Thread to state that you will not be playing a part in the experiment of secondary schools reopening as normal with no masks, no social distancing, no additional cleaning and no additional transport

[TheKarenWhoKnocks]

The arguments have all been hashed out many times on other threads. This thread is for parents to state that they won't be participating in this and will not be sending their young people back to secondary school as things stand. Not deregistering, just not attending. Phoning in sick, phoning in as self isolating etc but not sending them in.

I state that I am not going to send my children to secondary school under current proposals.

@HeyMacarona not interested in tips about deregistering, as per the header.

@SE13Mummy school place being withdrawn is a fairly lengthy process so will cross that bridge if it ever appears.

20+ replies and none of them agrees with you OP

That call to arms went well didn’t it

A space to make a statement! FFS.

How do you know your kids school isn't doing anything? I work in a school - my summer holidays has been about planning for a Covid safe learning environment. Additional cleaning, limiting interaction between students, social distancing measures. I can't believe any school is going back without significant changes.

Oh well. I tried to give people a space.

What is the point of making a personal statement?

Do you think the government peruse Mumsnet?

Sign / start a petition or take your own child out if it's something you're keen to do.

I don't blame you at all op. My kids have left school but I'm disgusted at the way school is going back without any proper measures to keep staff and pupils safe

@LaureBerthaud you think it's coincidence her username is Karen? She's goading

If the cap fits...

@TheKarenWhoKnocks it’s not deregistering, I’ve personally done this for 6 months for a very different reason, called them back when my DD was ready to return.

But play it your way if you wish, keep LA staff busy.

Fine OP, if that’s what you want to do. But do not expect school staff to set or mark work for your child.

There should be additional cleaning in place.
Transport is up to the Council. Ours is providing additional buses. I would direct queries to your Council.
I would read their RA and ask questions about your school and how they decided on the action being taken.
I don't think it is unreasonable to have worries but look at your own school rather than lumping all schools together.

There should be social distancing where possible and again this varies from school to school.

Anyway, for those who are going to do this, here's my plan: YP 1 gets symptoms on the first day of term, oh no, we must all isolate. YP2 ditto, two weeks in. Then me, two weeks after that. Takes us to mid October, then review the situation. For fewer kids, just bung in a couple of tummy bugs etc. Anything to spin it out. Takes ages for a place to be withdrawn, much much longer than six weeks.

Who is it that you are hoping is going to read all these statements OP?

If you want to make some sort of collective political stand on it then Mumsnet isn't exactly the 'go to' official platform for such things

Anyway, I'll be sending mine in.

I would like to state that I am sending my child to secondary school in September.

Thank you for the opportunity.

OP you sound like a child. If you don’t want your DC to go back, keep them at home but why the silly games?

@PeacockBlues well I was hoping we'd read each others' statements and take heart.

But actually it's just been overrun by people disagreeing. Guess that's up to them.

Ooooh, I'd like to make a statement please.

It was about 10.30pm, she was wearing a face mask, gloves and brandishing bleach and hand gel, she ran off towards the new covid school panic topic, shrieking incoherently.

Ill take some criticism from this as a teacher but oh well...

I respect your decision OP but to those parents considering not being honest/open with schools just bear in mind you may get any education and support during this time.

I will not be providing specific work for children like this and have instructed my staff team to do similar. Quite frankly we will be too busy with everything going on.

You can also expect your child to be dropped groups when they get back so I do hope it's not an important year for them. Either that or you need to be really set up and prepared to teach them at home during this time and then prove to me you have.

You might be asked to test.

There is a fb group.
'Boycott unsafe return to school'
There are 4.5k members...

*may not get...

I get what you were doing and don’t understand why people felt the need to shout you down.

The whole talk of fines and deregistering by the press/government is divisive. People still aren’t talking about it much. Loads of people conform. I am normally a conformist myself. Normalising not sending is good! We aren’t some weird minority. Well I am a bit....

Most likely, people are not talking to their schools as much either. As a poster said on another thread we need to be writing to our MPs, may go and see if there is a form.....

The tide is turning though I reckon. Mine are younger than yours but I’m keeping mine off. Lots of reasons and I feel lucky to be able to. (And pleased to be able to provide more space in the classroom).

Plans are bonkers. Even Boris knows it. He’s just looking for a scapegoat. I thought it might be the unions but I wonder if he’ll go for Gavin as well as a backup.

I do wonder if the posters that joined you are actually with us really, maybe they just wanted to give the cause a bump up the thread list! They protest too much! I’m quite new to mumsnet - is this the part where you offer them 🍪🤷‍♀️ Can’t find my hammy dodger 😂😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️

I absolutely will not be sending my daughter to school in September.

FWIW she's five months old, but she definitely won't be going to school in September.

Jammy 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🙄😂😂😂

What is the point of this thread?

Have I missed something, are we all meant to declaim our intentions for some reason, what's with a “statement”?

Is this the statement thread?

I would like to state that I am sending my child into school in September and will be returning to work myself as a teacher.

Thank you for the space to say that.