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.

Yes I know workers have not had the correct PPE. A friend who is a HCP has told me she has no eye protection at all. Non covid 19 ward, but as you will know that is no guarantee there are not covid 19 patients on the ward.

I don’t think we will be made to send our kids back when it’s unsafe some people really are taking things to the extreme and assuming the worst. Staff are trying not to get it and are still dying so the lack of PPE is not doing so wonderful and I think it’s the fact that they probably died due to NO PPE at all!

Why do we keep having the same debate over and over again about schools? None of us know when they will open. It’s all guesswork. Without knowing when they will open I can’t say if I’ll send them back.

When the schools reopen it’s our own job as parents to assess the risk and decide what’s best for our own individual family.

Incidentally (at the moment) my own children seem far, far happier at home and they aren’t pining away for school or nursery. That raises its own questions for me, but it could be because they are still quite young (6&4).

My kids will be in school, The virus isn’t going away, we are all eventually going to come in contact with it. Unless you’re one of the shielded.

@BenjiB Being at home was affecting dd's mental health so I'm very grateful the school decided to reopen. She was much happier when she came home yesterday. There are some boarders at dd's school, I'm not sure if they are back although as it's a 52 week placement facility I imagine they will be. Dd's class has three pupils so a different kettle of fish to mainstream anyway.

0v Did you even read my post?
Physically I can be at home, but doing my job remotely is bordering on impossible, trying to do that while educating my child. It's just not working.
It's not about being "heroic" it's about not failing my child and not failing the people I am paid to support. No one is winning here.
In the short term we are just about hanging on but this cannot go on long term its unmanageable.

I think it's hard as it seems no provisions will be made for vulnerable children (rather than shielding) or parents...

Thing is with the vax that if its the adult vulnerable then they can taje their chances with the vax.

I think the important info is how many waves will there be?
If 2 then 60%+ are immune then people might feel safer for themselves and their kids after that.
The fact the have the nightingales suggests an almost certainty of more waves.

We don’t know what provisions will be made anywhere yet. We also don’t know how many waves there will be as far as I’m aware. There isn’t enough data (as we still have no real idea what proportion of the population have been infected).

I have a 3 year old and an 11 month old. I’m currently on mat leave so we are managing but I am returning shortly. I defy anyone to work a full time, client facing job and simultaneously look after 2 pre schoolers. I really don’t think it can be done.

Schools need to be opened as soon as is reasonably practicable. When that will be and what form it will take is not something we can know at the moment.

I am assuming we have at least a further 3 weeks of lockdown. Probably a further 6. Beyond that we will just have to wait and see.

Why have you come on a chat if you feel like that. It says in the title of the discussion people ask random questions and people give there thoughts on it. We don’t have to all agree it’s not a problem.

We have no idea if provisions will be made for vulnerable children yet. We’re nowhere near the place of children going back to school, so how can we know what provisions there will be or what that return will look like?

Thing is the word open is used which is a misnomer quite a lot (ours included) haven’t actually shut so aren’t closed to reopen

I expect it may well be a gradual thing used alongside other measures to get things started. As business as expected to open those can send them to school. A gradual staggered sensible process

At least that is how I would do it

Is the bubonic plague and leprosy still around in the U.K.?😂 Have l missed something?

I don't think anyone can predict the future re waves. It seems to partly depend on what happens in Africa etc

I don’t think anybody is predicting the future. I think some of us are trying to say it’s a situation where it’s as wide as it is broad. This obviously will be a long term problem while ever numbers are rising daily. However we do need to try and maintain work as the majority need money to live & provide food & a roof over our heads! Great for the ones can do that from home a lot us can’t though long term it’s simply not viable.

it's as wide as it's broad

Sorry, what?

We're in no position to ease a lockdown in the short term.

Yes I know. I never said we should ease lockdown.Did you misunderstand what I wrote?

I certainly misunderstood the wide as it's broad which was apparently clarification of what some of you are trying to say??! What?

It makes literally zero sense and you are being huffy that I'm suggesting you're unclear. It's all quite Boris.

But good to know you're against a lockdown easing as any sensible person would be.

I wasn’t being huffy. I think you was huffy as you thought I was against the lockdown. I’m not against the lockdown I’ve found pros & cons it’s not all bad. I did state in my post LONG TERM. I never suggested short term!!
For your info I’m on the frontline risking my life. But long term I worry for other people’s jobs and the other disadvantages.
This is not me saying it isn’t for a good cause. Of course it’s for all our own good that we are in a lockdown.
Next time don’t come at me in a rude manner. If you found my post wasn’t clear enough that’s fine. We don’t need to argue!!

That term is also a phrase like catch 22. There is a bigger picture I’m personally not affected finically but I do feel for people who are also children who will be indoors not doing all the usual things this is all I was saying. Everybody is entitled to their opinion.

I think what @Rainbowj is saying is that if we just focus on the coronavirus element of all of this we are in danger of dropping the ball on something else. In focusing just on eradicating this we could be opening up a whole other host of issues. We need to look at the bigger picture and constantly make checks and balances as to what is the right decision.

For now lockdown is the way and personally I think it could also be the way through to the end of May. But at that point I think the Government (and other Governments) are fully aware that the broader picture then means things have to start back up - otherwise the cure becomes more deadly than the disease.

I do think we need a further 3 weeks (at least in some areas
www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/
shows that although London has probably peaked other areas have not although I am not convinced the Gvt is prepared to do that) to the end of May.

After that though we have to be brave enough to take tenative steps forward otherwise there will be nothing left to take steps towards

Absolutely. Hospitals are under great pressure COVID-19 is not the only thing that needs to be treated as a result of this it’s having a knock on effect on other treatments. I think we will be in a lockdown till September. Something has to give though. Even farming is anissue... on the news today they have drafted Romanian workers in to help farm. I understand people’s worries but the world cannot come to a stand still because of a virus. We will get through this. If things continue to worsen maybe our gov will have to look at China and tighten up here on our lockdown measures.

Hmmm....Is that actually you Boris?

Still interested to know what is as wide as it's broad. Or is it rude to ask?