Is anyone pulling out of school for the last week?

[wondersun]

Just that really, just being nosey!

No, taking the opportunity for school time while we can, i have a feeling half term may be a lot longer than a week.....

No. They’ve had 6 months off and I wonder if they’ll ever catch up. Mine are year 9 and year 10, such An important Time for them.

@IncidentsandAccidents

This is such a lovely thread to read. I hope teachers have seen it and know how grateful we are for all they do and what a huge difference they have made to children's lives this half term. Hopefully, one positive out of this terrible situation is that many of us will value teachers and education more than ever before. I'll definitely be emailing my dc's teachers to thank them (thank you to the poster who suggested this).

That’s so lovely, I love the idea that lots of thank you emails might land in teachers inboxes on the back of my post and yours and PP’s comment.

Teachers have all my respect and good wishes right now. Ours have been lovely and I’m so grateful.

@Cheetosforbreakfast

No. They’ve had 6 months off and I wonder if they’ll ever catch up. Mine are year 9 and year 10, such An important Time for them.

I can definitely see it must get harder and harder to call as kids gets older. It’s hard with three little ones but conscious there are benefits too.

No. We've already had two weeks off due to a positive case in school and we have a two week half term so I definitely don't want to take any more time unnecessarily. DS really struggled through lockdown and is only just starting to get back to his old self so I'm not jeopardising that unless absolutely necessary.

Surely everyone has to make their own decisions, in a way that doesn't impact negatively on everyone else...so when posters come on to say they are considering keeping their child home, because of various vulnerabilities/rising cases etc...I wish other posrers wouldnt go on about it being 'insane'.
It's a really hard decision to make - personally we feel like we're walking a tightrope at the moment, trying to make the right decision for ds and his sisters.

I always express my gratitude to my children’s teachers, pre and post Covid.

No ds wasnt allocated a school, he has a trial at a school for the week before half term. I think we would both walk over burning coals if it ment he could go to school.

Absolutely not, I want them to be in school while they can. My eldest is so much happier for it.

Why? Your kid needs an education

No. My year ten DD has been sent home twice already due to cases in her year and we had to isolate as a household as well - I had symptoms but tested negative.

My other two school aged DC haven't been sent home yet (but did have a fortnight out while I self isolated) and I really want them to have as much normality as they possibly can.

'...so when posters come on to say they are considering keeping their child home, because of various vulnerabilities/rising cases etc...I wish other posrers wouldnt go on about it being 'insane'.

Exactly this. I would pull my child from school if our local rates were very high, but I am not sitting here calling people names for sending their kids to school under the same circumstances. I would absolutely love to send DS in without question, but we don't have that privilege. DH lost his dad as a child, to the same condition that makes him ECV to Covid. I just wish others would empathise more and judge less.

My thoughts are with the ECV who have no choice but to go out and work. It can't be easy.

@JayDot500

'...so when posters come on to say they are considering keeping their child home, because of various vulnerabilities/rising cases etc...I wish other posrers wouldnt go on about it being 'insane'.

Exactly this. I would pull my child from school if our local rates were very high, but I am not sitting here calling people names for sending their kids to school under the same circumstances. I would absolutely love to send DS in without question, but we don't have that privilege. DH lost his dad as a child, to the same condition that makes him ECV to Covid. I just wish others would empathise more and judge less.

My thoughts are with the ECV who have no choice but to go out and work. It can't be easy.

Exactly this 💐

I don’t understand why people are being so mean.

I can completely see that school is the best place for so many but one size doesn’t fit all. We are a significant minority and even if we were just one person, the best interests of our children shouldn’t be ignored.

I can’t believe all the name callers are real tbh. Social media is powerful and I’m not sure that the government would ignore that fact.

I think we all just need to stay strong and follow our gut.

My thoughts are completely with those that don’t have any choice too.

I can’t believe all the name callers are real tbh. Social media is powerful and I’m not sure that the government would ignore that fact

While I don’t dispute that the government use social media as a vehicle to monitor and influence views, I’m not sure that the people on this thread saying you’d be insane to take your children out of school are pain stooges. I know people in real life with that opinion.

*paid stooges

@SoUtterlyGroundDown

*paid stooges

😢 Maybe just pain stooges then if that’s a thing 😂

Nope. We don't finish for break until end of the month, but my Year 10 DD is loving being back and she is really enjoying her chosen GCSE subjects. I am sad though as thought we would be visiting older DS who is living in a lock down area with his DP. He has health issues and is shielding. I worry about him and sad we probably won't get to visit him at Half Term.

@Justifiedandquiteold

Nope. We don't finish for break until end of the month, but my Year 10 DD is loving being back and she is really enjoying her chosen GCSE subjects. I am sad though as thought we would be visiting older DS who is living in a lock down area with his DP. He has health issues and is shielding. I worry about him and sad we probably won't get to visit him at Half Term.

Sorry to read this, that is really tough. I hope you get a restful half term.

Nope my child will be there! After 6 months off they don’t even want the half term Break!

No.

@Sophoa

*Our vulnerable member would have direct contact.

Thousands and thousands of families are in such a horrible predicament right now.

I’m not sure it’s fair to say it’s “utter insanity” either.

It’s a new virus and everyone’s circumstances and outlooks are going to be different, just like they are with anything else.

I think the starting point should always be that parents know best and believe in choice for everyone.

One size never fits all. Teaching since 1998 has taught me that if nothing else.*

I’m sorry but I do think it’s completely mad to pull children out of school. If at all possible I would make sure that I did minimal contact with the family member and not even consider taking my children out of school. I’m not sure parents do know best. The reality of this virus is that it is running rampant, that is pretty evident. The evidence is also that children and young people simply aren’t getting ill from it and actually the absolute vast vast majority of adults also make a full recovery without intervention. There are obviously exceptions to this but the risks to further disruption of education, mental health, poverty and other issues far outweigh the risk of healthy children being in school: so yes. I do think it’s insane to remove them from school.

Sophoa, just get over yourself. The PP's POV is perfectly reasonable

People shielding or vulnerable, what do you do in a normal year re viruses and flu?

@Hercwasonaroll

People shielding or vulnerable, what do you do in a normal year re viruses and flu?

Vaccinate (pneumococcus and normal flu vaccine early on).

I used to go to the theatre at Christmas but got really ill with flu some years ago despite being vaccinated.

So I have got more cautious about crowded places.

I have avoided church services in Jan/ Feb.

@Hercwasonaroll

People shielding or vulnerable, what do you do in a normal year re viruses and flu?

DH gets a flu vaccine every year and hasn't had a bad bout of it so perhaps it works. He has been in intensive care for pneumonia though and since then, he is very careful with his health during the Autumn and winter period. He has an amazing consultant who makes sure he's ready for flu/bug season. He's on a cocktail of drugs to boost his immune system and optimise his health. Any signs of ill health is swiftly dealt with by the hospital. He is healthy otherwise and we'd like to keep it that way.

@wondersun unfortunately, some of my family think I'm overreacting by taking precautions. No doubt they think I'm just being ridiculous. Including my vulnerable (diabetic) parents. Unsurprisingly, my DH's family are acting more in line with our own thoughts. My friends have been awesome, and my teacher friends always give me the 'teacher hat' advice and the personal one (usually where they share their own fears about their home situation). We owe a lot to teachers. DS's teachers couldn't be nicer. I really really need rates to drop so I can back to ignoring it 😆

I can go back*