Neighbour not isolating despite Year Group closing for 14 days 🤬

[ForgotMyMaskAgain]

Small town, small school.

Y12 were all sent home last week due to 4 confirmed positive cases.

So all of our 16/17 year olds are having lessons at home, following school’s instructions to self isolate for 14 days. No visitors, no Saturday jobs, no sporting activities, no driving lessons. It’s not ideal but we’re doing what’s right.

Except my bloody neighbour who is still doing his p/t job, still doing his hobby (out of town) and went away for the weekend with his parents. Photos plastered all over social media.

AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Thank you for letting me get that off my chest 🤬

I expect loads of people will come on and tell you to mind your own business (well that was the tone on other similar posts)

But I'd be notifying the school, employer and hobby group because even if your neighbor isn't bothered about Covid, they could be putting lots of other people at risk.

I am assuming you mean the child in question and not a member of his family?

Unless someone in the household who has had contact with a positive person has symptoms, this is fine.

Or according to our council it is?!

Its a bit of a mess. DD was sent home from school 2 weeks back as someone had visited her year bubble who since tested positive. So I figured if DD had to isolate, DS should too. But then I got the school ringing going bazzerk because I had kept him off too? And it turned out, that they were right. Unless DD had symptoms or got a positive test, DS can carry on as normal. Which makes no sense to me, but that seems to be our 'rules'

If it's the child report them. (Though i could see if say theyve already had it people might be even less likely to follow ripules)
What it probably reflects is they cant go to school because school enforce that but once people arent being watched they dont follow instructions

I may have read this wrong. I still thiink the rules are daft though!

Peace that’s why I’m ranting on here anonymously, I know the haters are gonna hate. Very tempted to report. It’s just so wrong.

LST yes the child.

(Not daft as in the person has to isolate. But daft as in..the immediate family shouldn't also, unless symptoms, whe 80% or whatever are asymptomatic anyway!)

I think it’s only the child that has to isolate, isn’t it? Certainly where I am (SW) if a particular bubble is off school then siblings in different year groups are expected to still attend and parents gave still been going to work.

Goneanddoneitagain yes it’s the Y12s who have to isolate. Mine is! His friends are! Siblings don’t have to. School made it crystal clear.

Neighbours who should be isn’t.

I'd report it to the school as there's a risk that as soon as the year go back they will be off again if that child tests positive. You may not be the only one who tells them.

He doesn't have to isolate unless his child actually has symptoms.

Ah, sorry forgotmymaskagain. I thought you meant the Y12 was isolating but the parent wasn’t. I’d probably give the school a call to see if they can have a word.

I am a teacher currently isolating, my colleague tested positive not one of the children, all of my class are isolating too.
My husband and children are still at work and school as I have no symptoms they are not required to isolate.

I think it’s only the child that has to isolate, isn’t it? Certainly where I am (SW) if a particular bubble is off school then siblings in different year groups are expected to still attend and parents gave still been going to work.

This is the bit that makes no sense to me at all. I actually thought receptionist must have it wrong while she was shouting at me on the phone about unauthorized absence. She also told me, that if it was me who had been a contact, I would be expected to get the kids into school, despite having no family anywhere near (bar sister who wors as a nurse so couldn't be coming miles to do a school run!) and would be liable for a fine. For isolating as per the rules

Ah, sorry forgotmymaskagain. I thought you meant the Y12 was isolating but the parent wasn’t. I’d probably give the school a call to see if they can have a word.

Thats how I read it too

I've read this wrong too sorry by neighbour I thought you meant the yr12s parent.

Yr 9 at our local school are isolating too I have seen lots of them out cycling, I think when there parents are at work they are going out anyway.

I knew that the local high school must have burst their bubble or whatever it's called because the street was full of 12/13 year olds on bikes last Friday. Today they are all down on the waste ground destined for the new station. Parents need to get stricter with their kids

Wow that amazes me. Schools shut and kids out messing about. Who’d have thunk it.