Are you going to send your kids back in when they reopen?

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Wondering if people will send them back.
As they think only 4-10% of population might have had it. And this peak was only 4w of school.
Im not shielding but isolating as much as possible because im
asthmatic.

I hope they say attendance isnt mandatory so people who need to/want to or are still WFH can keep them home if needed.

You pulled a pp poster up because she/he said 2-3 weeks before England, you were being awkward and pedantic and you know it.

I would also they go back for even a week but that's not what you said you were being awkward and you did it twice.

Sorry I just don't get you at all. I'm out.

Yes maybe I was being awkward but I'm glad I've not made the comments you have made

Oh and the posted was using the 2 - 3 weeks as a reason not to go back as if it was an negligible amount of time. I disagree with that.

Guess we can agree on that one. Glad you admit it. Have a lovely evening.

Quote-Oh and the posted was using the 2 - 3 weeks as a reason not to go back as if it was an negligible amount of time. I disagree with that.

@random18

Erm! No I did not at all. Where did I say that?

@Random18

Who will teach my classes and take my workload?

I’m not against going in. I just want protection. Just like I do up my seat belt in a car and have one with air bags. Or I look both ways before crossing a road or wear sunscreen.

We can do things to mitigate risk. I am absolutely not about to test out my health or the health of my family vs coronavirus just so schools can re-open.

Would you expect anyone in a role that requires so much exposure to the general public not to have protective gear after this?

I’m expecting social distancing measures to carry on long after lockdown is over. That will very likely mean that schools will NOT return to normal this side of 2021. And by that I mean staggered timetables, reduced class sizes, temperature checks and masks as standard.

France are looking to start re opening schools and childcare from 11th May so it will be interesting to see how that goes.

I'm sorry but you cannot expect kids to just not go back to school until 2021.

I'm sorry youre feeling so stressed about it but thats not fair on my children either. If you decide to change careers or take a sabbatical, thats your choice but its not fair for my children to miss out on a year of education either. If you are that worried about it and dont want to teach until next year then take some time off. Or, consider what you can do to work from home.

@AlexisCarringtonColbyDexter

You’ve missed my point. Schools will probably be back by July but don’t expect blanket reopening straightaway. To ensure social distancing it is probably going to be staggered.

Your post I very upsetting. You have no idea what I have given up for my career and they kids I teach. Not a clue. No idea how much of my own money I spend on getting then things. No idea of the verbal abuse I’ve been subject to. And I generally do it all willingly and happily.

But I have complicating factors for Coronavirus. I’m not willing to give my life. So, yes, the career I love could be over. All because people like you think I’m unreasonable in asking for masking wearing and extra social distancing to keep staff and kids safe.

I don’t think some understand how this virus works. Children are already been staggered in school from now until they open properly. Let’s be realistic all fears aside once Borris and who ever open the schools all the kids needs to go back. It’s ridiculous that people are expecting to keep children 2m apart how will we explain that to 4 & 5 year olds? They wouldn’t comply. How will teachers stand next a child to assist them?

Come on people it’s not possible although we would like.

Doesnt the possibility of reactivation concern anyone.
Yes it could be just bad tests but it happened in china too.
If you catch covid will you be always worrying it will come back? Could children keep getting it and so basically have lower life expectancy? A couple of the people had symptoms again.
Some people end up with lung damage.
Though have to say if it is reactivation we and contagious we will all be screwed anyway but i would think a vaccine would cause the same issue (as i think you can get that with cp vax)

Of course it’s concerning but really, what can we do? As you say, a vaccine could have the same issues. So do we stay at home forever, or do we accept that there is a new virus that becomes part of our life (and death)?

Mine will go in the second their schools reopen. It’s the best thing for them.

I’ve predicted all along we will be ironing our uniforms the last weekend in May ready to restart Mon 1st June. Haven’t read anything that makes me think otherwise.

@BelleSausage you have to make the best decision for you with the information you are given if you are in the at risk group then yes it’s worrying but it’s still not viable to expect children to stay at home until a vaccine is found, it’s just not possible.

@Gin96

Did you read my post. That’s not what I was suggesting FFS.

@BelleSausage your posts resonate with me. I've said it before but I have handed in my notice because my Head decided that I was anxious for wanting to practise social distancing, that it was a choice we made as professionals but that if the children needed a cuddle we should give them one, that it wasn't good for me to be around the children if I wanted to keep 2m away, that we're all going to get it anyway. I'm only a part time TA but I loved my job and I was good at it. I did not sign up to do a job with these risks, there are measures we can take to minimise them and they are not being put into practise. I am doing what I need to do to keep myself and my family safe, and you must too

Who knows what will happen. Pretty much any option we have is "impossibly" shit, at the minute.

I will skip up the path with mine the minute the school/nursery opens its doors. They’d be there now if I could (They aren’t as I’m not a key worker)
I love all the people saying “mine will go back when I feel it’s safe” - unless you are a qualified virologist with access to government data then how will you know when it’s safe.

@RestYourHead it’s not fair on the kids though. If that’s how you felt you definitely made the right choice because you can’t expect to work around the kids feeling that anxious.

I hope they open schools when we are scientifically best placed to do so. When we reopen the schools we may as well just open everything. The kids will be massive transmitters of this disease. They play a huge part in community transfer surely. At our schools, sickness bugs and coughs and cold rip around like wildfire I can’t see this being any different except that actually when it’s taken home it can kill. There was a case in our youngest DS class the week before closure, it wasn’t even mentioned to parents. I can see all sorts of silly and dangerous issues popping up around safeguarding information/attendance scores and so not telling parents and so parents can’t then make informed choices.

@March20 you have no idea how I was around the children. It is perfectly possible to interact with them in a positive caring manner without being up close. So many ways to do activities and communicate and care for them if you just use your imagination a bit. And so many schools are doing this with the children they have in, I know this from Teaching Assistant forums I am on. Why shouldn't I practise social distancing in my work place?

@RestYourHead so when the kids read to you you will sit 2M apart? If the child needs help with putting a jumper on, needs shoe laces done up?. I currently send my child to a hub & his school tell me that they have to practise this too... obviously I’m not there but I fail to see how it all works.
Children will touch children then a teacher and equipment and so on... everything would have to be wiped down in the class. In reality it would be difficult & not normal for the kids.
Currently where am I kids aren’t really having the standard lesson it’s a relaxed schedule as one teacher is on matt leave and a lot are virtual teaching due to smaller classes.
COVID-19 is something that if your going to get it your going to get it (I say that from a medical view) working directly on the front line with it.

You can't socially distance from young kids. That is impossible.

Yes. Even though her school has remote learning up and running with full day of classes scheduled it's not like being there and it's a crucial year. She's been quite anxious that they will fall behind.
I don't expect them to go back till after May half term at the earliest though.

Stay safe was poorly judged term to
use in the stay home campaign. This is why the people jumping in bushes when walking past others outdoors makes me laugh. Social distancing is to slow the spread not to stop it completely.