Positive test in year group bubble but only 20 told to isolate?

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Is this right? Before the second lockdown there was a child with a positive covid test in year 8 so the whole of year 8 had to isolate. So my son and the rest of his year group isolated, 3 more year 8's tested positive and the rest went back to school after 2 weeks. Since the second lockdown started there has been 1 positive case in year 7, one in year 10 and another in year 8 again. We've been told that only those in close contact to the positive child should isolate, not the whole year group. This doesn't sound right and I'm scared as I and my 3 dc in primary school are clinically vulnerable. The primary school has had 1 case in year one and the whole of year 1 is isolating at the moment. I would keep my year 8 child off school for 2 weeks if I could but we've been told that anyone who does that will be fined.

Might be the child concerned is on a 1to 1, so they can be sure of who he/she has been close to

We didn't have to close any bubbles when we had our one and only positive case. Depending on layout and set up it is perfectly plausible

In my dc's school they tell the people who have been in close contact to isolate not the whole year group.

They only isolate close contacts at my sons secondary not the whole year. There is always kids off isolating in his year group.

DS's school did this. 40 odd kids out on Monday, another one tested positive on Wednesday taking it up to nearly half the year group. Another 2 positive on Friday and they finally caved and closed the year group. I was really cross about it as I'd assumed that the whole bubble would shut.

My understanding of local situations is the same, only really close contacts have to isolate not he whole class or year group. Sounds like a perfect way for the DFE to fiddle the figures to look a lot less concerning

Yes that’s normal now. It’s an attempt to maintain the pretence: schools are open and safe!

@HipTightOnions exactly! I honestly cant wait for the vaccine because it has been farcical. My daughter has severe asthma. (I know that there isnt supposed to be that much of a correlation between covid and asthma) but I am legit petrified for her. Shes had pnuemonia 3 times too but I cant keep her off, no. Her education would suffer too much, never mind her lungs!

Yes it's close contacts only. DC's school have worked the timetable to minimise contacts with others. There's well over a hundred children in her year group that she never comes into contact with at all - why should they have to isolate if she tests positive?

You’re lucky you even get informed. It’s running free in our school. Typically when a pupil tests positive, the 4 closest to them are told to isolate. Everyone else carries on as though nothing has happened and the parents generally in the year group don’t get informed. Our true total figure at school is a closely guarded secret!!!

Yep, too much covid in schools was causing 'too many' pupils to isolate. The solution was to isolate fewer pupils.

Now we have even more covid.

Well done Gavin Williamson.

Only close contacts in my DCs school and it has worked. Aside from sixth form which had three cases, there had been one case in each of years 6, 7 and 9 since the start of term in September.

Look at the infection rate in secondary kids, it's definitely not working.

It's really common and why covid is spreading through schools and communities (and back to parents / Grandparents / local area)

Lots of government heads are firmly stuck in the sand.

Close contacts only at my DC's school.

I thought it might be something like this. Thankyou to everyone who replied.

Have a good evening, Bunsy.

@noblegiraffe

Yep, too much covid in schools was causing 'too many' pupils to isolate. The solution was to isolate fewer pupils.

Now we have even more covid.

Well done Gavin Williamson.

Yep-who could possibly have foreseen that would cause rates to rise!

@noblegiraffe You too. Maybe do some marking or lesson prep. I know you have to work such long hours. Don’t know how you find the time to be on constantly on Mumsnet.

[quote BunsyGirl]@noblegiraffe You too. Maybe do some marking or lesson prep. I know you have to work such long hours. Don’t know how you find the time to be on constantly on Mumsnet.[/quote]
What an unpleasant and unnecessary post.

Being part time means I only work the same hours as a normal job leaving me plenty of time for MN.

@noblegiraffe...ooh, just like me. Part time pay, full time work. But that couldn’t be the case could it, given that teachers are the only people that have to face such harsh conditions of work!

We are on an island, so far there have 9bly been a handful of cases in schools.