Have there been any cases in schools since reopening?

[Adirondack]

Does anyone know of any cases in schools (primary) since reopening to yrs R, 1 and 6? I’ve been keeping close eye on case nos locally but haven’t seen anything.

[BornOnThe4thJuly]

@Adirondack

Our school won’t send anyone home until a child has had the positive test result. So kids have been tested but the school and their bubble have carried on until the result is known. (Child who is being tested obviously stays at home)

My DC school did say that they didn’t have to close the bubble to wait for results, but wanted to be cautious, which I thought was sensible. There is a GP and A&E nurse with children in the same bubble and at least 1 carer, so high risk occupations.

[MRex]

I think there's every reason to be cautious in considering the reasons for these outbreaks. I read about the Derby one, the school opened on Monday and closed on Tuesday because 7 staff were infected. They hadn't been open before and no children were infected nor parents. That means it was the teachers mixing with each other and not following safe distancing practices while they set up the school that spread it, OR they all caught it because of some other big outbreak in Derby (unlikely as the cases there don't seem big enough). Despite this, I've read multiple social media posts that this shows there is a danger to teachers in opening schools. For this particular example that's only true if teachers are to have no accountability for their own safety unlike every other adult in the country.

[MRex]

As for a parent sending in a child while awaiting a test result, that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard yet. Surely there will have to be fines to try to drive out such idiocy.

[AlecTrevelyan006]

For context

There are currently 32,770 schools in the UK. Of these, 3,714 are nurseries or early-learning centres, 20,832 are primary schools, 19 are middle schools and 4,188 are secondary schools. There are 2,408 independent schools, 1,257 special schools and 352 pupil referral units (PRUs).