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To think schools should be shut during lockdown.

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Ilovegreentomatoes · 31/10/2020 19:53

So shutting down everything but keeping schools open.AIBU to think that a lockdown should involve schools closing as well.Have been about six cases in my dds secondary zero social distancing and is just defeating the object of a lockdown as it has now been proven that schools,colleges etc can easily spread the virus.

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BlackPetunia · 31/10/2020 20:25

@00100001

what would they do if kids were off sick?? seriously, they are YOUR kids, your responsibility. find a way? some of us want a way out of this virus situation

Nicknacky · 31/10/2020 20:25

*Bellesavage^ But do you want them to close?

Nicknacky · 31/10/2020 20:25

Bellesavage

formerbabe · 31/10/2020 20:25

@Mokusspokus

To be fair, I totally blame the parents for their dc not doing any work. The school set plenty and supported us. If our dc didn't submit any, the school sent a text message to tell you what work your dc hadn't completed. I was shocked when my ds told me several friends didn't do a single thing.

Mokusspokus · 31/10/2020 20:26

Half terms should have been a school 2, 3 week circuit break. Dc encouraged not to go out.
Then they go back to the school and we do the national lock down.

00100001 · 31/10/2020 20:26

@BurningMam

This thread is 99% "I don't care that lockdown is pointless, schools should stay open because it's inconvenient for me if they close".
Oh yes. It's just terribly inconvenient possibly losing my job. Possibly not being paid for 4 weeks. Possibly getting behind on rent and mortgage.... Such a mild inconvenience.
Waxonwaxoff0 · 31/10/2020 20:26

@BurningMam it's not "inconvenient" for me if they close, it will literally mean having to give up work, lose all my income and possibly lose my house. That's more than an inconvenience.

AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 31/10/2020 20:26

I’ve yet to get an answer as to what I do with my 2 young primary aged children whilst I do my job in community nursing if they are only in school 2 days a week? Ah I’ll just give up my job and leave them even more short staffed 🙄. Not to mention that there have been no cases at my children’s school, it’s a small primary so why should it close?

Original poster
Ilovegreentomatoes · 31/10/2020 20:27

I just want rid of the virus so we can get back to some normality asap

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Nicknacky · 31/10/2020 20:27

BlackPetunia I can manage sickness, I can work something out. But they would only be off sick for weeks if they were seriously ill and it’s doubtful I would be in work anyway if that was the case.

So it’s not a comparison with a days sickness.

BurningMam · 31/10/2020 20:27

@AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii

I’ve yet to get an answer as to what I do with my 2 young primary aged children whilst I do my job in community nursing if they are only in school 2 days a week? Ah I’ll just give up my job and leave them even more short staffed 🙄. Not to mention that there have been no cases at my children’s school, it’s a small primary so why should it close?
Why are your children only in school two days each week?!
00100001 · 31/10/2020 20:28

[quote BlackPetunia]@00100001

what would they do if kids were off sick?? seriously, they are YOUR kids, your responsibility. find a way? some of us want a way out of this virus situation[/quote]
If my kids were off sick for 4 days I could take unpaid leave.which is a hit, but needs must. I can't afford to take 4 weeks unpaid leave.

Can You?

I'm glad you can.

DelilahfromDevon · 31/10/2020 20:28

No.

AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 31/10/2020 20:28

Those that say school isn’t childcare want to inform the government then considering you’re asked to actively seek work once your children are in school or face sanctions if claiming benefits, wonder why that is?

urbanmist · 31/10/2020 20:28

We had 35 positive cases in my school in the 5 weeks before half term. That’s with bubbles, sanitiser, masks and the huge effort of everybody to try to make this work. Schools are not safe as things stand. Too many people in close proximity and little chance to social distance. A rota system is desperately needed IMO.

tappitytaptap · 31/10/2020 20:28

Yes fantastic if you don’t have a job, you know the things that pay tax to fund the NHS?

Newnamenewopenme · 31/10/2020 20:28

If the rules were being followed properly out of school I would be happy for us to be open. We’ve had kids coming in more than once where someone at home has tested positive, in one instance we had a kid come in even though they had tested positive the day before.
The kids in our school are going to parties at each other’s houses, they are all mixing across different bubbles, masks are a nightmare because they all wear them as beards until told and take them back off as soon as they are away from teachers, they refuse to sanitise/wash their hands and senior management are too swamped to deal it.
I distance properly and have limited my visiting places to reduce risk, but then other people are forcing me into what I consider a high risk place purely because of stupidity.

GuyFawkesDay · 31/10/2020 20:28

Close secondaries as kids are old enough to work from home: the can have online learning. Vulnerable etc go into school.

Primaries stay in.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 31/10/2020 20:29

We cannot "get rid" of this virus. It's here to stay. Shutting schools won't get rid of it, the only thing that will help is a vaccine or better treatment.

AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 31/10/2020 20:29

@BurningMam sorry it wasn’t totally clear. OP is saying we should at least move to blended learning, scotland were pursuing this for when they went back in August and I had a letter to say mine would only be in school 2 days a week, obviously this caused a great deal of stress for me until they announced they would go with full time.

stopgap · 31/10/2020 20:29

I’m in the US and several significant studies have been released this week to say that children under the age of 10 are not transmitters. The local cases we have had at elementary level all involve teachers or admin, and they’ve all picked up the virus elsewhere. Our children are in masks and on a rota system.

Re children 11+, those schools have had more cases and are more of an issue. The school districts that have been doing well have had the children in person two days a week, Zoom lessons from home three days, with students operating on a rota system.

dannydyerismydad · 31/10/2020 20:29

DH is extremely clinically vulnerable. We have been so careful since March, and until now local numbers have been low.

It's feeling riskier and riskier to send DS to school now though and I resent the fact the only choice available to us is to send him to school or deregister him.

School may be low risk for children, but it isn't low risk for all families.

00100001 · 31/10/2020 20:30

@BurningMam she's talking about if they went to staggered timetables etc and kids only being in 2 days a week.

JustFrigginNameChange · 31/10/2020 20:30

My 5 year old, only child, needs educating and socialisation. I work full time (single mum). She is already behind on her reading and I'm doing as best as I can to catch her up. She needs school. YABU

formerbabe · 31/10/2020 20:30

@AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii

Those that say school isn’t childcare want to inform the government then considering you’re asked to actively seek work once your children are in school or face sanctions if claiming benefits, wonder why that is?
Exactly!