Should I lie to school or tell the truth?

[Beebityboo]

I'm keeping my DC's off this week, I'm disabled and DD has immune system issues from being very ill last year. In September I tried to ask for flexibility over attendance but the head (though nice about it) said that as I wasn't shielded she couldn't do anything. So they went in and we ran the gauntlet until Christmas.
This now feels too risky. I feel incredibly uncomfortable sending them and I imagine schools will close soon anyway.
Do I lie/self isolate to buy a week and see if they close? Or do I try telling them the truth and hope they don't fine me/prosecute me? I was going to lie but for some reason I feel really stressed and guilty about it. WWYD?

Send them into school

Schools will close by the end of the week OP.
I'd just report them both as unwell.
Keep it simple.

We've sent an email being honest saying we're keeping off for 2 weeks.

Will see what happens

@FecktheBoss

Send them into school

Yes, and let them potentially catch Covid. What a stupid comment.

I'd just tell the truth. We aren't sending DC's this week and just going to say we don't want to risk it as we think schools will be closed by the end of the week anyway.

Just tell them your reasons and keep them off

Say someone in the house has a cough and you are isolating for 10 days.

I'd prefer to be honest, but I know she won't be supportive about it.

Be truthful and don’t send in

Ds 6 has asthma. Given our other dc are off another 2 weeks I can't see any positives to sending him tomorrow..
Just read school testing plans. From what I can grasp (?!) it seems disorganised.. Not sure how my 11 yo is going to manage to test himself -

Attendance officer here. I won't be asking any further questions of parents who say their dc need to isolate due to symptoms/contact with positive case. This gets recorded in a way that doesn't affect attendance

Have a cough/stomach bug/headache for a few days see how the land lies.

You won’t be the only family deciding to keep the kids home this week. I think these are exceptional circumstances. Don’t beat yourself up. You’ve made a decision, you’re reducing the pressure on your family.

I wouldn't worry about her support. I would tell the truth. In all probability it will just go down as unauthorised but so what? You have your reasons and they are more than good enough. I wouldn't give it a moment's more headspace. You don't need to lie about doing what you think is right.

Just be honest. I think times have changed since Sept. Say you feel your family need to isolate due to the health needs and don't go into too much detail. Less is more with these things. Schools are so busy working out what to do that I doubt too much thought will go into a reply.

The government has put parents and schools in a dreadful position. Parents have to lie, and schools have to accept the lie.

Tier 5/Lockdown is coming. School closures are coming. Possibly in days.

The school would probably prefer that the absence is authorised, and kids get ill all the time.

They've got a cough, you're wondering if you should get tested? No headteacher is going to advise you to send DC with a cough in at this point in the pandemic.