I assume the good citizens of lewisham are all taking their vitamin d
It didn't have to be this way, but, now, it does because we are in the territory of crisis management.
Mainstream education failed my autistic Dc but even I can see that teachers and teaching unions are in the right here and their views are supported by experience, logic and science and desire for fairness not based on geography which sees 50% of DC in some regions out of school.
There are ways of ensuring EOTAS. Fund it. Where necessary reclassify DC as able to attend brick school with those with an EHCP or key worker parents when schools are closed. Eminently doable without risking increase of transmission and protecting those most at risk from educational loss. This would also minimise risk to teachers and supporting staff and the wider community.
The only loss would be to batshit crazy ideology that schools must remain open regardless.
From a personal perspective, I get that things feel desperate when you have work obligations and your child is out of school and their mental health is spiralling downward. But you can take comfort that this is the norm. You don't also have to deal with assessments, tribunals, CAMHs.
This isn't for the long term and you are not dealing with a child in crisis but you do have to deal with it in the short-term. In comparison it is really not that hard. Sometimes you have to step up. Do this instead of railing against teachers.