MN yesterday: The schools must be closed! Today: but not for my child!

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That's it.

Everyone deserves to have their child in school. Because everyone's job is vital. Suddenly there's no risk to MY CHILD being at school. Only everyone else's kid is a risk/at risk.

This place does my head in sometimes.

I'm going in. I'm a TA. We've been told that if you are able to work, you should be in and the focus is on care not education. So theoretically my DC could have spaces at their school, but we've opted to keep them off as DH is WFH to free up spaces for someone who needs it.

My personal standing on it is just going with the flow. Schools open? Fine, we'll carry on as normal. Schools closed? Also fine, we'll work with it. No point getting hysterical or bleating on about how things should be done. Practical and pragmatic. This too shall pass.

My daughters dad works for the nhs but we are divorced. Not sure if she will be able to attend or not. My work are looking at home working but won't be for a bit. They have been given a letter to state they are a key worker for proof and to show staff id. The nhs however are not sticking to 14 day quarentine unless you have symptoms so we are trying to get DD tested to know if we have it or not for him to be able to work. It is a very uncertain time!

@StoodonLego I've never wanted the schools to shut. I've always been completely against it and still am. I think people will soon come to realise exactly how hard teachers work.

What does that have to do with trying to slow the spread of a deadly virus?

Maybe it's just different people posting as the situation changes. Last week those who thought schools should be shut were very worried that they weren't and wanted to talk about it. They aren't feeling the need to start threads now it's happened, but all those who were happy with the school situation last week are now feeling concerned and asking questions about how the whole thing is supposed to work.

YANBU. I work in university and we have student nurses and midwives. Lots of parents emailing saying they want their DC taken out of clinical placement. But they need to do a certain amount of hours on placement to register as a nurse/midwife. So now we’ve pulled the first years and they won’t be able to start second year in September and will effectively qualify a year later. Cue same parents now moaning about that.

How can people lie about being a key worker, will they not need to evidence it?

We are asking for evidence in the form of a payslip or work ID card. As it only applies to students where all adults in the household (including siblings over 16) are key workers we currently have VERY few children in that category. We do have a lot of “vulnerable” children though.

As well as one entitled mother who, although she is not in employment herself, wants us to take care of her child because their dad is a GP. That’s not happening 🙄

Maybe it's just different people posting as the situation changes

This.

The people who start threads/post in other threads are 90% the worried/angry/scared people. Last week, it was the people who were angry about the schools not being closed. Now, it's a different set of people posting because they're upset about their kid being off.

Sadly, the vast, VAST majority of traffic on here is driven by negativity. Nobody comes to post "The government did what I wanted them to do!"

Only applies to children where both parents are key workers? Eh?

BOTH parents have to be key workers to be eligible to keep your child(ren) in school, unless you are a single parent who is a key worker.

Proof will be required.

I can't imagine how you could ever face the school staff or fellow parents again if you lie about being a key worker when you're not.

I'm working as a TA. I will be going in. My children will be staying home, even though i can technically take them as I am considered a key worker and it's my own school. But frankly, I don't want them there. Children of health care workers will bring the virus in eventually...

Its all kicking off BORIS DO SOMETHING boris does NOT THAT!!! Ffs

I've got one child down in a welsh university who doesnt know if she can come home two in primary fortunately I'm not working right now we have spent days in lockdown while the ENTIRE TOWN acts like FUCKING LOCUSTS and people are on Facebook bitching about people who are entitled to free school meals possibly getting vouchers or pack ups made for them fucking complaining about kids being given food

I swear you couldnt make this shit up

"Close the schools, close the schools!!!"
"Oh shit. They've closed the schools. Now what do I do?"

You can dismiss a lot of MN as just being anything against the Tories, they could offer a universal cure tomorrow and there would be posts on here about how it shouldn't be rolled out because of reasons.

People don't really understand the overused 'I'm alright Jack' attitude that they think it's only others do.

you want to see the posts on my facebook from parents of disabled kids(i got as lot as we mix in those circles) on about how much they are going to struggle and they cant wait for the kids to go back and how much it going to muck up their alone time just by having the kids home

i was that annoyed i posted that all the parents posting and moaning about kids now being at home and how much its upsetting your free time you should be bloody ashamed,these are your kids for YOU to look after special school is not supposed to be bloody free childcare,poor kids must feel unwanted and a burden to you

i home educate and we are 24/7 carers as kids need that much care,we dont sleep either and not once have i ever moaned on facebook about it

BOTH parents have to be key workers to be eligible to keep your child(ren) in school, unless you are a single parent who is a key worker.

That is not how the schools here are interpreting what was said yesterday!

What does that have to do with trying to slow the spread of a deadly virus?

It won't slow the spread because the general public aren't following the guidelines.

Wlaes has just passed emergency laws and in it states that school staff can be deployed elsewhere including nursing homes.

My brother works in a quite famous boarding school. It is not shutting

His DD goes to a nursery that is not shutting

How is this?
Living in Spain I find it utterly ridiculous

Are schools shutting or not?

My son was offered a place to stay on with his ECHP. I refused, would rather have him safe at home. Seen how coronavirus can effect children and no way in hell do I want to risk my child to be in that same position.
This won’t work and it’ll just continue to spread because of people’s stupidity I.e using nursery still even at home etc.

@BillieEilish - where? I know of a few places that can't shut completely as their boarders can't either get home, or their parents can't get home.

Many boarding schools shut earlier in the week and several sent their overseas boarders home a couple of weeks ago. I know Whitgift didn't and is now struggling.

@TAKESNOSHITSHIRLEY I have a SEN child and I rely on her being in school for respite. She doesn't sleep and is very challenging. Potentially 6 months off and much of that in lockdown as a single parent there is no way my MH could cope

@35TeetotalKoala

I'm going in. I'm a TA. We've been told that if you are able to work, you should be in and the focus is on care not education. So theoretically my DC could have spaces at their school, but we've opted to keep them off as DH is WFH to free up spaces for someone who needs it.

You've spectacularly missed the point of this.

The provision is for children whose parents are unable to care for them because they're doing necessary 'key worker' roles. Your DC categorically cannot 'have spaces', nevermind 'theoretically'.

They have a father AT HOME, where the majority of children should be.

You're not 'opting' to do anything, because parents don't have a free choice here. Schools are shut. They should be looking after their own kids, unless directed to do something more important at the moment, according to the government's strategy.

As if you think you're 'freeing up spaces' and telling everyone how great you think you are.

I’ve noticed that many parents on MN just don’t want to spend time with them. Which makes me wonder, why did they have them in the first place? Lazy and entitled.

@underneaththeash Exeter.

After days of meaning, wailing and petition signing some people got their wish.

And now they've realised they shouldn't have wished for it.

"moaning*. I seem to write like a bad eposode of 'Allo 'Allo.