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Do people realise that if their child's bubble bursts.....

439 replies

IfYouCantSeeMyMirrors · 12/09/2020 18:12

.....and that child is therefore sent home from school for 14 days, the child is supposed to stay solely within their own house or garden for that entire period? They might be completely well for the full 14 days, but during that time, they can't take any walks. No bike rides. No drives in the car. If they haven't got a garden, they cannot go outside at all.

Many, many children are going to be in this position very soon - quite possibly multiple times - and it goes some way beyond the initial lockdown situation.

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Quaagars · 12/09/2020 18:57

Yes, I knew that thank you - seeing as that's what self isolating means.
If that happened at our school then I'd be doing exactly that.
Self isolating the kids.
Twats who want to ignore it will do so regardless whether you point it out on here or not.

Petitmum · 12/09/2020 18:58

DD is in a year 11 bubble of approx 300 - it burst today! Only been back in school for a week

SleepingStandingUp · 12/09/2020 18:59

@FinnyStory

Even in a primary school, every child isn't in "close contact" with every other child.
No bit trying to keep a record of who they've played with for 30 minutes at lunch time for the last few days, who they were sat by at lunch time for the last few days etc is likely a near impossible job in a class of 30. And then do teachers provide work for the 7 kids sent home whilst teaching 23 others? Then Day 2 of isolation one of the home kids get a positive so a 3 more kids are sent home so now there's 10 kids at home, 20 in class, 7 coming back on Wednesday and 3 on Monday. It's easier logistically to just have them all home
badlydrawnbear · 12/09/2020 19:04

We are living this right now. DC1's year 5 bubble burst this week. It is shit, worse than the original lockdown because we can't go to the park or anywhere. For us, it is the whole year group at home, even though the positive case could be someone in the other year 5 class who my DC has not been in the same room as. I understood that she can't leave the house but, according to photos on facebook, other parents have taken their children to the park and other local places.

Zebracat · 12/09/2020 19:04

My child’s whole year group has been sent home because of one positive test. They are year 12. It’s perfectly possible that they were never in the same room.. I do think they could have been more selective.

jessstan2 · 12/09/2020 19:05

I'm sure people do realise it but it is only a fortnight, not a year.

Tomatoesneedtoripen · 12/09/2020 19:06

i reckon you could go out if you knew you would be distant from other people.

Sweettea1 · 12/09/2020 19:06

My 5 year dd is in this situation now day 5 were on she cant go out but me an my son can makes no sense.

Happymum12345 · 12/09/2020 19:06

My ds year are self isolating after one day of school. The school have been much more proactive in video calls with tutor groups and work being set and marked. Anything to help keep the virus under some sort of control is good.

Kaktus · 12/09/2020 19:08

Err... yes? And everyone I know knows this. Just as if you have contact with a positive case you have to isolate for 14 days. It’s been the same all along.
We had to self isolate for 14 days before lockdown as one of my DC had a cough and high temp. I have 3 young DC. We didn’t leave the house for garden for 14 days as per the instructions.

Underhisi · 12/09/2020 19:08

I know what it means but ds won't be able to do it. We have already told involved professionals that and they agree it won't be safe.

Lindy2 · 12/09/2020 19:09

Yes I am aware of that.

If they have potentially been infected then of course they can't go out and mix with other people. Did you think they could?

If they could still mix with others then there would be no point sending them home from school. It will cause major childcare issues for lots of families but it has to happen.

Hedgehog44 · 12/09/2020 19:09

I didn't realise how isolated it was until I have had potential to do this. Not even going out to exercise is super harsh. Am not convinced everyone is aware of this so fair point OP.

Underhisi · 12/09/2020 19:09

Won't be safe to keep him inside that is.

ceeveebee · 12/09/2020 19:09

It’s all very well saying it’s “only two weeks” but there’s no guarantee that it won’t happen again as soon as they all go back again, because they could pick it up a week later from someone else and then it happens all over again...

Quaagars · 12/09/2020 19:09

i reckon you could go out if you knew you would be distant from other people

Oh FFS, this is why we've been put under tighter controls - attitudes like this Sad
No. That isn't what self isolating means, why do people twist it to suit themselves or think they're too special to stick to the rules?

Kaktus · 12/09/2020 19:10

So far everyone on the thread has said they were aware of this, and everyone I know in real life is aware of this...

WeeSassenach · 12/09/2020 19:10

We are currently experiencing this! DD's whole class plus the teacher and TA isolating due to a child testing positive for COVID.

It's been really tough because there's usually only parent available for school runs and we've struggled getting DS to and from school as DD too young to be left at home alone but we're not allowed take her with us as she's not allowed out!!

Also our workplaces have been very accommodating over lockdown and summer but they weren't very happy to hear we needed to book leave and WFH again.

I just hope this is a one off and doesn't keep happening as not sure we will have jobs much longer if it does.

ceeveebee · 12/09/2020 19:11

(Way too many “agains” in that post!!)

Reastie · 12/09/2020 19:12

I wonder how logistically if you have one child home self isolating because of a positive test from someone in their bubble how you’re suppose to get the other child(ren) (thinking more primary here) you might have to school if no one in the household can leave home and presumably it’s not appropriate to have someone else drive your child to school outside of your bubble. All children would have to isolate? Some children will potentially barely be in school for weeks and get likely less of an education than if they were properly distance learning.

HipTightOnions · 12/09/2020 19:13

Only those who have been 1-2m for 15 min plus etc etc need to isolate. That isn't going to be a whole year group.

In many (most?) secondaries there is no meaningful attempt to maintain SD within a year group. The “1-2m for 15 min plus etc etc” will be impossible to figure out.

PinkPosyPetals · 12/09/2020 19:13

It was that, Unless you are a confirmed case or an actual contact of a confirmed case you don’t need to isolate
School Situation and legalities I’m not sure of

But even families of confirmed Contacts ( the Contact must isolate) , if the contact doesn’t have symptoms, the family doesn’t need to isolate, unless or until the Contact has symptoms.

BooseysMom · 12/09/2020 19:14

Also our workplaces have been very accommodating over lockdown and summer but they weren't very happy to hear we needed to book leave and WFH again

Not your fault. The employers have to put up and shut up until we finally ever get out of this shit show.

Morfin · 12/09/2020 19:15

@jessstan2

I'm sure people do realise it but it is only a fortnight, not a year.
And how many fornights will it be, for some this means staying in an overcrowded flat with no garden, with no symptoms!

I think people know but don't KNOW. ie I don't think they have thought about the reality.

ithinkiveseenthisfilmbefore · 12/09/2020 19:15

Impossible and unrealistic.

If a child's bubble bursts and they are sent home, but siblings' bubbles are still in school, child will need to ride in the car when parent is collecting the other children. That's life.