My husband is ECV and (to my knowledge) we have, as a family, followed all the guidance and then some, in order to protect him. Since March we have been been out to the shops or socialised, we have not hugged my grandchildren or had anyone in our home. We have an adult disabled son who lives with us, and are foster carers to three young people who have all been living with us for more than five years. Our other adult children are independent but we have kept in close contact by the use of technology or shouting across the driveway.
Luckily the children have thrived during lockdown and we all have a much closer relationship and home schooling has been of immense benefit to them.
We are in a Tier 4 area with rising rates of infection, outside of London and the south east. Primary schools in our area will be open tomorrow, although I am certain not for very much longer.
- The latest letter sent to those who are ECV is for my husband not to leave the home except for medical appointments or exercise and not attend work outside the home. Fine. Okay.
- Today Boris has said schools are safe and we should send children to school. Fine. Okay.
To my mind 1 and 2 are incompatible, especially as my husband is the only driver and has to take them. All children are in different schools and in different bubbles of approx 120 others. I truly believe that my husband will be at risk if we send the children to school tomorrow, and as we do not have parental responsibility for them we cannot legally remove them from school and home educate.
So in less than 18 hours we have to decide what to do....and I can't. It feels very much that it is life v education, and today is the most scared I have ever felt as I struggle to make the right decision. Any advice would be so very welcome.