This is why I won't be sending my children back to school

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1 primary school teacher tests positive for corona virus
18 children have come into contact with the virus
18 key workers have to stop work
30 teaching colleagues have to stop work and self isolate.
Key worker children no longer have any provision at that school.
Bristol May 14th 2020.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-coronavirus-updates-bristol-teacher-4135096

@Drivingdownthe101 yes, yes, yes! You have put very eloquently what I have been trying to articulate for a couple of days

@nightimefreedom with proper ppe provision would be a good starting point and when the R level is going down not up before the schools have even reopened.

I don't care what provision other children are getting compared to mine, mine are getting great provision thanks to their teachers and their motivation to do well.

agree, driving has a point. It seems to be in fashion right now to show what a loving, caring and responsible patent you are by virtue of not wanting to send your DC back to school.

@vengeancer it's not a theoretical situation, it's happened in Bristol.

I don't care what provision other children are getting compared to mine, mine are getting great provision thanks to their teachers and their motivation to do well

Fab! Win win then! Yours are doing great at home, and those who are struggling for whatever reason can go back to school. People choosing not to send theirs makes numbers lower for those who are.

1 primary school teacher tests positive for corona virus
18 children have come into contact with the virus
18 key workers have to stop work
30 teaching colleagues have to stop work and self isolate

Presumably this scenario relies on contact tracing being implemented? Otherwise, if protocol is the same / similar as for NHS staff where are I am, you only stop work and self-isolate if you are symptomatic. 5 of my colleagues have tested positive but that didn't mean I could stay at home. I certainly wouldn't be entitled to stop work and self-isolate because my child's teacher tested positive if neither myself or my child had symptoms.

And a lot of those struggling at home aren’t doing so because they’re not ‘motivated to do well’. There are a variety of reasons why some children are better off at school than at home.

Ok? I mean all those people will be able to get a test and any that don't have it can return to work and school so?

Give up your school place would be my advice!

OP, I also know someone who got it and the only contact with the outside world was online shopping at Tesco. By your logic, you would have to starve now. Where do you draw the line? It's about finding a balance.

Fwiw, I don't know anybody who died of Covid or has been to hospital but I know two people who commited suicide under the lockdown. I think there are far greater dangers than contracting CV and dying from it.

OP, once the schools are open and the teachers are there teaching, do you think they will still have time to deliver the same fantastic provision as they have been? Unlikely.

There was a thread yesterday about how mean some people are on aibu, NoCaseToAnswer is a perfect example of what the op meant.

That post makes so sense! It implies that the kids parents have to isolate which isn’t true! If the teacher is symptomatic only the kids do and their families only isolate if their kids show symptoms

Also the whole school doesn’t have to shut

This is scaremongering as isn’t true

pods, what a load of nonsense.

Some quite stunning rudeness on here in response to the OP.

Good for you OP. Is that what you wanted to hear?

I, like many others will make our own decisions based on our own personal circumstances

In my case having to care full time with a severely disabled 15 yr old DS who also has severe learning difficulties, doubly incontinent and is partially sighted.

He has no comprehension of why he cannot go to school every day and I am totally exhausted with no outside help whatsoever.

I finally managed to get him off to sleep at 4am.

DH is great and does more than his fair share when home, but is a key worker and despite having asthma has never stopped working long shifts throughout all of this.

Not sure how much more of this I can take, I am NOT complaining, just explaining, why posts such as yours are totally pointless.

My year6 child will be returning.
The school emailed a detailed plan of how things would work. I have talked it over with my daughter and we are happy to give it a go.

What a pointless post. You sound quite self important OP.

Or this:
Member of staff feels ill, goes home tests positive.
Children carry on until they show symptoms Which they probably won’t as it doesn’t affect them badly. Staff are socially distancing between themselves as much as possible so are all fine, no symptoms.
That’s it.
Member of staff comes back when better with immunity. Ready for Septembers cough and cold season.

@boredtotears11 No, what's mean is starting yet another thread which descends into a bunfight. Just like all the others on this exact subject which occur hourly yet OP thought she'd start another one.

You already see upset parents on this thread, then someone will start upsetting teachers. The OP knows this as referred to 'teacher bashing threads'. I was just saying there are dozens of threads already that OP could have joined instead of starting a new opportunity for a bunfight.

The OP isn't even correct. The school with a teacher testing positive is a secondary, not a primary school

Crack on then. Withdraw your school place, stay home on no pay and homeschool. Best of luck to you

I'm still sending mine

Yep-exactly. Me too- good luck OP! you''re gonna need it

I agree it's parents choice but to post your argument here or on social media is just because you want people to tell you that you are doing the right thing.

I'm fed up of the constant parent bashing either way. Your choice, make it and leave it at that.

"Crack on then. Withdraw your school place, stay home on no pay and homeschool."

Eh? So many assumptions there, not to mention that OP doesn't need to withdraw her school place to not send kids back this academic year

I'm in Bristol.

Mine's already in. Couldn't be less worried.

(Don't worry guys, I'm keeping well alert ⚠️🚨)

"Couldn't be less worried"

Can't be staying very alert if you couldn't possibly be any less worried. We all should be worried regardless of our own personal situation