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Original poster

Last one! Would you send your child to school..

219 replies

Biscuit0110 · 09/05/2020 12:20

On the 1st of June?

The times said apparently most parents would not return their children to school, but that is not my experience on here.

YABU - would not send their child to school
YADNBU - Send their child to school on the 1st of June

OP posts:
MrsCaplan · 09/05/2020 12:22

YADNBU

NothingIsWrong · 09/05/2020 12:23

YADNBU

Original poster
Biscuit0110 · 09/05/2020 12:24

I think we are being misrepresented. I don't know any parent at all anywhere that supports keeping schools closed for six whole months.

OP posts:
OneJump · 09/05/2020 12:27

YABU

Connie222 · 09/05/2020 12:28

YABU

Whitestick · 09/05/2020 12:29

I'll send mine when I'm told it is reasonably safe to do so. Which might be June or might be September. I'm not going to push for an earlier return though unless the advice is it's now safe

Waxonwaxoff0 · 09/05/2020 12:30

YADNBU. Sending mine back when school opens, whenever that may be.

BlackeyedSusan · 09/05/2020 12:33

Bit of both.

FlamingIris · 09/05/2020 12:33

YABU

Deliaskis · 09/05/2020 12:34

YADNBU

picklesonaplate · 09/05/2020 12:34

I don't know!

EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 09/05/2020 12:35

I'll send them back as soon as they say they can go. But mine have send and are really struggling with the change in routine etc

Bumpitybumper · 09/05/2020 12:35

YADNBU

Eeyoresstickhouse · 09/05/2020 12:36

YADNBU

isittheholidaysyet · 09/05/2020 12:37

YADNBU

mumof3merlie · 09/05/2020 12:37

YADNBU

AnxiousElephant77 · 09/05/2020 12:37

YADNBU

Totopoly · 09/05/2020 12:40

I would be sending mine back this afternoon, given half a chance. So yes, YADNBU, in spades.

SummerHouse · 09/05/2020 12:40

YADNBU

Plus I would win a bet if they open then. Lockdown gambling.

Anotherthink · 09/05/2020 12:41

I would see grandparents and extended family, then put DC in school and avoid them all again until there were further developments. I have to prioritise my ability to work over seeing family and other things that would come under a loosening of restrictions but would hopefully limit any potential transmission.

Vanillaradio · 09/05/2020 12:41

Yadnbu. I will send him back as soon as school opens.

cadburyegg · 09/05/2020 12:42

YADNBU

ChippityDoDa · 09/05/2020 12:43

YADNBU in bloody spades. Im not sure why you wouldn’t send healthy children back.

Neeks888 · 09/05/2020 12:44

YADNBU

PineappleDanish · 09/05/2020 12:46

I would send all three of mine. Two at secondary, one in the last year of Primary. All three going stir crazy stuck in the house. Two with exams approaching next summer. They deserve a decent education and they haven't been getting that over the last 7 weeks.

All three are healthy without any underlying medical conditions and I will be sending them the very first day they're back. Although we're in Scotland, so we're probably looking at August.