Covid spreading in Scottish schools

[jomartin281271]

I can't say I'm surprised. The idea that there could be covid in the community, and somehow when our kids get to the school gates they walk into a magic land where the virus doesn't exist is nonsense. The Scottish schools have been back for two weeks now, so this is a priview of what we can expect in the rest of the UK.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/18693187.coronavirus-scotland-evidence-shows-spread-covid-19-glasgow-schools/

Also as school staff in a large primary school none of us are overly anxious or worried to go to work!

@ChanceEncounter

For me the issue isn't so much will my child die (a vanishingly minute possibility) but will schools be a transmission hub meaning my child ends up bereaved (a much bigger possibility).

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@midnightstar66

300% increase in testing in one week yet only 49 children actually tested positive and no real evidence of in school transmission. Most are related to families who have been abroad

Yes. But you don't know, I don't know, sturgeon doesn't know - next week will this have got stamped out or be escalating?

We all have to get better at saying 'we don't know'.

Over confidence caused a lot of the UK's mistakes first time round. Let's just be a bit more scientific this time.

Schools have been back a few weeks in my area and thank goodness. It’s great to see the kids back - they have missed so much. Dds school has no significant absences but even if it did, it’s better that some are off than all are off. The current risk of the virus is very low for children- in my view we shouldn’t shut schools again unless there is a compelling need and as a last resort. It’s awful for anyone whose child dies of anything, but there are risks and live and we need to live with them.

For me the issue isn't so much will my child die (a vanishingly minute possibility) but will schools be a transmission hub meaning my child ends up bereaved (a much bigger possibility).

Actually no that is still a pretty small possibility as well for most children (individual circumstances notwithstanding)

@jomartin281271

I'm not going to wait until our children are lying in an ICU bed before accepting that this is a massive social experiment, and the government are using our teachers and children as guinea pigs.

Completely agree. We must not stop being outraged about schools returning with no social distancing and no extra funding. There has been no attempt to make things safer. We must not become desensitised to the fact that teachers are being forced into workplaces that fall short of ever other workplace.

@Quartz2208

For me the issue isn't so much will my child die (a vanishingly minute possibility) but will schools be a transmission hub meaning my child ends up bereaved (a much bigger possibility).

Actually no that is still a pretty small possibility as well for most children (individual circumstances notwithstanding)

It’s about exponential growth... and asymptomatic seeding potentially being in a significant number of secondary schools. And a recklessness with people’s lives. Why no slow growth of numbers - 10% want to home school, we have council buildings and supply staff available (at the moment). One reason 💰 We are right to be outraged.

@sunseekin

Yes I get that it is about exponential growth thank you very much but that still doesn't change the fact that an individual risk is still very small of dying.

I agree that people should be able to homeschool if they wish without the risk of fines.

But schools have to go back - what exactly are you outraged at?

[quote Quartz2208]@sunseekin

Yes I get that it is about exponential growth thank you very much but that still doesn't change the fact that an individual risk is still very small of dying.

I agree that people should be able to homeschool if they wish without the risk of fines.

But schools have to go back - what exactly are you outraged at?[/quote]
Exponential growth means the risk is growing really fast though....
And it’s not just about dying sadly.
We don’t know enough yet to be as cavalier as Boris is trying to force us to be.

Actually no that is still a pretty small possibility as well for most children (individual circumstances notwithstanding) the bit in brackets is pretty important tbh, added as a little afterthought.

10% of school age children live with someone at increased risk.

Sorry reposting with bolding:

Actually no that is still a pretty small possibility as well for most children (individual circumstances notwithstanding)

The bit in brackets is pretty important tbh, added as a little afterthought to diminish the real risk plenty face.

10% of school age children live with someone at increased risk, apparently.

Its not an afterthought it is a caveat and an important one - if this was a discussion as to whether the Government have massively let down that group then the answer is of course yes. There should be provision and there should be allowances made.

But beyond that schools need to go ahead for the majority because the risk are low.

No issues since mine have been back, yes odd people off due to this cold that is going about and everyone wanting a test for a runny nose and sore throat which caused a shortage of tests which then led to a letter being sent home and to schools reiterating that it should only be the main 3 symptoms that are tested for.

Blended learning was never going to work for the vast majority of parents. I have 2 young ones in primary who were going to be going on a Monday and Tuesday and an 11 year old just started s1 who was going to be at school on a Thursday and Friday, I would have needed someone every day if the week or give up my job in community nursing that was the reality for me