Can you still get fined for not sending your child to school of their school remains open?

[BrightonForWine]

It just seems bizarre to me that the cases are so much higher in our area than the first lock down, and they are keeping primary schools open.

I'm working from home and will have the option of keeping DS off.

He has asthma although it's well controlled. He takes prophylactic antibiotics for recurrent chest infections that he's been on for about 6 years.
Other than that he's fit and well but I'm really not sure how I feel about sending him in.

Yes you will still be fined if the school is open.

Yes, unfortunately your only choice is to deregister and then you are completely on your own as far as your child's education is concerned.
It's so wrong as those wfh would lessen the spread in school.

Boris was asked this directly on the press conference earlier and he avoided answering the question. He just said schools are "safe" (which is bollocks, of course).

They aren't safe because we have many cases in our school.

It's so wrong.

You can get fined. Will you? Probably not. I think anything is acceptable during a pandemic.

I doubt you’ll get fined. Also you can bide your time by saying he’s not feeling well for the first week or so (all schools will most likely be closed soon anyway).

Yes that's a really good idea actually.

Schools are expected to work with parents to get the children in school. The option to refer to a fine remains. I am aware of a couple of times since September. But also aware that some parents have genuine concerns where fines have not been appropriate.

It depends on what the issue is and the discussion with school to hopefully overcome problems where possible.

Just say his has symptoms on the Monday and that he doesn’t want to have the test so you have to do 10 days isolation. That will buy you 2 weeks and is what all of the people I know are doing in the hope that sanity has prevailed and all schools are closed by then.

Please look on his schools website to see if he has home learning work he can do at home. Let the school know your concerns about sending him back and tell them you will reassess the situation in 2 weeks. Presumably the school know he has asthma. If you tell the school he has symptoms they will waste their time calling you to see jow he is and for updates. Please do not waste the schools time.
Please ensure he is following the curriculum.

Yeah, I'd trust my gut feeling and not send him in. A fine (though unlikely I'd guess) is nothing compared to being really ill 😕. We kept our kids off part of last week of term - went down as unauthorised absence but no fine

Just say you're isolating

Boris purposely avoided this question at his briefing.

Op my dd has had urgent episodes with her breathing but has not been classified as asthma. She has an inhaler, blue.

I've been in the situation where lots of children ended up in hospital with breathing issues march and October, something had sparked off mass issues, other parents on the ward said they had never experienced this. But equipment was short, they were scrabbling for it around the hospital.

Another time she woke up with seemingly a closed throat and we had to call ambulance.. It took 30 mins and that was awful...

There is noway I'm sending her in, with overwhelmed hospital and all the usual winter bugs and windows open.
I whole heartedly agree with windows open but it's not going to help her chest..

Axeman

Don't they ask for proof?