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Who is keeping their kids home from school from Monday?

249 replies

alloutoffucks · 13/03/2020 13:24

I am. I am at real risk if I catch this. I am not locking my kids in the house. But it will mean they see a small number of kids rather than the hundreds they do in school.
And yes I will be keeping them away from clubs or any large gatherings as well.
Anyone else?

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thepeopleversuswork · 13/03/2020 14:14

MrsWombat no school in the world would do that now. Leaving aside the moral/compassionate arguments and the logic of self-isolation they'd just be wishing a vast amount of additional admin work on themselves and possibly leaving themselves open to a huge PR row. Not going to happen.

NeverTwerkNaked · 13/03/2020 14:15

(my two have chronic asthma and I have an auto immune condition and also their dad (my ex) is abusive so i am terrified of something happening to me)

SirVixofVixHall · 13/03/2020 14:16

I am thinking of it. One has a GCSE on Monday, so possibly from Tuesday on.

ArthurMorgan · 13/03/2020 14:17

We're keeping dd (5) home from Monday, we have at risk relatives including one with stage 4 cancer. I've been ill with a cold for a week now and school have emailed saying if children have a cough / fever or a cold then they won't be allowed in school for a week.

ChrissieKeller61 · 13/03/2020 14:17

@coconuttelegraph bloody loving it, we’ve got more maths, science and English done this week that they’d normal achieve in two. We’ve baked, had a disco and they are currently playing fortnite with the Irish kids that are off too.
Tbh I’m in two minds whether to ever send them back ... also appreciate this is only week one. Ask me again in September

ChrissieKeller61 · 13/03/2020 14:18

And they are playing in the garden. 30 mins work, 30 mins play. Not logistically possible at school but great at home. Concentration levels positively through the roof.

DitheringDoris · 13/03/2020 14:21

I have had an email giving me the chance to pull my dc out of their SEN school for the duration of the outbreak and not face any consequences. Mainstream will be next I should imagine.

livingmyslothlife · 13/03/2020 14:22

In Northern Ireland and school closed Monday and Tuesday for St Patricks Day anyway so play it by ear after that.

SnoozyLou · 13/03/2020 14:22

I am ringing in saying they have a cough and have to self isolate for 7 days first.

DS is at nursery. I'm undecided yet, but it's different for me - I'm not going to get fined. I'd say this too in your position.

ThreeBlindNice · 13/03/2020 14:25

It would be really useful, those that are intending on taking children out of school, what area you are.
I have thought about it but don't know if anyone who has actually done it yet

StillDisappointed · 13/03/2020 14:25

DD has been absent from nursery for the past 2 weeks with a really nasty bout of tonsillitis, caught from a child at nursery.
Mixture of selfish parents sending kids in even though they're ill and nursery having really lax rules in regards to keeping poorly kids off. A parent sent their child in even though they'd Scarlett Fever!

I don't trust the parents, nor the nursery to keep my DD safe.

Nursery have already been on the phone asking when she'll be back but I'm really wary about sending her. Tonsils are still quite swollen and I think her catching another infection would be catastrophic.

Conny848 · 13/03/2020 14:26

No mine will be going to school, until they close. If science and medical experts start coming out in the press saying that the government are getting it wrong, then I will reconsider. But at the moment, the science and medical advice seems to be consistent. But that's easy for me because none of us have underlying health issues that would put us at higher risk. I might feel differently in OPs position.

DownWhichOfLate · 13/03/2020 14:26

See paragraph 5: www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-51835486

SnoozyLou · 13/03/2020 14:27

No, I'm not, but an old friend has already pulled her dc out. This is a child who has never been vaccinated against anything, ever. But suddenly she's absolutely shitting herself...

I don't think I'll ever understand people.

TolpuddleFarter · 13/03/2020 14:27

My children are not going to be in next week. Though I won't be playing it straight as our school is hot on attendance, so I will be ringing in sick for them.

Crazymoo82 · 13/03/2020 14:29

I am seriously considering keeping mine at home from Monday. I have already ordered workbooks for them and am currently going through all the websites looking at the best ones for school work for them.

VitCSoup · 13/03/2020 14:29

@GrainOfSalt thanks for the links

Honestly....I'm sending mine in, ive 3DC, not planning on seeing my parents 60&65yrs old or 95yr old grandparent (they have cancelled their bday party).
My son has SEN and I'm struggling with my MHealth at the moment, I'm a single parent that's the only 12 hours of respite i get (which mostly is spent cleaning, tidying, admin, chores).
I feel like keeping them away from eldery but in school is a fair balance

effingterrified · 13/03/2020 14:30

I am.

My ds says 2 of his best friends are also being kept off.

Think if the government won't act, ordinary people will just have to do what they think best.

VitCSoup · 13/03/2020 14:35

Think if the government won't act, ordinary people will just have to do what they think best.
Completely agree. Gov could of banned mass gathering and sports events, and encouraged home working which has till now gone unmentioned by gov as far as iv seen. Theyve instead missed the opportunity to show real leadership on this. Because now sports are cancelling themselves and parents are cancelling school attendance themselves.

SnoozyLou · 13/03/2020 14:37

I don't trust the parents, nor the nursery to keep my DD safe.

I'm headed down this road I'm afraid. I asked a staff member their policy on fevers yesterday. She said it's ok to bring them in with one if they are ok in themselves. Granted this was before Boris's announcement, but I'm 5 months pregnant with elderly parents. I just don't feel very reassured by any of it. And we have all just got over some sort of flu type virus too.

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alloutoffucks · 13/03/2020 14:42

If I trusted any of the scientific stuff the Government said I would feel differently. But I disagree so much with what they are saying and doing that I don't trust them to announce school closure when it does make sense.

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SixesandEights · 13/03/2020 14:42

I agree, if the gvmt had shown leadership (lololol) and banned sports, gatherings etc. then I think people would be more open to thinking going to school for the time being was okay. The rotal lack of leadership when we're seeing things done elsewhere is what has led people to deciding for themselves.

SerendipityJane · 13/03/2020 14:44

Because now sports are cancelling themselves and parents are cancelling school attendance themselves

meaning it's parents who have to pay.

If the government had cancelled, the businesses would have to pay. And businesses did not spunk a fortune on getting a Tory government elected just to piss profits away on stupid quarantines.

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alloutoffucks · 13/03/2020 14:44

And I may be over reacting, I don't know.
I would even keep them in school longer if I thought the numbers infected were accurate. Because then it would be easier to judge when it would become widespread. But without any proper information I have to make decisions on the hoof. Not how I like to do things, but I really have no choice.

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AvocadoPrime · 13/03/2020 14:45

Seeing alot of parents with DC in SEN schools being emailed with regards to being able to pull their children until outbreak is over with no repercussions. My DC has SEN and is in a unit of a mainstream school with no mention of CV at all. Had lots of extra work sent home yesterday under the guise of it being a 'homework challenge'.