Is anyone thinking of keeping kids off school in Aug/Sep?

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I know a lot can change before then.

And I know lots of kids are desperate to go back and parents desperate for them to go back.

But is anyone considering at this stage keeping them home a little longer?

Absolutely not.

No!

No aren't they going to be fining anyone keeping them off longer anyhow?

If you don’t want to send them to school, you should deregister them and homeschool

No no no no no no no no no no. They're going back as soon as possible.

Are you In Scotland/elsewhere - as you mention August?

I presume you know that in England school is mandatory from September, ie fines can be issued for non attendance?

Absolutely not, my DCs education has suffered enough and learning by staring at a screen all day with very little interaction is not good for their mental health.

Nope

No. And I think the people who are now too scared to resume "normal" activities to the extent of keeping children off school even longer probably need some counselling. There is a lot of health anxiety at the moment and it's worrying.

No

No. There has to be a line where you decide if you’re in or you’re out. You can dereg and homeschool or you can send them back but you cannot do one foot in and one foot out.

God no. School is more than just learning maths, english etc. My dd misses her friends, she misses playing, interacting with others etc. Homeschooling has been lonely. Her 2 year old brother isnt a great playmate and doing activities on her tablet isnt exactly a great learning resource. We are in wales so she has been back 1 day a week for the last 2 weeks. She loves it. She is happier, we are all happier tbh. She can't wait for September

Not in a million years and I didn’t support them shutting either.

No.

One is due to start Y10 and so needs far more specialist teaching than I would ever be able to provide. The other is at primary school and needs to be back with friends and teachers.

No!

Absolutely no way!

No. Mental health has suffered enough. Theirs, not mine.

God no. For all the reasons others have given.

Nope.

Hell no. My daughter was back in from June and got so much from it. She'll definitely be going back in September.

Nope.

Mind you, mine has been back at school since June 2nd and is back to his wonderful happy self again.

My child is only in nursery but will definitely be going back in September!!

Unless you have someone with serious health issues in your family, I don't know why people wouldn't

No. As of a week ago, infection rate was estimated at 1 in 3,900 (via ONS) has the virus so will be even less now and more so by September.

That, together with all the measures make the chances of anyone catching Coronavirus infinitesimal.

As a comparison, the average adult has a 1 in 3,000 chance of being hospitalised with food poisoning.

Mine will definitely be back in September. No way would I keep them off for any longer than they have to be. As others have said, school is about far more than learning maths and English. The social side is massive and their mental health needs than to be back.

If parents do not wish for their child to return, they need to accept that their child’s education is now their responsibility and formally take them out of school and home educate.

Nope will be sending my reception starter in. Am just hoping it’s not too rubbish a start to school for him, as he’s very keen and excited and I don’t want to put him off school.