Dds school, no physical contact

[Chaosalwqysreigns]

So dds school have sent a letter (secondary). Expectations are that after half term under no circumstances are the students to make physical contact with one another.

Dd tells us students have been put into detention for doing tik tok dances that involved touching one another.

Is this batshit or are most schools doing this?

Why is it batshit? Assuming you're in UK, children should not be touching one another!

And I hope you are actually Chaos, because if not she's going to.be mighty pissed off with you impersonating her.

I beg your pardon?

There are new grounds for exclusions, btw, issued by DfE- going against public health restrictions and endangering others, (touching others, coughing deliberately) so definitely not batshit.

Since DfE and PHE are only sending home close contacts based on school seating plans and not students say so, I'd want my kids to not be touching each other.

There's already a well known poster named chaostrulyreigns- it looks like you're impersonating her. (Possibly unintentionally)

Tbh, I'd happily put children in detention just for being so annoying and doing tiktok dances. It's really disruptive and lessons are not the place. Maybe this happened at break though?

I would assume all schools are doing this. You just can't have students touching each other and if they break the rules, they should be punished.

Secondary numbers are flying through the roof. Would you rather they went remote because that's the next step. It's not batshit. It's sensible. The virus doesn't give a damn what you view as sensible.

Why do they need to touch one another?

I run an specialist autism setting and we have a solid, immovable ground rule that nobody touches anybody else. This is because people have sensory and personal space issues. However, when I see the mainstream children constantly pawing at each other and literally wrestling, which often ends in tears, I have no idea why the rule is not just standard.

I've just asked my ds(yr8), and he says they were told no physical contact too.
Certainly not batshit under the circumstances.

Our secondaries are saying no social distancing necessary within year group bubbles so am not sure why you are getting these responses OP. Not sure what I think. I want them in school.

My DS is in primary, he's 5 and they have been doing this from the start. I didn't realise as thought they were all in ' class bubbles' but no they have to keep apart, they have the ball taken away at playtime if they tackle, can't play tag. I caught a tail end of a PE lesson and saw them all at arms reach going back to class. My DS said it's silly because in the classroom they are next to each other.

@ScrapThatThen Social distancing is difficult within bubbles but PHE are no longer closing whole year group bubbles at secondary. Instead, they look for close physical contacts based on seating plans.

I didn't know about another chaos definitely not impersonating anybody.

Dd told me they were giving detentions for tik tok dances at lunchtime and for playing Rock Paper Scissors.

I know that they shouldn't really be touching each other but they are stuck in a room all day together anyway so don't see what difference it makes if they briefly touch each other outside.

Fair enough seems to be the norm.

And I hope you are actually Chaos, because if not she's going to.be mighty pissed off with you impersonating her
Seriously? 🤣🤣🤣

My daughter in primary is not allowed to touch her friends (including playing tag etc). Even though they sit together all day.

My boy's in secondary have basically been told, you're in a bubble, carry on. Even though not all of them are in classes together.

Makes zero sense

The kids are sat so.close.together in lessons that I don't see what difference a few TikTok dances are going to make.

yanbu

Way I see it, is that school's environment is limited, and they can't magically make space to sd children. But by enforcing no physical contact, they are trying to do best they can to stop spread of the virus.

My dc's school has no case. And I am 100% sure about this, since there are no case in the community and surrounding areas. But the school made the mask wearing mandatory, and enforcing no physical contact rules. I totally support the school's decision.

But you don't even touch each other for scissors paper stone
It's the ultimate social distancing game...

We have had this since the start of term. Repeat offenders are excluded for a day.

No they should not be, but they always do.. Sit far too long close, hug..laugh.... Sing.. How can you stop them?

It's sad, but it's hot forever and we need to get tough to get through winter.
They will survive, they can touch again soon I think every school should roll this out.

How are they going to do PE without touching? Think ds said they are playing football atm and there's contact involved.
Some of the classrooms are so small that it is impossible not to touch elbows/shoulders etc
Is it possible to do group work like lab experiments without accidentally touching?

Is dating banned then? Can't see that working

Of course they may have physical contact during pe. And of course they may have contact with each other in the class room. But they don't need to do it on purpose.
Dating is another matter, they don't need to hold hands at school.
I know it's something that is difficult to achieve, but I really dread that parents going against everything school asks, just because you can't see it working.
Us parents want the school to keep open, then we need to adapt and support schools when they are trying to figure out the way to survive this pandemic. I'm not saying everything the school try to do may work, but we have the same goal, the education for our children.