I don’t want my children in school

[Idontwantthis]

Can’t think straight. Am worried sick waiting for list of key workers to be published. I work for one of the groups which are on the key work list but not in a front line service so there’s hugely conflicting advice about whether I qualify or not.

My manager today suggested I will, and that it will be ok because my two children will qualify for a school place.

They’re in nursery. Nursery emailed yesterday to say they’re shutting.

I have no idea where the designated school in our area will be that has a nursery attached to it with places for key workers children, but I know I don’t want my children to go there.

I may be being precious and there’s certainly bigger problems in the world but my children are incredibly sensitive. They’re really, really young. It’s taken so long to settle them in their current nursery.

The idea of packing them off to a building they’ve never seen before, with staff I’ve never met, and children they don’t know, is making me feel literally sick. I feel like we’re being asked to sling our kids anywhere that will take them. I would never ever leave them in the charge of strangers, in somewhere I haven’t vetted - why is it ok now?

They’re not dogs going in kennels while we go on holiday. This is all wrong.

Call in as self isolating and resign, then.

Are you willing to lose your job over this? Do you have a partner?
I think your kids will be fine. I get you don't want to do this but it sounds like you are very overprotective well before the coronavirus. Don't let your anxiety become their anxiety.

I don't really understand your point, they are giving key workers a way to work without having the additional stress of finding alternative childcare. If you don't want then there and want them at home, call in and say you are self isolating.

Surely you should be wishing you were in a different profession as opposed to wishing your children weren't allowed a school spot, especially when there will be people who don't have that option and desperately need it.

I want to stay at home with them.

I’m sure all of the doctors, nurses and teachers do as well but they aren’t because this is a bloody crisis!

Are you on the essential key worker list?

OP I don't think that's an option for you if you're on the key worker list. You may not be frontline but it sounds like you're frontline support staff? You could resign or ask to take unpaid leave?

Then stay home with them @Idontwantthisbut it's going pp mean quitting if you can't convince your boss yo u an adequately work from home. I'm sure there will be a fight from for your job given how unemployment is about to skyrocket.