Will you be sending your child to school in lockdown?

[peacockfeather11]

I know they will be open, but I am curious to see if parents will feel they will be safer at home.

of the over 65s is incredible. They expect everyone else to stay in so they can go out!
Complete agree -saw this in the last lockdown with them scowling at young people out -lots around here.

Are there people who won't be? Not sure what this thread is about.

@lovelemoncurd

Are there people who won't be? Not sure what this thread is about.

People with vulnerable children. People with vulnerabilities themselves.

Obviously there are people who won't be

@lyralalala I thought the question posed was who wouldn't send their child to school from Thursday onwards due to lockdown.
Not who hasn't been sending their child to school as they are self isolating or vulnerable already. I'm saying I don't think people will suddenly change their behaviour. There have been high Covid rates for weeks.

[quote lovelemoncurd]@lyralalala I thought the question posed was who wouldn't send their child to school from Thursday onwards due to lockdown.
Not who hasn't been sending their child to school as they are self isolating or vulnerable already. I'm saying I don't think people will suddenly change their behaviour. There have been high Covid rates for weeks. [/quote]
People will change their decisions as the numbers change in areas.

Mine have been back despite their sister being vulnerable because rates in our area have been very low. They’re now starting to increase so I’m having to think again

It’s not a static situation for some

Also some people may be able to afford to take their children out if they are being paid/furloughed to be at home from Thursday whereas they have been unable to do that so far financially

Unfortunately waiting for overall numbers to go up is too late. As I mentioned upthread, in theory we are in one of the areas with the lowest rates in the country, but there has been an outbreak in the local school which is now fully closed for at least a week.
At the start of term, the Head said that parents who choose not to send their kids to school will not be fined, but the school will work with them to understand their situation (or words to that effect). Most of us read that as “if the school is happy that you can provide home schooling and it’s not to the detriment of the child’s mental health then go for it - the fewer kids on-site the better”
I’m undecided at the moment and it’s unclear when the school will reopen - but I will make my own decision for my kids and respect anyone else’s right to do the same.

Yes

They are absolutely, categorically going to school every day they possibly can. There is no exit plan for young people other than building some immunity of their own; no suggestion that the young will be vaccinated.

If you are trying to gauge the fear of parents about their children catching COVID I suggest you use the shops as a reference. Away from mumsnet you will get a broader prospective of how people feel. In my local supermarkets, children are taken as normal now. I have never seen a single child Wearing a mask. In my opinion, most of us are letting our kids crack on with life as normal.

I also don’t know a single parent that thinks their child may have vivid, despite all the usual coughs and colds etc. For most of us, a child’s cough is back to being just that... a child’s cough!.

However there must be some out there who are still hyper worried as we keep having cases at the school, where the news filters back that the child was not actually ill but has Covid.. so that yr needs to isolate 🙄

Absolutely. My youngest dd who is Yr 7 is a nightmare when it comes to school work at home and struggles with her learning at the best of times.

I genuinely just don’t think a lot of parents can cope with their kids at home but if they want to risk it that’s their choice

Yeah, those lazy feckless parents who can’t cope with doing a full time job from home, home schooling 2 young primary kids and caring for a 1 year old at the same time are just choosing to put their kids at risk.

@NeedingCoffee

They are absolutely, categorically going to school every day they possibly can. There is no exit plan for young people other than building some immunity of their own; no suggestion that the young will be vaccinated.

I find this so hard to accept. As a disabled parent the DC's being at school is a big risk and one it seems I'll have to learn to live with long term. I don't know how to cope with this anxiety long term .

Yes.

Yes.
And if schools close I will access the places for vulnerable children (foster kids).

I'm in Scotland but if we end up following into lockdown, I'll definitely be sending mine.

I'm not too worried about the education side tbh but her mental health really suffered last time as she is really sociable and outgoing normally.

If she was happy at home just with us I'd definitely consider it though.

Yes, mine will continue going to their secondary schools, while I continue working full time from the dining table - I feel like this lockdown will be a lot easier to bear than the last one for me personally.

Of course my kids will be in school!

Personally I think it was a mistake to close schools first time round and that is not just hindsight. I said that in March. So very happy common sense has prevailed.

Nc135 - I 100% agree with you.

I didn’t sent them last time when they reopened in June.

I am content to send them still at the moment as we were in tier one. We will also still go to parks and for walks.

What do you think would happen if I didn't? I'm feeling so horribly anxious about it but couldn't risk being prosecuted for non attendance. It's such an impossible situation .

@Beebityboo

What do you think would happen if I didn't? I'm feeling so horribly anxious about it but couldn't risk being prosecuted for non attendance. It's such an impossible situation .

You’d have to talk to the school about that.