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How do you get a child to school if you're isolating and they're not?

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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 13:43

My partner and I have just received messages to isolate because of someone we had contact with last week. My children were never in contact with them, so they don't have to isolate, the eldest can get to school, but I have to drive my youngest.

So how am I supposed to get him to and from school? Has anyone else been in this situation? I'm so confused at the moment.

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FourTeaFallOut · 07/10/2020 13:45

Ring the school and ask, this can't be the first time this has happened.

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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 13:46

I'm waiting to hear back from school, but hoping others might have some experience in the meantime

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RoseAndRose · 07/10/2020 13:47

Beg for a favour from someone who can walk them there?

FourTeaFallOut · 07/10/2020 13:48

Hopefully, it would be so frustrating to miss out on two weeks of school because she can't get from the car to the classroom safely. Best of luck.

Pelleas · 07/10/2020 13:50

Wouldn't your children have to isolate too?

You have been in contact with someone ill so could have caught the virus; you have been in contact with your children so could have passed it to them.

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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 13:51

@Pelleas

Wouldn't your children have to isolate too?

You have been in contact with someone ill so could have caught the virus; you have been in contact with your children so could have passed it to them.

No, the advice is that they don't unless we develop symptoms or test positive. The same as if one year group is sent home from school, the siblings and parents don't have to isolate.
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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 13:52

@RoseAndRose

Beg for a favour from someone who can walk them there?
It's not in walking distance unfortunately, otherwise that would solve the issue.
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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 13:53

@FourTeaFallOut

Hopefully, it would be so frustrating to miss out on two weeks of school because she can't get from the car to the classroom safely. Best of luck.
I trust this dc to walk to and from the car no issues, but I'm not sure I'm actually allowed to drive there even if I stay in the car. Strictly speaking, track and trace say not to leave the house.
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FourTeaFallOut · 07/10/2020 13:55

Oh God, really? Shock

C4tintherug · 07/10/2020 13:56

If Dominic Cummings can drive his children to the other end of the country, you can drive your children to school. I wouldn’t even worry about it, just don’t get out the car.

OverTheRainbow88 · 07/10/2020 13:59

If Dominic Cummings can drive his children to the other end of the country...

Yes so because one person was an ass let’s all be asses 🙄!

Can you ask a parent to pick them up and give them a lift? Could your youngest wear a mask in the car?

StellaGib · 07/10/2020 14:00

If they can’t take themselves and you don’t have anyone else to take them, they’ll have to stay home too.

Plump82 · 07/10/2020 14:01

Honestly? Id drive them. Mask on, dont leave the car.

OpheliasCrayon · 07/10/2020 14:02

I didn't really know what to do yesterday as I had to pick up my youngest from nursery as she had a fever and and then go straight to my eldests school (the with DD2) to get her as we all need to isolate until a negative test

I called DD1s school and explained and said I didn't want to come and wait in the queue with parents as then people would be within 2m of my poorly DD2 so I came to the school gate and stood on the street away from everyone. Someone brought my DD1 out into the yard so they could see me and then watched her leave and come to me.

Best we could think of and I didn't go near anyone at all and then straight back to my car

Obviously were not not going to school anyhow as we need to wait for the negative test but could anything like this be arranged ?

OpheliasCrayon · 07/10/2020 14:05

^^ im aware that wasn't ideal and I shouldn't have left the house but I thought it was the only solution. I couldn't ask anyone else to bring DD1 because she should be isolating with us so she couldn't go in someone else's car and both of them are much too young to be left alone. But I mean I didn't go near anyone - at school or members of the public so I can't see how I did do anything wrong as my eldest couldn't exactly stay at school and DD2 had to be picked up straight away as she was hot

So I mean I think it's likely just a matter of using some common sense to do the safest thing possible really

chrislilleyswig · 07/10/2020 14:07

@Pelleas

Wouldn't your children have to isolate too?

You have been in contact with someone ill so could have caught the virus; you have been in contact with your children so could have passed it to them.

Only if the OP developed symptoms
FourTeaFallOut · 07/10/2020 14:07

You're not bloody magic are you OpheliasCrayon? I can't imagine anyone could object to how you got your DC home.

OpheliasCrayon · 07/10/2020 14:09

@FourTeaFallOut

You're not bloody magic are you OpheliasCrayon? I can't imagine anyone could object to how you got your DC home.
Well no I did the best I could. They're under 5 and I'm only one human. The school were happy and although I could have got my eldest first obviously the nursery wanted me to take my youngest asap so they could start cleaning.
CazM2012 · 07/10/2020 14:12

We had similar in that our eldest D.C. is isolating due to contact, I can’t leave her alone, the other D.C. have had to stay at home despite being allowed into school. Hate to think how much time they will end up off this year Sad

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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 14:12

@OpheliasCrayon

^^ im aware that wasn't ideal and I shouldn't have left the house but I thought it was the only solution. I couldn't ask anyone else to bring DD1 because she should be isolating with us so she couldn't go in someone else's car and both of them are much too young to be left alone. But I mean I didn't go near anyone - at school or members of the public so I can't see how I did do anything wrong as my eldest couldn't exactly stay at school and DD2 had to be picked up straight away as she was hot

So I mean I think it's likely just a matter of using some common sense to do the safest thing possible really

Gosh, it's so difficult isn't it! We're all just trying to do our best.
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FourTeaFallOut · 07/10/2020 14:13

So you have a legal responsibility to get your dc to school and a legal obligation to not leave the house grette? I'm interested to hear what the school suggest.

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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 14:14

@CazM2012

We had similar in that our eldest D.C. is isolating due to contact, I can’t leave her alone, the other D.C. have had to stay at home despite being allowed into school. Hate to think how much time they will end up off this year Sad
That's my concern. There are so many of us in our house, if we all have to isolate every time one person has contact, then we'd be re-isolating almost as soon as we were able to leave again every time! This DC is the one it would be least problematic to have at home, but still...
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WorryBag · 07/10/2020 14:15

@FourTeaFallOut

So you have a legal responsibility to get your dc to school and a legal obligation to not leave the house grette? I'm interested to hear what the school suggest.
Exactly!

My dc's school are usually incredible, so I trust whatever they decide will be the right thing.

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OpheliasCrayon · 07/10/2020 14:15

@WorryBag yes and now I'm back to homeschooling. Argghhh

CazM2012 · 07/10/2020 14:20

We are a family of 6, I get the worry, 2 different schools, 4 bubbles and my DH also works in a large company where there are quite a lot of cases. It feels like this could be never ending, the input from the school is minimal as well Sad

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