Schools open for half a term now with no serious cases...

[RubyandBen]

I know there's been lots of DC and teachers off either because they've had CV or been in close contact with someone who has. But it seems there hasn't been anyone very ill (hospital ill) because of this. So measures do appear to be working. As it's sounding like only the ecv are going to be getting vaccinated (if one ever appears), should just the DC with CV stay off school and parents be given the choice to keep their DC off if in the same bubble? Would be much less disruptive.

[AliMonkey]

DS's school has informed us so far of 4 members of staff, 10 Y13 cases, 1 Y12, 1 Y10. So far half of Y13 are isolating due to close contacts (and all Y13 are being taught from home) plus a smattering of close contacts in Y12, Y10 and staff. DD's school on other hand have had one positive test and sent the whole of that year home. I think the Y13 at DS school was a sensible idea (so not all SI but all working remotely for this week) but DD's school action seems disproportionate.

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

I'd go for this
My 6 Year old is now on his second bout of SI due to a teacher/TA having covid. None of these staff are his full time staff they are all ones who have delivered a single session or listened to a couple to kids read.

[Aragog]

I'm convinced that if any teachers or school age DC were ill in hospital/dead it would be front page news.

I was in hospital last week with Covid related complications. It's where they discovered I had Covid Infact.

The parents at my school don't know I have Covid, let alone that I went to hospital for a couple of days with it.

My result fortunately didn't affect any bubbles so they didn't need to be told. Infact they are never told WHO is positive. Where bubbles have had to close they're just told there's been a known positive case within the bubble - not if it was child or adult, and where a year groups had to close they aren't told which class either. All on PHE advise.

[OPTIMUMMY]

@HipTightOnions

Thanks for this, I was beginning to wonder if it was different due to the number of people moaning about bubbles.

[starrynight19]

A single session is an hour or listening to kids read is close face to face contact.
I also have my y11 dd on her second lot of isolation I still don’t want to ask staff at her school to take any more risks than they already are.

[Hairyfairy01]

You don't think any school child or teacher has become seriously ill from Covid otherwise you would have heard about it in the media?
Please tell me most people aren't this naive.
YABU

[Shitfuckoh]

@Aragog

I hope you're feeling better now .
The school DS1 attends that's closed, did send a text on the 15th saying they had been a further member of staff test positive for Covid.

Then on the 19th a further text saying 4 more members of staff have tested positive for Covid.

This morning, text saying ''2 more confirmed cases''.

We had letters & information all last week leading up to the school closing regarding causes but nothing in writing about the school closure - just the phone call alerting us to it and requesting DC be collected.

[FairfaxHigh]

Sadly there is a teacher from my DCs' primary school very ill in hospital with it at the moment

[MillieVanilla]

We've had 1 confirmed case throughout including before lockdown.
In a secondary as huge as it is I'm impressed.
The teacher involved was already off anyway as she had a mild cold, second time she got tested due to being alerted by a relative picked it up so no danger to anyone
School has been very good at saying, if child, teacher or anyone else has a cough, cold or feels unwell, do not attend, work online. They will argue any fines if council gives them out. It's worked very well.
Our case numbers are up a little in our uni town but we know we are very much in the bottom rung for case numbers.

[Incacat2]

Eh? Who told you this? I know 3 secondary teachers in intensive care with Covid. That's just in my area. Cases in schools are massively downplayed.

[iwantmyownicecreamvan]

[quote RubyandBen]@WhyareWehardofthinking sorry but I don't believe you.[/quote]
I don't believe this!

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Surely all it would take is a Journalist calling PHE and posing as a Head Teacher to open the country up to the actual info that this being given to schools.

[Shitfuckoh]

Oh & my (or rather my 3 year olds) isolation period is up tomorrow morning due to my pre schooler having to isolate as a child in his nursery tested positive. The full nursery isolated. Again, school website & school facebook page make no mention to this at all.

[Aragog]

Thank you

I'm getting there slowly.

And to be fair I only have a moderate case of Covid. It is true I was in hospital though - for a Covid related issue though it isn't one of the 'big 3' symptoms. Fortunately medication has stabilised those issues and I'm no longer at risk form that complication, providing the medication is taken and keeps working.

Local primary has 8 staff currently positive on the last fortnight. 5 out of 9 classes are now isolating. Fortunately most staff are reasonably well without and have mild cases, although all have symptoms to some extent.

[TheHouseonHauntedHill]

Schools are definitely not safe.

Cases are '' lighting up '' over the entire UK. Flu season has not kicked in yet!
This is the start, the beginning.
I do think people should be given the choice to send dc in (obviously within reason, any dc who has welfare concerns should be different). And choice to keep dc home at any time.

Work is mostly on line anyway for dc at home isolating.
Personally I'd prefer a rolling system... In 2 days for core teaching and social interaction, asking teachers q and 3 days at home.
Older dc don't need dp there and school can chase non-attendance as usual.

[RubyandBen]

OK got the message that you don't think my suggestion should happen.
So do you all think that this approach is long term, considering it's unlikely the DC or most teachers will be vaccinated for many years (if there is a successful vaccine)?

[Barbie222]

None of these staff are his full time staff they are all ones who have delivered a single session or listened to a couple to kids read.

Goodness, it's almost like it spread through the air, or something

[BlueBlancmange]

[quote RubyandBen]@WhyareWehardofthinking sorry but I don't believe you.[/quote]
You think WhyareWehardofthinking just made that all up?

[Aragog]

RubyandBen - why are you accusing a poster of lying? Just because it doesn't support your view in what is happening in the schools you know?

[BlueBlancmange]

@RubyandBen

OK got the message that you don't think my suggestion should happen.
So do you all think that this approach is long term, considering it's unlikely the DC or most teachers will be vaccinated for many years (if there is a successful vaccine)?

Why if there is a vaccine would most teachers not be vaccinated for many years?

[RubyandBen]

@Incacat2
I know 3 secondary teachers in intensive care with Covid. That's just in my area
So 3 teachers currently in one hospital ITU? What are the chances of that?

[Barbie222]

@RubyandBen

OK got the message that you don't think my suggestion should happen.
So do you all think that this approach is long term, considering it's unlikely the DC or most teachers will be vaccinated for many years (if there is a successful vaccine)?

I think that a crisis will be precipitated before that, and most schools won't be in a position to safely staff classes, at which point there will be the noise of a lot of people having to shift out of a very stiff mindset about how schools need to be very quickly.

[Glitterynails]

Wait until teachers are told it’s too cold to keep the windows open so there is very little ventilation. Wait until the weather is so bad that wet playtimes are happening more frequently. The weather this half term has been very mild.

[Glitterynails]

Wait until teachers are told it’s too cold to keep the windows open so there is very little ventilation. Wait until the weather is so bad that wet playtimes are happening more frequently. The weather this half term has been very mild.

[Aragog]

Im hoping as I'm CV (though not ECV) I might be eligible for a vaccine, especially if they do confirm that immunity isn't long lasting.

I don't fancy this again tbh, and not sure Dh and teen Dd want to go through the stress of me being taken to a and e and hospital admission again. And I stress - mine is still only a moderate bout.