Would you send your kids to school in June / July

[louise5754]

If there is already a thread on this I will ask for it to be deleted.

Hypothetically if the government say schools can open in June / July and you can send them if you wish or you could wait until September would you send them?

Not taking into account any additional needs other siblings may have or your mental health or needing to work etc.

Yes I would

We are being told in France that the kids will start going back from the 11th May.

Well Scottish schools finish 26/6 anyway

Yes

Yes. There’s no vaccine, it’s not guaranteed there will be one, we can’t keep them off school indefinitely.

Yes, I would.

Yes definitely, @birdlady12 is that more or less confirmed in France?

Yes it been confirmed today. It will be staggered and maybe part time to start with. Its down to the individual schools. They are saying probably no buses and we will need to provide the DCs lunches.

Yes - DD wants to go back & we have no underlying health reasons at home. It would be great for her to finish her reception year properly.

Imo they need to get them back ASAP.

Maybe part time, smaller groups, packed lunches and staggered playtimes kept in small groups.

Anyone vulnerable or shielding can stay home.

I’m a teacher and I would love to go back from June 1st.

I really hope by then we’d have seen a big drop in daily deaths and new cases of coronavirus. I’d like to think it was ‘safe enough’ to go back. Though, I accept that the risk is not going to be 100% eliminated.

I think realistically there will be a phased return for students. Not all will be allowed back at once. Vulnerable (not medically vulnerable) and SEN May be amongst the first to return.

I am not in favour of working through the summer holidays to “make back time”.
I look forward to hopefully taking my own child on a vacation of sorts (maybe not our booked one). I hope day trips and weekends away might be viable and we can spend some relaxing quality time together, that we cannot do now.

As far as learning is concerned, I teach mainly ks4 and ks5 and I’m not worried about being able to catch up from September. I know that we’ll put on lots of lunchtime and after school clubs to get children up to speed and they are pretty resilient, so in most cases they’ll be fine.

Not school but childcare and yes I would send her back.

Our schools finish up on the 26th June, so...

Yes as firstly I cannot work if DS does not return to school and despite many people appearing to be able to decide against returning to work I cannot find this.

Also DS would love to go back and transition from primary to secondary rather then have a 6 month break then straight to secondary.

A vaccine will not be available in the near future I don't imagine so I presume it's a case of trying to manage risk.

No.

Mine are still in school now so yes

No.

It seems too soon to me.
I think I'd rather wait untill the new school year.

Yes.

Yes

Yes I would. The risk to primary aged children seems to be almost non-existent, and we don't have anyone in our household who is high risk. Once the wider risk on a societal level is considered to be low enough to allow schools to reopen I will happily send my children in.

This is far too soon and we risk a second wave. But no-one listens to me... I wouldn't be sending my children back before September myself, but it's not relevant as mine are all grown up.
I know there are people struggling to work at home with children around, and those who can't home school but truly, if anyone in your family ended up dying, alone, in hospital on a ventilator, you would prefer the having-children-at-home-for-longer option....

Yes it been confirmed today. It will be staggered and maybe part time to start with. Its down to the individual schools. They are saying probably no buses and we will need to provide the DCs lunches.

Do you have a link please?

Here are a selection of posts in the last couple of weeks that might answer your question.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3880972-Given-Icelands-data-surely-schools-should-go-back

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3881555-May-half-term-or-September

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3880759-No-one-knows-when-the-schools-are-going-back

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3880035-Surely-schools-have-to-be-first-to-open

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3878176-To-not-want-schools-to-give-up-summer-holidays

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3871849-The-exit-plan-and-schools

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3878230-Will-social-distancing-just-not-apply-to-schools

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3876638-Schools-could-reopen-in-weeks

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3879811-Reopening-schools-before-September

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3879355-Calls-for-schools-to-open-in-summer-after-the-lockdown-Thoughts

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3873356-Closing-schools-impact

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3877133-Absolutely-no-chance-that-schools-will-back-properly-full-time-this-year

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3873396-uk-schools-could-and-should-begin-to-reopen-as-soon-as-practicable-after-the-initial-wave-of-cases-has-passed-through

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3877453-Denmark-re-opening-Schools-on-Wednesday

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3877989-Call-for-schools-to-open-in-the-summer-after-lockdown

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3874593-do-you-think-schools-will-reopen-soon

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3874108-3-week-plateau-3-week-falling-then-schools-open

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3877665-Why-do-people-think-opening-schools-is-the-be-all-end-all

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3861458-Schools-reopening-before-May-half-term

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3868935-School-NOT-going-back-after-Easter

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3874794-To-worry-about-schools-opening-after-Easter

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3874550-School-closure-limited-impact

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3868754-Are-the-schools-definitely-not-opening-after-easter

@WanderingMillie
I agree with you. I’m anxious about how things will unfold, and the daily “can they go back early?” posts are so confusing and stressful at a time when there are still hundreds of people dying each day, with hundreds more hospitalised.

I’m still seeing how things go about September, and if it’s earlier, or things still look unsafe then, then will have to consider pulling mine out until things look safer. Which could mean losing the school places, would mean being unable to work v much in the meantime while home schooling, and which would then mean possibly moving. But if it’s a question of health/life or education then I don’t want to risk it.