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Head Teacher among latest UK coronavirus victims
FreakStar · 23/03/2020 13:53
Please keep your children off school if you possibly can!
Teachers are not in school to save your job! They are not there to enable you to work from home! They are not there so your child doesn't miss their education! They are not there because you can't face looking after them all day! They are not there so your boss can keep his business operating! They are only there to keep absolutely critical workers working!
When this all over I want to return to work with ALL my colleagues.
BecauseReasons · 23/03/2020 13:55
BecauseReasons · 23/03/2020 13:57
Or, if you don't want to accept cookies:
www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2020/03/23/primary-school-headteacher-dies-contracting-coronavirus-12442437/amp/
daisychain01 · 23/03/2020 13:59
A very irresponsible and unhelpful title if no head teacher has lost their life. Why cause distress needlessly? If someone has died you need to clarify that in your thread please think carefully what you're doing
AwrightDoreenTakeAFuckinDayOff · 23/03/2020 14:06
I think that the thread title did say it.
II would imagine that any distress caused here by not immediately including a link will pale into insignificance against the distress of the head teacher’s family.
Schuyler · 23/03/2020 14:08
What the heck is that title, could you be any more insensitive? That person was a human; a daughter, a friend, a sister maybe, a colleague and so much more.
Yes, stay at home but please don’t sensationalise a tragic loss in this way.
FreakStar · 23/03/2020 14:09
Eh? I didn't link to the "Daily Fail" and neither did anyone else!
PanicOnTheStreets85 · 23/03/2020 14:11
They mean stop writing in the style of the Daily Mail @FreakStar
P1nkHeartLovesCake · 23/03/2020 14:13
So daisy a ahead teacher has sadly died and all you can say is no daily mail next time ( Nobody linked to the daily mail, if you use your eyes you would of seen that)
That poor family, how awful
Goawayquickly · 23/03/2020 14:15
Dreadfully sad. I’d imagine other staff and pupils would be infected too.
Such a loss to both her family and school community.
daisychain01 · 23/03/2020 14:16
I said it because to begin with there was no url and I though the OPs head teacher had died before opening the thread. It was very shocking and I'm just asking for a bit more of a gentle title.
daisychain01 · 23/03/2020 14:18
Thanks @PanicOnTheStreets85 that's what I meant. I don't think that's an unreasonable ask. I have friends who are HTs
starrynight19 · 23/03/2020 14:20
What absolutely tragic news for her family and colleagues.
I get the sentiment of what your saying and hope most parents are doing what you ask to put the least amount of staff at risk. 
Holdmenow · 23/03/2020 14:21
The U.K. needs to actually CLOSE the schools!! This is ridiculous!!
FreakStar · 23/03/2020 14:22
I don't really care if I upset you- I'm trying to get the message across, after reading on MN of people sending their kids to school when they don't really need it, after 30% of kids in my school applying to attend still, after reports in the press of people abusing staff for turning them away, after seeing small claims insurance staff on facebook trying to get a nursery place because they won't be able to work well with their kids at home.
I started this thread to highlight the danger teachers are in and hopefully get across that the less children in school, the less chance of more dyeing- kids and teachers alike!
CappyCapCap · 23/03/2020 14:26
Can we just remember that head te aher has a family.
Possibly a family member is on mn. I know they might not be, but they could be.
I would be gutted to see my family members death paraded here with such a title.
I get your sentiment, op, I really do. I am working for home with ds who has aspergers. I am a key worker but could work from home so I havent sent him in.
But if I read 'police officer dead' and it was my father, I wouldnt be happy.
It's awful and people need warning. But theres a way to do it.
IPityThePontipines · 23/03/2020 14:27
A thread on Mumsnet is not going to change anyone's behaviour. All it does is distress those already staying at home.
Holdmenow · 23/03/2020 14:28
@Tarttlet several other countries including my own country have managed to work it out without having the schools open!! What makes it so difficult/different for the U.K.!!???
FreakStar · 23/03/2020 14:29
If we go into lockdown, then schools will be closed completely I think.
The children will have to go to the same places that critical workers children have gone in Italy. It would be very few children that don't have any alternative- people will have to be at home with them. People will have to make decisions.
TheCanterburyWhales · 23/03/2020 14:29
"A Headteacher has died after contracting Corona virus" cf
"Head Teacher dead!"
If you need to start a thread about it, maybe use less "headline" clickbait language.
starrynight19 · 23/03/2020 14:30
On another thread here someone has posted there are 130 children attending a school today. I think this is what the op is getting at.
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