when are we going into lockdown and closing schools?

[fireflower998]

Spain, France and now Germany (about to go) in lockdown, so when will we? And when will the schools close? I'm guessing it will be Tuesday/Wednesday time. It's looking inevitable now.

[SaintEyning]

All NI Special Schools closed, according to my aunt (my cousin attends one). Wonder if the same will happen in rest of UK - I work in one on a long term supply contract..

[SapphireSalute]

the schools will shut....kids are spreaders by nature and will infect every teacher

you cant have 2 teachers for 100 kids or whatever ratio you are left with....closing schools is sensible option, to prevent it and so theres staff for when its all over

[SecondaryBurnzzz]

Crikey that's going to be a tough gig theendoftheendoftheend for a class teacher. Although I'd be happy to step in as a volunteer TA to help out in my local area, as long as my 'day job' were happy to let me have a day off each week.
Would be hard to co-ordinate lots of volunteers though...

[Sunshine1239]

They’ve put law thru go force schools to stay open- why do people think they’ll then close?

[Kastanien]

Or till August and do the GCSEs etc in August.

How will they mark them in time for the new school year in September? Also A levels for University places. August is way too late to be sitting the exams.

[SapphireSalute]

has a law gone through? where are the details?

[SapphireSalute]

all ive read is the new laws 'could' force schools to stay open....could....if heads want to close unnecessarily

so they cant just panic and close

which mens schools will still, likely ,end up closed

[SuckingDieselFella]

@Sunshine1239

Which law have they put through? Can you supply a link please?

You said the first minister of Northern Ireland was "Irish" earlier on. Are you sure you've got a full grasp of the facts?

[JustInCaseCakeHappens]

It's fucking nuts they are not closed yet.

Just read somewhere the virus was showing no sign of slowing down. No shit, why would it, we are doing absolutely nothing to slow it down.

The problem is to ALSO explain to people that it's not a jolly and they have to stay home unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. So soft play and so on are a big no. But people are thick as plank, and until their own family get caught and they realised what lack of medical care when you urgently need it means, they won't be bothered.

"emergency surgeries" will still happen if I need one.
Yes, when there's no room, no surgeon available, how do you think that will happen?

[SuckingDieselFella]

@SaintEyning

It's only special schools in Belfast, not Northern Ireland.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51901158

Why are people repeating stuff that is inaccurate?

[adaline]

Where I live, if you close the schools, guaranteed Monday town would be overrun with parents and children in primark and McDonald’s. guaranteed. They won’t keep their kids at home. They’ll treat it like an extra holiday.

They'll enforce lockdown and close most public places apart from supermarkets and pharmacies.

They’ve put law thru go force schools to stay open- why do people think they’ll then close?

Because things change?

[TheWordWomanIsTaken]

If schools close, will teaching staff still be on hand to assist with work esp for gcse and a level exams?
Something that will become evident quite quickly will be what jobs are important to society, care workers, lorry drivers, shop assistants, police, nhs staff etc.

[SapphireSalute]

uk death rate on friday was 10....21 on saturday......34 sunday (today)

death rate from being infected

germ ridden classrooms, full of super spreader kids.....and its not just the elderly,over 70's who are dying now either

[covetingthepreciousthings]

I agree if they close the schools they would have to close non essential shops, cinemas , restaurants too otherwise they'll be packed still.

I work in a shop and it was full of families on Saturday, no different to usual yet.

[Crystal1975]

Do you not think that going into lockdown and closing everywhere down will actually do more harm to the country and people than the virus?
How are people supposed to pay bills etc?
Particularly the self employed/small businesses ?
Plus, I keep seeing this may continue for several months, it’s surely not feasible to shut down for an indefinite number of months ?
Also, there are still a huge amount of people dying every day of other illnesses in much greater numbers than Corona 🤷‍♀️

[Janemarpling]

It is so damaging to shut it really is.

I know I can over exaggerate but when the government is planning to turn hotels into hospitals and car makers are making incubators and they are not gona hold funerals just dig a big hole for mass cremation then that’s some serious shit.

[shiningstar2013]

@Crystal1975 I agree I think a lot of people don't understand the impact that closing down businesses will have on peoples lives. People will lose their job/income and because of this there will be more depression/suicide.

[carrottopper]

I work in an academy and we have been told schools will not close. It may be that teachers get moved around if a school has too little staff in work but we will continue.

[EvilTwins]

germ ridden classrooms, full of super spreader kids.....and its not just the elderly,over 70's who are dying now either

No, but all have had underlying health conditions.

From the BBC website: The 14 patients whose deaths were announced on Sunday were aged between 59 and 94 and all had underlying health conditions, NHS England said.

The scaremongering and panic is worse than anything else.

[handbagsatdawn33]

I was bemused by the report of possibly telling over-70s to S.I.
How to enforce it?
Vigilante groups kidnapping anyone with a lot of wrinkles & forcing them indoors?
Rich people with botox-ed faces allowed to roam free?

[SapphireSalute]

is lack of childcare really the only argument to keep schools open? is there nothing with more substance?

[Sunshine1239]

It was on bbc a couple of days ago that it’s part of a series of new laws being rushed through

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/inews.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-police-powers-detain-suspected-covid-19-emergency-law-2450654%3famp

[user1471439240]

Emergency legislation is to be announced on Tuesday, agreed by Thursday. Law by months end. In force for two years. Will be encompassing, not only schools.
Source -
www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/uk-introduce-emergency-laws-curb-coronavirus-outbreak-200314085036585.html

[SleepingStandingUp]

government is planning to turn hotels into hospitals and car makers are making incubators and they are not gona hold funerals just dig a big hole for mass cremation then that’s some serious shit.
Do you have a link for that?

[Lucked]

We are key workers but also have wrap around care in place. Without it one of us will only be able to work 4.5 hours any given day. There are no on site after school programmes in my council area it is all provided off site by private companies who will presumably close.