School in the gale

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I feel anxious about the high winds tomorrow and am wondering whether it's actually safe to take my kids to school (not to take them, as we are in walking distance, but for them to even be there). AIBU?

Ours have just shut due to new red level

Ours is now closed. Kids are within walking distance but I know a lot of the teachers aren't local

Amber warning area and I'm keeping my secondary age dc off school today.
Gusts of 50+ mph expected here around 3pm and I don't fancy my dc being hit by flying debris on their walk home (the area they walk is hazardous at the best of times)

Ours announced closure early this morning. We're in Berkshire which is now in the red zone.

Ours are closed, the bus service is down until after 3, the local leisure centres are closed.

I wasn't really that bothered about the storm but I don't think this has happened before in my area.

I'm worried too. :-(

Some of the decision making locally seems chaotic. One school has just closed not because of the storm, but because too many other schools are closed so their teachers have childcare issues. They announced it after most families would be already on their way to school.
I think if the weather warning is red it should be automatic that schools, libraries, leisure centres, cinemas, tourist attractions etc should all close. That way, no ones waiting around for each individual institution to make a decision.
We need to have clear processes in place because this is going to happen more and more often.

That way, no ones waiting around for each individual institution to make a decision.
We need to have clear processes in place because this is going to happen more and more often

Agreed I mean all schools had access to the same info after all.

If one can call it at 7pm based on the wind expected at 3pm following day then I dont see how it's any different to calling it for the 3pm at 7am. The end result and the information gathered to make the decision is the same. And one means u can drop the kids at the grandparents the night befire and renive the laundry pile from the webcam view

Just dont send them. It's your kids lives.

Whatwouldscullydo

Agreed I mean all schools had access to the same info after all.

The information that we had changed overnight, so its not always that simple.

But it's not as of any would suddenly announce they were open after calling it off. Probably juat best to err on the side of caution given that many of the teachers/staff would have potentially been coming from areas in the red zone anyway.

I mean worst case scenario is they went in ams then it wasn't safe to pick them.up or get home

[quote OMG12]@PollyPage “ It's a school, not a childminding service”

Yes we all know that but children are usually at school and therefore don’t need anyone to look after them during this time, what would you like parents to do, employ a nanny to sit round all day, every day on the off chance they can’t be in school? I really hope you’re not a teacher educating children if you can’t even think this through,[/quote]
No I'm not a teacher (couldn't think of a worse job) and never would be. I work and have a live in nanny and housekeeper so I don't need to stop everything. Otherwise I would either get a job nearer to home or wouldn't have had children at all.

[quote sparepantsandtoothbrush]@SkiingIsHeaven it's not ridiculous when the area has been issued with a red alert (danger to life). Why take the risk? Our schools are closed by doing online lessons so they aren't missing more school[/quote]
I take it back.

My bin slid across the patio and my garden furniture moved over a bit.

How lucky the kids weren't in school.

@SkiingIsHeaven *nokidshere
Our local schools are closed. (Wiltshire)
How utterly ridiculous?
The kids have missed enough school and the weather might not be that bad.
Why don't they wait and see?

Lol no idea my children are all grown up and my son is doing a year working in the local secondary school. He doesn't care why it's closed he's just happy it is.

@SkiingIsHeaven clearly you weren't in Wiltshire or the south west then which is the area I was talking about. Trees down, flying debris, buildings damaged and people injured so yes I'm glad our schools were closed. Just because it wasn't bad where you are doesn't mean the school closures were wrong.