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

384 replies

user8558 · 11/07/2020 08:57

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?

OP posts:
RickOShay · 12/07/2020 16:22

Why are some posters so invested in other children’s education?
I don’t understand.
Every family has the right to make the decision they feel is best. It’s got nothing to do with anyone else.
Very odd.

lifesalongsong · 12/07/2020 16:41

@RickOShay

Why are some posters so invested in other children’s education? I don’t understand. Every family has the right to make the decision they feel is best. It’s got nothing to do with anyone else. Very odd.
By invested do you mean discussing on a discussion forum? Anyone can have a view on anything they like.
NotShiny · 12/07/2020 17:05

"I feel so sorry for children in this situation, how long are you going to deny them access to other people, their friends, a normal life."
What an awful comment to make. You dont know the poster. Not sending them to school doesnt mean they are being denied access to other people necessarily. Nor does it mean not seeing their friends or leading a normal life. Theres a massive difference between seeing friends and being squashed into school with hundreds of others.

Mollcat · 12/07/2020 17:12

My older one is going back, but my younger one is due to start nursery and due to building issues, the school is proposing teaching the whole of KS1 and EYFS in the hall together for the first month.

So I think we won’t be sending him until nursery is back in the proper classroom.

Beebityboo · 12/07/2020 18:15

Is anyone else worried about school buses?

I'm not as worried about my younger two as they go to a small primary practically next door to our house but I am so worried about my eldest who has to get a 45 minute school bus to her high school and back every day. It'll be made all the worse as she'll be needing to wear a mask. Really concerned she is going to struggle quite a lot with it (aspergers and anxiety) and not sure what to do for the best.

okiedokieme · 12/07/2020 18:32

If you want to homeschool you can deregister. What's happened since lockdown isn't homeschooling, it's keeping kids vaguely occupied from most schools, proper homeschooling is far more involved from parents, ive done it. As far as risk, I suspect driving to school is riskier!

I'm not saying that it's sad that people have died but remember most were over 80 with comorbidities. Unless your household is immunocompromised or multi generational I don't think it's a problem to go to school even at 500 deaths a day. Education matters

HairyToity · 12/07/2020 18:34

DH has type 1 diabetes. We struggled when both working and home schooling, but it's been easier since I took unpaid leave. DH'S salary is double mine, so it mde sense I was the one to take leave.

The kids need school, I'd like to return to work, and DH thinks life needs to resume to some normality. We are therefore sending our kids back.

DH has said if cases go up he'll move in with his retired parents who live 5 minutes away and chat to us on drive.

caringcarer · 12/07/2020 18:36

No I don't want to be fined.

SummerHouse · 12/07/2020 18:38

No. We've lost enough.

LindainLockdown · 12/07/2020 18:41

Posters are interested in the education @RickOShay, of all children because that's what is called a civilized society, or are you just a Thatcherite. Unfortunately it generally seems like the "individuals" who want to make an "individual" decision are usually ill-equipped to do so.

Uhoh2020 · 12/07/2020 18:56

@NotShiny

"I feel so sorry for children in this situation, how long are you going to deny them access to other people, their friends, a normal life." What an awful comment to make. You dont know the poster. Not sending them to school doesnt mean they are being denied access to other people necessarily. Nor does it mean not seeing their friends or leading a normal life. Theres a massive difference between seeing friends and being squashed into school with hundreds of others.
So if your children arent attending school but are still seeing and have contact with friends that probably are in school what's the difference? The friend who is attending school could quite easily spread the virus to your dc outside the school setting. If you are going to enjoy a normal life outside school you may aswell enjoy life inside school too otherwise whats the point?
LadyCatStark · 12/07/2020 19:05

Ds will 100% be going back, well not back, to his new school as he’s currently in year 6. He’s had 2 weeks in school in what will be 6 months in September. It’s ridiculous that they’re not back now.

Bignet182 · 12/07/2020 19:31

Actually, I feel sorry for the children of parents who don’t give a rats arse about their kids health and safety in a global pandemic, this isn’t 2019 and there’s no going back to normal no matter what you say or do, better step back and look at the bigger picture rather than hope you can have someone put their lives at risk to look after your kids while you go to yoga class and have a Costa. Also, the amount of people on this board that seem to hate spending time with their own children is shocking.

