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School - how worried are you 1-10?

546 replies

ChanceChanceChance · 10/09/2020 21:55

I'm finding it impossible to settle on how worried I am about school, about whether my children will pick up covid there and how worried I am if that happens.

If you were to put your worry on a scale 1-10, with 1 being 'no more worried than a normal year' and 10 being 'terrified', where are you?

I think I'm going for an average of 6 right now.

OP posts:
NoWordForFluffy · 21/02/2021 00:56

DS had contact with a teacher who subsequently tested positive and didn't catch it. That calmed me down a fair bit!

IdblowJonSnow · 21/02/2021 00:58

2 - 3 including me catching it and becoming Ill.

Zandathepanda · 21/02/2021 01:03

10

kingat · 21/02/2021 01:14

@Bing12
Why are you not as worried about chicken pox complications, sepsis, leukemia, car accidents, stabbings, you child falling off a climbing frame and crashing bones, drowning, kidnapping, accidents on a rollercoster etc etc.
I am teriffied of one of those things happening to my child, but me fears cant stop him living a life.
What are the chances of getting long covid resulting in severe complications?
How many children have it?

HazeyJaneII · 21/02/2021 08:30

g12
Why are you not as worried about chicken pox complications, sepsis, leukemia, car accidents, stabbings, you child falling off a climbing frame and crashing bones, drowning, kidnapping, accidents on a rollercoster etc etc.
I know you asked @Bing12 , but for me the difference is that apart from chicken pox, none of those things are highly contagious viruses! D's is vaccinated against chicken pox and flu and measles etc etc...until he is vaccinated against Covid, I will probably stay at a 10+!!

Tumbleweed101 · 21/02/2021 08:35

1 - they had Covid at Xmas and were fine. They should have some natural immunity for a while.

Very worried about how easy they will catch up with understanding the work fully though. Especially my Y10 who should be doing her content year for GCSEs.

CornedBeef451 · 21/02/2021 10:00

@thewinkingprawn I understand that. There were definitely cases here as various chunks of both schools were sent home to isolate at various times.

I meant I personally know multiple families who have had it recently who live within a mile of me.

SpnBaby1967 · 21/02/2021 11:18

0 - for covid.

I had covid over xmas, I'm 40, asthmatic and overweight and I've honestly had worse colds. Sore throat was wicked but I still managed to work (from home) and celebrate xmas day.

10 for the stop start education. Kids need to all be back in school full time, no bubbles. If they're poorly, keep them home. That's it. Back to what we used to do.

Covid has already mutated more than 4000 times! Its what viruses do.

motherrunner · 21/02/2021 11:19

10 (unvaccinated teacher)

MotherExtraordinaire · 21/02/2021 13:32

As of today, our covid rates are at the same level they were during the nice ever lockdown and actually increasing. So right now, I'm not anywhere near as hopeful as I was when rates were reducing.

MotherExtraordinaire · 21/02/2021 13:34

@SpnBaby1967

0 - for covid.

I had covid over xmas, I'm 40, asthmatic and overweight and I've honestly had worse colds. Sore throat was wicked but I still managed to work (from home) and celebrate xmas day.

10 for the stop start education. Kids need to all be back in school full time, no bubbles. If they're poorly, keep them home. That's it. Back to what we used to do.

Covid has already mutated more than 4000 times! Its what viruses do.

Had you suffered more extensively, have ended up in hospital would you feel quite so blasé? Have you ever been hospitalised for your asthma? If not, then I understand why you're so flippant, as really it's "health conditions" in name only.
Tangledtresses · 21/02/2021 13:38

1

Skyr2 · 21/02/2021 13:41

1 - It is time for the school to go back IMO.Also, the most vulnerable have been vaccinated and they will have done an extra 1M before they go back.

10 - for damage already done for older exam year children and university applicants.

Stillgoings · 21/02/2021 13:49
  1. I want them to go back. They are fed up and peaky and their eyes are going square. BUT I want it to be a safer environment. I don't want all the stress of it again. My CEV husand has had his first injection but there is a question over how effective it is in the immunosuppressed. Therefore Id rather the over 45s were done too and there was less virus in circulation. I am interested to see what will happen
Skyr2 · 21/02/2021 13:50

To add to my comment above about 1
DC had isolation last term due to positive fellow student she shared desk with during science practical and did not catch it, so that did reassure me, I was concerned that we would all catch it form DC so we all isolated just in case even though rest of us did not have to isolate, no one caught it and there was no transmission in school.
In school although there have been a few positive cases there has been. 0 transmission in school to other pupils and staff, they have isolated close contacts and not one has caught it following contact.
Maybe we have been lucky as a school and everyone has followed the rules, but that is our experience so far.

YetAnotherWalk · 21/02/2021 16:01

For getting them getting Covid, 1. For the disruption of SI and education and their social life/skills long term impact about 8.

SpnBaby1967 · 21/02/2021 16:46

Had you suffered more extensively, have ended up in hospital would you feel quite so blasé?
Have you ever been hospitalised for your asthma? If not, then I understand why you're so flippant, as really it's "health conditions" in name only

I'm not blase, I'm not and never have been scared of a virus with a 99% survival rate. I've also well experienced at living with post viral fatigue syndrome so the supposed "long covid" also never scared me.

I havent been hospitalised for asthma for a couple of years, I work hard at managing it and it only really bothers me during hayfever season.

wizzbangfizz · 21/02/2021 16:48

Not worried in the slightest and don't think they should have ever shut

Awalkinthefreshair · 21/02/2021 17:02

10 (unvaccinated single parent/ carer with asthma)

Angrymum22 · 21/02/2021 17:22

0 but I’ve had the vaccination. I was far more worried about returning to work during the first wave when testing was zero so we had no idea if we were treating patients with asymptomatic covid. I’m a healthcare worker so we are expendable, teachers are far more important.

Avaganda · 21/02/2021 17:26

1

Carlislemumof4 · 21/02/2021 17:49

1, my anxiety over the last few weeks has been all about my DCs mental health and there being a repeat of last years unnecessary delay in getting all children back to school.

The rumours in the media are positive for a March 8th return for all, fingers crossed! Will start sorting their uniform straightawayGrin

GeorgeandHarold66 · 21/02/2021 17:56

2
I'm a vaccinated SEND teacher and my ds8 returns tomorrow.

I'm mostly concerned now about his bubble bursting as I'm newly completely single parent and whilst work are quite sympathetic it would be hard to take the whole ten days off.

Mainly though I'm happy that we're both going to spend time with other people, spending 24 hours a day cooped up with just each other for company hasn't been great for us!!

abc31 · 21/02/2021 18:01

1

Awalkinthefreshair · 21/02/2021 18:45

If parents had the right to choose then it would be so much easier.
Education is important, but lives always come first.
I speak as a single parent/ carer to disabled child.
I have asthma and have not yet been called up for the vaccine.
If I was vaccinated I'd be fine with sending them to school.