Child’s class told to self isolate/ lone parent

[Givemeabreak88]

I got a phone call this morning to say my sons class has to self isolate but I have 2 other children at school, they asked me if I have anyone else that can bring them (I don’t I’m a lone parent) they said they would call me later to discuss what can be arranged , has this happened to anyone else and what is the outcome??

Nothing to say other than just like yours mine would have been thrilled to have two weeks off. I was a single mum and my exh lived abroad so no help whatsoever. I had mum friends but none close enough to ask for support. I had very supportive parents but not that they could commit to two weeks at the drop of a hat.
OP it's lovely that your children are happy to be home with you. Hope the isolating one keeps well. Good luck with the school work.

Rabbitholebonkers

Thank you, I’m sure if the school thought leaving my child home alone was appropriate they would have suggested it, they obviously didn’t and preferred them all to stay off but people on MN obviously know better 😏 I definitely won’t bother to ask on here again I certainly think it comes down to Demographic and people can’t understand that others lead different lives to them. At my SIL primary school if a child has a class party ALL children in the class need to be invited otherwise they are not allowed to hand out invites, everyone has to be included, that’s not the case at my kids school and they aren’t really invited to anything, (the mums tend to invite people they are friends with) some places go more out of their way to try to include everyone. And before anyone asks no she or my brother can’t do the school run considering they live over an hour away

Magissa

It’s nice to hear from someone in the same boat so I don’t feel so strange! Exactly there is no notice or warning, I was told on the day at 8am whilst getting my children ready for school. I have a few friends but they have their own work lives, family etc.

@TheNortherner

Another thread very similar...I have left 8 yo daughter on her own whilst doing school run with other child. What else can you do? Leave the door so they can get out easily, explain where to go in an emergency, tell them not to mess with anything electrical except the remote for the tv...put a film on, do a remote video call with someone to monitor them whilst out...maybe yourself between your phone and a tablet in the house so you can hear and talk to each other and do the school run.

A sensible eight-year old is fine to be left for a short period. My daughter stayed home while I did a school bus run with her brother and she didn’t want to leave that early. She could get hold of me by phone if needed.

Of course all children are different.

My child would be gutted to have to have 2 weeks off school to be home schooled. I'm dreading getting a call that he has to isolate from school.
We don't have a class WhatsApp group (never have and ds is in year 6). I do find it strange that you don't have any school mum friends that could do the school run for you. I'm assuming you don't live near the school and so the other parents must live in other directions.

Sorry, missed your further posts, OP! Ignore.

I'm assuming you don't live near the school and so the other parents must live in other directions.

Yeh sadly we live just over a mile away and in London that’s considered quite far for a school as we have several closer ones but we moved area and it was the only one that had space for two children, I never see any one from the school up here and most seem to live in close proximity to the school. I’m sure if we lived closer it would be easier.

Happened to us. I left the 8 year old home alone whilst taking the younger one to school. Used it as an opportunity to start him being left for a short period of time.
Maybe now would be a good time to start building some networks with other parents as I’m sure the same situation will happen again.