Care home infecting school

[reallyverymad]

I've name changed as this is outing

I work for a SEN school with a residential children's care home on site.

I was Informed today that a child from the care home has been showing covid symptoms since last week but the care staff had been keeping it quiet. The other children from the home came to school this morning, saying they were unsure why they were there as they were aware of the house hold isolation rules, they asked the house manager about this but she convinced them that they should go to school regardless.

Our headteacher received conflicting information from the care home manager and they spent all day umming and ahhing over things until someone contacted the company's health and safety officers who have now shut us down pending a negative COVID result from the child and a few members of the care team who have also developed symptoms.

I'm receiving angry emails from parents of very vulnerable children who have potentially been exposed to covid for 4 days. The staff team are upset about the whole thing, some who were the original shielding group.

A few colleagues have emailed a complaint to the regional manager. Is this a risk assessment issue or just not bothering to following gov guidance?

Just realised I'm asking a stupid question really - I'm in an admin role so have been kept in the dark regarding risk assessments involving the children as I'm not supposed to have direct contact with anyone at this time (no need)

I'm just angry at having to deal with angry emails because the head teacher doesn't want to!

I realise you have name changed, but I think posting something which is so identifiable may not be a good plan wrt your social media policy.

It's a lack of following guidance. Anyone with symptoms and their household needs to isolate until a test result. If a test isnt possible then its 10 days.

I realise you have name changed, but I think posting something which is so identifiable may not be a good plan wrt your social media policy

Yes, totally agree! Your place of work and role within it will be totally identifiable to anyone who knows the situation and it could be very easy for them to work out who posted this. I really think you could end up in trouble and should get this deleted asap.

It's a horrible situation though, really sorry you've been put in this position.