Not sure what to do....

[CleanUpWoman]

The school where I teach is opening over Easter and I am on a rota, due to work one day next week.

My quandary is this... My sons school is not opening over Easter so he could come into school with me for the day, to mix with the children of majority NHS front line workers...
Or...
My neighbour and friend who is a nurse has offered to have him for the day for me (my son and her child are close friends).

I'm a single parent and my child's father lives with people who are vulnerable so is not having contact with him at the moment, so that's not an option.

I was quite surprised my neighbour offered to be honest, she's a very experienced theatre nurse.

I'm just not sure what the best, most responsible thing to do is? In terms of everyone's health?

It's a toughie. I'd go with the neighbour as it's less people. But you will be told not to as its mixing households. But to me it makes the most sense.

I'd go with taking him to school with you, as it's fewer households combining if you take him with you as you're just moving your household rather than separating and combining with another who is also high risk for catching the virus and passing to you via your son

If you are going into school then your household is exposed to anyone else who comes into school. If your son goes somewhere else then your household is exposed to everyone there too.

So, your household exposure is less if you and your son go to the same place as each other rather than two different places.

God its hard!
My thoughts against school is that because there are so few childrem attending, we are having to mix year groups from nursery to year 2, then years 3-6. I'll be with the first group.

This means he'll be with a load of very young children who have no concept of personal space, leave alone social distancing...
Perhaps he's better with just one other child that's his age, a bit more mature and has better understanding of what's going on, being closely watched by a parent?

I just don't know!

How old is your son OP?

He's 6

Ah ok. So theres definitely no way he can stay at home with constant check ins from you and the neighbour.

No, unfortunately not 😞

What's running through my mind is what my usual work day would look like... 4 year olds coughing and spluttering everywhere, all up in each others faces, unable to abide by anything like a 2 metre rule...

Vs spending the day with a sensible 6 year old with lots of reminders from their parent re hygiene etc...