BrutusMcDogface · 12/07/2020 19:48

Oh do fuck off, dear. @Bignet182

I’m pretty sure the majority wants their kids back at school due to the effects of lockdown on said kids, not because they want to go to costa.

BrutusMcDogface · 12/07/2020 19:49

I love my kids to bits, but they and I need a break from one another. They have become so apathetic it scares me. We all need to return to work and school.

RickOShay · 12/07/2020 19:54

Grin Thatcherite
That’s so funny

Uhoh2020 · 12/07/2020 20:02

@Bignet182

Actually, I feel sorry for the children of parents who don’t give a rats arse about their kids health and safety in a global pandemic, this isn’t 2019 and there’s no going back to normal no matter what you say or do, better step back and look at the bigger picture rather than hope you can have someone put their lives at risk to look after your kids while you go to yoga class and have a Costa. Also, the amount of people on this board that seem to hate spending time with their own children is shocking.
Probably the most hilarious comment I've ever seen on Mumsnet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
UndertheCedartree · 12/07/2020 20:10

My DD will be going back in September (if all goes to plan) but I'll keep her off after school clubs (if running) for the first half term as I feel it will be enough to get used to the school routine again and I think she'll be tired.

Parker231 · 12/07/2020 20:14

At work we spend a lot of time travelling internationally. Obviously that’s not been happening so everyone is working from home. It’s now been decided that everyone in the UK part of the company will work from the Central London office from early September. September has been decided upon so that everyone with children can get them back to school for the autumn term and not have to try and find holiday clubs open over the summer holidays. Everyone has been contacted and no one has raised any concerns.

AccountAntsy · 12/07/2020 20:14

No. Children have already paid too high a price. Time for their needs to start being taken into consideration too.

lifesalongsong · 12/07/2020 20:18

@Bignet182

Actually, I feel sorry for the children of parents who don’t give a rats arse about their kids health and safety in a global pandemic, this isn’t 2019 and there’s no going back to normal no matter what you say or do, better step back and look at the bigger picture rather than hope you can have someone put their lives at risk to look after your kids while you go to yoga class and have a Costa. Also, the amount of people on this board that seem to hate spending time with their own children is shocking.
Aw, shucks, you've rumbled me, you're so right, I've made sure my dcs school has no covid measures at all, too darn right I'll be first in the queue for Costa come September, I can't stand the sight of the brats.

What a stupid post.

Uhoh2020 · 12/07/2020 20:26

@lifesalongsong that reminds me I must order some new yoga pants! Which is cheaper these days Starbucks or Costa?

lifesalongsong · 12/07/2020 20:33

[quote Uhoh2020]@lifesalongsong that reminds me I must order some new yoga pants! Which is cheaper these days Starbucks or Costa?[/quote]
Who cares about the cost as long as the kids are jammed in a classroom with 40 others Grin

Jrobhatch29 · 12/07/2020 20:34

@Bignet182

Actually, I feel sorry for the children of parents who don’t give a rats arse about their kids health and safety in a global pandemic, this isn’t 2019 and there’s no going back to normal no matter what you say or do, better step back and look at the bigger picture rather than hope you can have someone put their lives at risk to look after your kids while you go to yoga class and have a Costa. Also, the amount of people on this board that seem to hate spending time with their own children is shocking.
Oh god, please don't say we are back to the days of "you must hate your kids". I thought those days were over..

Children are thank god at such low risk. They are more at risk from flu. The benefits of them returning to school outweigh the minimal risks

sunseekin · 12/07/2020 20:36

@RickOShay

Why are some posters so invested in other children’s education? I don’t understand. Every family has the right to make the decision they feel is best. It’s got nothing to do with anyone else. Very odd.
It feels like a search for one right answer, which I get as I’m reading this thread looking for people that think like me. There is no one right answer which is why this one size fits all approach is lazy at best. I would be very surprised if there is a battle to fight (for anyone) re school in September. They just want life to seem like it’s all returning to normal so we crack on and get down the pub - who’s getting them in? A bit of infighting wouldn’t hurt either so we think a little bit less about what an utterly crap job our government has done and the need for an inquiry. My biggest hope is for choice and support - loving, fantastic and caring parents can all make different decisions - everyone’s circumstances are so different and complex.