Isolating as a contact - how to do school run?

[Lemons1571]

If I was a contact and told to isolate by T&T, how would we do the school run? No friends or family to do it, and no other parents from our school are in our area to ‘share’. My choices seem to be:

I can’t do the school run because I’m not allowed to leave the house. Keep DS off and get fined for non attendance.

I do the school run, do not leave the car at any point, drop DS on the kerb outside the school. Hope this would not result in a fine. Or get fined for breaking isolation. Maybe it would be the bit in the guidance where it says they recognise not all measures can be followed if you have children.

DH do the school run, but he’s a key worker (education) so he doesn’t have annual leave, and has to be at work 8.30-3 and this is not flexible. Or would he have to force his employer to allow him to do this? Lose pay?

Or am I damned whatever I do, and should just pick the option with the smallest fine?

Anyone else been in this situation? It’s putting me off going anywhere or seeing anyone!

Eeek sorry, didn't realise it was an old thread.

When I have had to isolate, DH has done the drop offs and collections and his work have had to accept that is the way society is at the moment.

My colleagues and I are covering each other on a morning/afternoon so that those who need to can do the school runs, and we all work in a school. There has to be give and take at the moment.

Oops. Sorry. Who resurrected the zombie thread.

@BluebellsGreenbells

Isolate means you keep away from everyone. Separate bathroom. Meals delivered to your door. Clean kitchen if you’ve used it.

You shouldn’t be in the car with him.

Stay 2 metres away.

There's only DH and I but we wouldn't be able to do this! You obviously don't realise that not everyone has a spare bedroom, let alone a second bathroom. If one of us gets it we'll still be sharing a bedroom there's no chance of staying 2m away!

Shit, didn't realise it was a zombie thread! The point still stands though, not everyone can isolate despite what some on MN think!

No it really isn't that much of a zombie thread is it? It's only a few months ago, and I’ve got the same problem so would like to know what OP did in the end! It's still an issue basically.

We just muddled through - DH did a few, a relative became available to do afternoons and I did a couple on the last days of the isolation. It seems like a lifetime ago.