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.

It is very common in some communities to live with your parents or to have your parents very involved in your daily life. There are also a sizeable minority of children who are cared for by grandparents. And plenty of children have parents who themselves are in the vulnerable group.

Yes, as many people have said on this thread, the risk assessment will be different for different people as to what is best for their children. We all have different circumstances, there will be no one size fits all.

@alloutoffucks You still haven’t said what you think is wrong with UCL’s science on the impact of school closures, and what from WHO you think is better?

I am bit aghast at how you totally trust whatever the government says and will just blindly do it.

So you unquestioningly accept what the WHO tells you but refuse to believe your own government. This is such a weird position to hold - in fact I am “aghast” that anyone can just totally trust what the WHO says and will just blindly do it.

The WHO have got repeatedly made terrible calls throughout this process and have shown themselves to be highly political, deferring to the horrendous CCP throughout. Didn’t you see that WHO doctor the other day who pretended not to hear a question about Taiwan because the WHO sides with the CCP in that geopolitical dispute? Your faith is utterly misplaced.

Depends on when they reopen and what’s going on, remembering nobody actually knows what’s going to happen. If they reopen sometime this academic year, absolutely not. Will see what’s going on in September as to whether or not I send hem back then if they’re open.

Yes, mine will be going back the second they open the gates!

You still haven’t said what you think is wrong with UCL’s science on the impact of school closures, and what from WHO you think is better?

Imperial Science says 16 week closures would have max impact if the Ro stayed below one.

There's so much information I don't feel I could make a fair decision yet. So would rather be cautious.

Yes mine will go back.

My husband is still going to work around plenty of people so I am accepting our family will get it and I'm not worried about us or our children. Saving more vulnerable people is a concern so I'm not sure when we will next see some of our relatives who are shielding.

No my dc school told me not too and said they will code y them. They did that two days before schools closed anyway.

I find it strange that it's OK for children to be in school with self distancing being practically impossible, but in work social distancing is required.
It has been claimed that kids get a milder dose but how many exceptions to that will there be? Imagine if a child's friend died from this! The mental health impact of that also needs to be considered.
Personally I believe the rush to get children back to school is for the government to ensure parents are back at work. Rather than the health of the nation. So I won't be sending my children back to school until the rate is reduced, the NHS have all necessities and we are having experts having some level of agreement......all seems very conflicting so far.

allout they just really don't know.

I have heard of reports that say children spread less. And that most cases have involved adult infecting child.

I suspect though the reports came out of China so cannot be trusted.

I have seen your comments regarding the Who on so many threads.

You simply refuse to see that they have made mistakes.

Some of their earlier statements and their trust in the CCP is questionable and possibly criminal.

The UK govt also has questions to answer.

My number one priority is keeping my kids safe

Isn't that everyone's number one priority?

@refraction WHO do not publish guidance on when each individual country should restart schools. But they do make press statements if they think countries have the wrong approach. I listen to those.

@cloverglens I agree this is about getting parents back to work and getting the economy going.

But they do make press statements if they think countries have the wrong approach. I listen to those.

I’m interested to see the science they’re based on. It’s often absent.

Bring

Then you are naive at best

refraction WHO do not publish guidance on when each individual country should restart schools. But they do make press statements if they think countries have the wrong approach. I listen to those.

I agree. Never said otherwise. I look at it all.

I have agreed with your posts so far on most threads.

I don’t particularly trust the WHO. There are a mix of organisations that are reputable and feed into what I think.

U.K. government not the top source either.

Schools seem a particular difficulty with own stresses.

Agree if it isn't safe to work in an office or parliament. Then so shouldn't schools be.

I am also quite amazed this is being floated when we still have about 1,000 a day dying, and the government don't even know how many have died in the community

Yes. But I am assuming it will not be until June at the earliest. People who are better informed than me seem to think it will be later August/September depending on where you are in the country.

Yes good point. If it is not safe for MPs to go back to parliament, why is it safe for teachers who are vulnerable to return to work?

Yes, if they have the option of going back they'll be going. I work for myself from home and they're all over the age of 12 so it's not a childcare thing. But I'm not arrogant enough to think I know better than the top scientific brains in the UK.

I would not expect schools to open and parliament remain shut. And I can't see that happening either.

We are not at the stage yet where either can happen.

The WHO says a lot but what do they do.

Do they have to make delicate balance between health and economy? Do they have all the data that individual countries have for their particular circumstances.

Its easy to say a lot when you are not the ones having to run a country and make the decisions.

@Devlesko I disagree, there will be those who really do have no choice. But I would rather lose my job than send my kids back before it is safe to do so. We are not a well off family, but we can manage on DPs wage if we have to.

Define safe? Schools are safe environments all year round. Schools are not childcare, this isn’t a debate about who needs childcare to resume. The parents of current schoolchildren are the ones who need to work to keep the economy going and pay their taxes to keep schools and hospitals open. It is in no way selfish or bad parenting to send your children back to school when they reopen. Personally, I want this to be sooner rather than later, because without us working, these children will have no future to speak of anyway. Like all things parenting, it’s absolutely about what is right for your family, nothing to do with others.