybe if you’re going to sit and properly homeschool them for the rest of term, it would be okish, if you had a good reason. But it doesn’t sound like you will as you have to WORK from home. You can’t pull them just to sit them on tablets all day.

They’ve all missed so much education, and social time with school friends, that this just isn’t on.

Would tell school they have symptoms

Why lie!? And either way that would only cover you for a day or two until the rest came back.

If your sure your doing the right think then at least tell the truth!

YANBU especially if they are in the younger years. I considered it myself but I know I'd never get my 2 back in to the classroom if I pulled them out for longer than necessary (separation anxiety) plus I'm wfh and a single parent so would struggle on that basis.

Only pull them out though if you're going to keep them mostly at home, if you take them to soft play and socialising then it would defeat the object

Why impact their education anymore than it already has been? I think it’s so unfair on the children

Don't you think kids have missed enough school? I'd rather my kids get to complete a full term of school personally.

I don’t think I’d be too impressed if I was your boss and found out you were ‘wfh’ with 3 kids to look after unnecessarily. How much work is really going to get done?

And then blame the school when the children aren’t making enough progress next year?!

Education is a privilege and not something to be thrown away like this.

Would tell school they have symptoms

Please don't do this. It is very unethical in my eyes.

Anyway how are you going to explain no PCR result for them?

By all means keep them off but don't lie about them potentially having Covid.

I'm considering doing the same OP. I'm sure we won't be the only ones. In my case their grandparent is terminally ill so that's adds another consideration.

I do appreciate what others are saying on kids having missed enough school etc though

The kids have also had lots of educational disruption but I guess education isn’t a priority for everyone.

At the end of the day it’s your choice, as long as you’re not expecting the school to provide work and won’t blame the school if they fall behind.

Schools local to me are down to about 8 in each class, due to so many kiddies testing positive. They won’t be doing anything new or crucial. Don’t lie though. Tell the truth.

Thought I was reading a post from last year then.
No keep them in school education is in important!