Is anyone going from quite chilled about schools reopening to being nervous/frightened?

[Nosebogey]

My ds has been at school throughout lockdown in a small bubble. It took a lot for me to send him because I was scared but his mh was suffering badly so I put that first even though I found it very hard. He was in a bubble of around ten kids and the bubbles were kept really separated (apart from drop off and pick up which was a bit close for comfort).

Now though, I’m starting to get very frightened about September. Our school is doing what they can with having class bubbles and one way systems (including an exit route that is also been designated an entrance for some children so not such a one way system) but I’m still scared.

Pubs round here are packed. These adults will go home and be around their children. Their children will be crammed into classrooms with other children. Parks are absolutely chock full of families atm all playing together etc. So adults are mixing and children are mixing outside of school but magically social distancing inside school will stop infection? Parents send sick kids in all the time. Why would they suddenly stop doing that for coronavirus symptoms? Won’t they just decide “it’s just a cold” and send them in anyway?

I don’t know. I just feel like the closer September comes, the more scared I get. Is anyone feeling the same?

I'm a TA.
I am very frightened for my own safety.
I have 4 children and a husband and a life that matters to me and to them.
I feel my safety at work is being completely disregarded compared to ALL other occupations who are all allowed masks or screens or social distancing.

To the people who see it this ⬆️ way, what's your explanation for why the government continues to deploy restrictions?Why would all these governments, do it, if not they think it better than the alternative?
Honestly, I think that a media making major coin from endless link clicks by a public whipped into a frenzy of fear makes political parties do what they think people will approve of, and then vote them back in later.
Government is terrified of making the wrong call and being accused of killing us. They'd rather kill us later, slowly, by unemployment, suicide and cancer. Better optics.

@YewHedge

I'm a TA. I am very frightened for my own safety. I have 4 children and a husband and a life that matters to me and to them. I feel my safety at work is being completely disregarded compared to ALL other occupations who are all allowed masks or screens or social distancing.

I know how you feel

@IfNotNowThen2

To the people who see it this ⬆️ way, what's your explanation for why the government continues to deploy restrictions?Why would all these governments, do it, if not they think it better than the alternative? Honestly, I think that a media making major coin from endless link clicks by a public whipped into a frenzy of fear makes political parties do what they think people will approve of, and then vote them back in later. Government is terrified of making the wrong call and being accused of killing us. They'd rather kill us later, slowly, by unemployment, suicide and cancer. Better optics.

By 'media' you mean big tech and social media? Because most TV and print media have lost money through the pandemic, so not them.

So you believe the government knows it is killing people but because people are clicking links online, and they are happy with this.

That is a common or garden conspiracy theory with no evidence in fact to support it.

Leaving aside the health tradeoffs which do warrant thinking about, governments who preside over economic downturns nearly always lose. It makes no sense for this government to create economic issues.

I think the realities of this virus explains why we are where we are.

If you look at total deaths in Italy and UK they are not miles apart. But what is vital is to see how the Italian deaths were regionally concentrated. UK deaths were country-wide. If Italy and UK had allowed the virus to run, the deaths would have been on a scale we would have been unable to manage or emotionally process. The total collapse of healthcare, food systems shut down.

The government have seen scenario planning that makes what we're doing now look the good option.

I am no fan of this government, I think the response has been poor and contributed to the problems.

But unless what was happening in Italy was fabricated (newsflash: it wasn't) then ignoring the virus was absolutely not possible.

Whether we are getting our individual policy responses right is always up for debate. I just don't think, if you look at the science of this virus, it is debatable that we needed to respond in a very serious way. The only way lockdown isn't necessary is if you think the virus isn't as bad as they say. But there is no evidence for that, and lots of evidence it really is exactly as it is described by science.

No not nervous - happy for them to return to some sort of normality. More concerned the schools will close again or my youngest who gets regular bouts of tonsillitis will be sent home every 6-8 weeks to self isolate because his tonsillitis has given him a temperature!

I am op. Worried for my own safety as I'm on immunosuppressants . Worried for the mental health of one of my dc who has started getting anxious at the thought of going back.

I'm
Wondering about all the usual winter bugs and what they will do. DS spends most of winter with horrific coughs, will dc like him
Have to stay home for weeks? Or will they have to get tests? I'm in NI , until yesterday they were going back 2 days a week but now it's 5 days with eased social distancing.

I didn't expect to feel uncomfortable but I do

So you believe the government knows it is killing people but because people are clicking links online, and they are happy with this
No. I don't think it's a conspiracy.
I know newspapers are losing money ( and maybe I'm wrong about other outlets making money) but all news across all platforms is all COVID all day every day, and the media in general are constantly finding new angles and stories to terrify people with.
This makes the general public demand ACTION from the government, who follow the popular opinion.
Of course I don't think the government are deliberately engineering the collapse of the economy. I'm not insane. But they are in a position where if they are not seen to be doing something they are portrayed as heartless bastards allowing a killer virus to rampage through the country.
Do I think they know that the collapse of economy will kill people? Yes of course. Just like they were well aware that austerity was killing people. I wouldn't claim they are "happy" about it, more that it's not relevant to whether they get elected again.

But unless what was happening in Italy was fabricated (newsflash: it wasn't) then ignoring the virus was absolutely not possible.
Who has said lockdown shouldn't have happened at all? I don't think I have come across that? I'm pretty sure no one thinks it should have been ignored. On the contrary I think UK should have locked down when Ireland did.

I wouldn't sat I'm not completely relaxed about them going back, but I consider their education and mental health much, much more important than my own health.

That didn't make sense, meant to say
I'm not completely relaxed about them going back, but I consider their education and mental health much, much more important than my own health.

@Alexandernevermind

That didn't make sense, meant to say I'm not completely relaxed about them going back, but I consider their education and mental health much, much more important than my own health.

I know what you mean but mine or their dad's health being worse would also impact their education and mental health.

I can't help thinking about how any illness in our family would make things much harder for them.

Basically I want the world to stop for a bit while things calm down, don't I?

@labyrinthloafer good point. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer, is there.
This next few months will be about everyone muddling through the best they can.