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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:
APocketFullOfButtons · 09/05/2020 13:29

YABU

Drivingdownthe101 · 09/05/2020 13:30

YADNBU

Howamigoingtogetthroughthis · 09/05/2020 13:31

I am desperate to send mine bank. I have two in primary, including Year 6, and am working from home full time it's completely unmanageable and bad for them . I was hopeful of a June 1st return, but now I'm not so sure

Concerned7777 · 09/05/2020 13:32

Definitely sending them back as soon as it opens their mental health is deteriorating rapidly

flamegame · 09/05/2020 13:35

YADNBU - cannot understand why you’d be worried for your kids, to stop infection spread yes but I’m not worried for my healthy kids by themselves.

JemimaPuddleCat · 09/05/2020 13:35

YABU.

No I wouldn't, because they won't let them in. They are open for select children only.

weepingwillow22 · 09/05/2020 13:37

YADNBU Mine went back last week part time - he has an ehcp. I felt the risk was lower now with only 11 children in the school than when they all eventually go back.

saylor · 09/05/2020 13:41

YADNBU!

Ifartglitterybaubles · 09/05/2020 13:42

YABU. I'm in the vulnerable group, 2 of my dc are also in the vulnerable group.

Showchin2 · 09/05/2020 13:51

YADDBU!
We need to wait until the R0 is wayyy further down

Piggywaspushed · 09/05/2020 14:04

Just to be clear , is your question, would you send them back 1st June, no matter what? Because that's an entirely different question to the assumption that the 1st of June is safer than now.

Piggywaspushed · 09/05/2020 14:05

The question isn't would you send them back, but would you send them back in 3 weeks...isn't it??

Beebeeboo2 · 09/05/2020 14:06

YABU

Littlebelina · 09/05/2020 14:06

YADNBU

Willowmartha1 · 09/05/2020 14:07

Definitely my daughter needs her routine back she's angry, teary, bored, fed up it's horrible to see.

Pomegranatepompom · 09/05/2020 14:21

YADNBU
Yes, very concerned re mental health

Boxachocs · 09/05/2020 14:40

YABU. I’m a teacher and if schools go back on 1st June, I’ll have to go back because it’s my job. But my children (yr 6 and yr 2) won’t be going, my husband will rearrange his day so that’s he’s at home with them. It won’t be like normal school and my children will be better off at home than at school. I’m not saying the same applies to every family, but mine won’t go back on June 1st even if I am.

Keepdistance · 09/05/2020 14:46

Yabu

ProfessorRadcliffeEmerson · 09/05/2020 14:50

YADNBU. We're well placed compared with most parents - my job's secure and can be done from home, we have enough space, we have IT and decent broadband, DH isn't working so has time to homeschool DD - but this is still having a really bad effect on her mental health. She needs to spend time with other kids, and she's more in danger of dying in a road accident on the walk to school than she is of dying of Covid-19. I can't even imagine what it's like for less fortunate families, and half a year is one hell of a long time in a child's life - some of them will never catch up.

I also notice that none of the politicians has even mentioned children's needs in any if the briefings. Shows where they are on the priority list

Lianarose · 09/05/2020 14:53

YADNBU I’m worried about children’s mental health.

Mysocalledlifexx · 09/05/2020 14:57

YABU

bigbananafeet12 · 09/05/2020 15:19

YADNBU

Shodan · 09/05/2020 15:34

YADNBU.

I'm also worried about their mental health.

lljkk · 09/05/2020 15:35

would send them like a rocket off the launchpad

KoalasandRabbit · 09/05/2020 15:37

Yabu - But depends on exactly what proposed.