WWYD? I’m a SAHM - should I keep my kids off school?

[CaptainCaveMum]

Just that really and recognise we are privileged and this isn’t possible for everyone.

I’m happy to send them if necessary while schools stay open but my understanding is that the reason the Government wants schools to stay open is so that key workers can keep going to work. We are luckily not in that position and I’m starting to wonder if it would be more responsible for all of us who can do to withdraw our kids from school- this would reduce the risk to teachers too. DH thinks I should leave them to go to school.

What would you do?

I asked the DCs teachers if they’d rather I kept the DCs home, and they said that everything is running as usual, so at the moment, I’m still sending them in.

I’ve got a Y10 and a Y6 and I’m considering it.
If the schools haven’t closed by Friday I think I might, DH thinks we should but he works in a busy City Centre so while he’s going there everyday there’s not much point
I would be mor Ethan happy to do it if it helped the school though

Op keep them at home.

Advice is changing daily and the advice is based on models, and what information is fed into the model.

We don't know actually definitive young people figures.

But 10 to 19 is 0.2 % mortality. In figs being mooted of 550000 that's alot.

Hoping, when I see school I see in my minds eye that map someone posted from Washington Post re spread of virus.

Every day someone, several people will be infecting others and each day that risk increases... But as soon as the dc is withdrawn that risk decreases massively..
Obviously hoping they havant got it

For your dh, surely he is washing hands, and being ultra careful?

So let's say your dc have exposure to 500 at school and your dh 1000?

At least your reducing your exposure by 500?..

Another one saying keep them at home if you can OP.
Each individual action influences how the virus will spread.
Consider going easy on yourselves and having a few days to process and adjust before forging ahead with home ed.
Education can take a back-seat to health and mental well-being for a little while in my opinion.

I would definitely keep them home. The less social connection the lower the number of people who will die.

I'm still sending my two primary age dc in. I only recently returned to work (for myself) but it's totally dried up so I'm technically back to being a SAHP. The school e mail us daily and are currently managing well, few staff seem to be staying at home. I wonder if the schools will shut completely or keep a skeleton staff to care for dc whose parents do essential work and have nowhere else to take them? My dp works at a uni and they're not sure they will return after easter and if school follow suit we can't have working parents off work indefinitely?

At the point where classes and year groups are being clasped and staff are exhausted wrangling enormous numbers while not teaching anything new (because big chunks of the class will need to play catch-up later) I question whether it's worth the risk if there is someone home. I'm currently 'home-schooling' a 7yo while we're isolated due to the imminent birth of her sibling. She's getting more attention and focused teaching than she would be at school!

I’m home schooling too, Ds (10) getting into it. Has a self made schedule with times (his personality)

Take them out and force the closure that should have happened weeks ago. You'll be saving lives.

Classes being collapsed, not clasped!