Primary schools back sooner than expected?

[deeplybaffled]

It’s hard to know what to believe, but PHE now seem to be suggesting that primary schools can safely return after half term - which seems to contradict all other recent reports and government comments
focussing around Easter!

[CountessFrog]

Lonely planet.

Are you advocating that we cease all risky activities?

[QueenBee70]

@lonelyplanet

"99.99% survive covid so why not lock up the vulnerable and let the rest of the population return to life"

I assume all your family are young fit and healthy. But hey as long as you're okay...

No , my parents in their 70’s with health conditions have had covid , My partner is extremely clinically vulnerable and black so a double whammy in terms of being susceptible and I am in my 50’s , I suspect we all had it Dec 2019, and my Daughter also ended up in a and e twice at that time with what we now think was the Kawasaki response. Sadly my friend had cancer , due to lockdown it was diagnosed late , treatment was delayed ,spent months alone in hospital due to no visitors allowed and and died in the new year . She contracted covid during her treatment and survived that but not the cancer . There will be millions more in her position.

Have you any idea how many people die every year of respiratory illnesses and virus’s but you don’t normally lock yourself up do you ?

Far more damage , death rates and long term issues are being created by lockdowns . Incidentally we don’t have any less deaths than those countries that haven’t been locked down for the best part of a year .

[lonelyplanet]

"99.99% survive covid so why not lock up the vulnerable and let the rest of the population return to life"

I assume all your family are young fit and healthy. But hey as long as you're okay...

[QueenBee70]

Virus’s mutate , that’s what they do . That’s why they create a new flu vaccine every year. The less hosts it has the more the it will mutate so lockdown will make that worse , plus it’s killing our immune systems and herd immunity isn’t having a chance to develop properly.

Our hospitals are overrun every year by respiratory virus’s so why didn’t our government make provision for the extra pressure that was inevitable this year instead of those shocking adverts designed to cause guilt and fear .

99.99% survive covid so why not lock up the vulnerable and let the rest of the population return to life instead of ruining our children’s childhoods and their future economy .

[mumwalk]

@halfshrunkmoretogo well said.

[Nicknamegoeshere]

@HauntedPencil Whst do you mean?

[HauntedPencil]

I find it more baffling to want to keep children home when the scientific advisers have agreed with the actions tbh.

[Nicknamegoeshere]

@Mudmudingloriousmud Totally agree with you.

[Mudmudingloriousmud]

Ive not read the thread but Its baffling, I want to end this! I want to hold on now for as long as we can until nos are right down again....imagine being able to suppress them so much we can actually do track and trace!

And never have to go through this again, I am a short term pain, long term gain person...

[3littlewords]

[quote Nicknamegoeshere]@3littlewords Who said that about teachers?
You cannot get away from the fact that some people do act like this. They don't want to be inconvenienced and want to just continue living their lives like it was pre-pandemic.[/quote]
No one has said that about teachers, on this thread anyway, I meant your comment was the equivalent of those such comments we have seen in the past on other threads. Choosing to highlight and make an example of a small minority rather than the more true to life majority

[Wafflewife]

[quote Nicknamegoeshere]@3littlewords Who said that about teachers?
You cannot get away from the fact that some people do act like this. They don't want to be inconvenienced and want to just continue living their lives like it was pre-pandemic.[/quote]
Very true.

[Nicknamegoeshere]

@3littlewords Who said that about teachers?
You cannot get away from the fact that some people do act like this. They don't want to be inconvenienced and want to just continue living their lives like it was pre-pandemic.

[3littlewords]

@Nicknamegoeshere oh come on your comment was on par with a "teacher just can't be arsed to teach " comment. Both absolutely ludicrous and said with spite to cause a reaction, which you got. Well done 👏

[Nicknamegoeshere]

@3littlewords Whilst I fully appreciate that, there are definitely parents out there who are bursting to send back their kids simply because "it's easier" / they are having to help with home learning.
Just as there are still people shopping in couples because "it's easier" / their husband gets the wrong food.

[3littlewords]

[quote Nicknamegoeshere]@HalfShrunkMoreToGo Hence the use of the word "some" i.e. not all.
I've three kids at home - a 10 and a 13 yo (both with additional needs) and an 8 month-old baby. It really is extremely tough. I'm on my own as hubby is a CW who cannot WFH. I don't know any other mums with babies.
But I don't feel it appropriate to send my kids in. It's not safe for them or the school staff. It's not right to put my parents (mum in remission from cancer) or my young baby at increased risk either.
Yes it's very difficult indeed but we should all be doing our best to reduce transmission.[/quote]
If you can keep everyone at home a little bit longer then great good for you, but appreciate that not everyone is in your circumstances and able to do that for many different reasons, the most least likely of those reasons being that the dc are an inconvenience or parents cant be bothered.

[Bing12]

[quote Nicknamegoeshere]@HalfShrunkMoreToGo Hence the use of the word "some" i.e. not all.
I've three kids at home - a 10 and a 13 yo (both with additional needs) and an 8 month-old baby. It really is extremely tough. I'm on my own as hubby is a CW who cannot WFH. I don't know any other mums with babies.
But I don't feel it appropriate to send my kids in. It's not safe for them or the school staff. It's not right to put my parents (mum in remission from cancer) or my young baby at increased risk either.
Yes it's very difficult indeed but we should all be doing our best to reduce transmission.[/quote]
Well said. I’m going to be so hacked if we mess this up again.

[Nicknamegoeshere]

@HalfShrunkMoreToGo Hence the use of the word "some" i.e. not all.
I've three kids at home - a 10 and a 13 yo (both with additional needs) and an 8 month-old baby. It really is extremely tough. I'm on my own as hubby is a CW who cannot WFH. I don't know any other mums with babies.
But I don't feel it appropriate to send my kids in. It's not safe for them or the school staff. It's not right to put my parents (mum in remission from cancer) or my young baby at increased risk either.
Yes it's very difficult indeed but we should all be doing our best to reduce transmission.

[higglepiggley]

I really hope my child can start to go back on March 8.

[3littlewords]

[quote PADH]@halfshrunkmoretogo
Well said.[/quote]
Yep well said 👏

[3littlewords]

@Mudmudingloriousmud

I can't see the sense in rushing it until nos get incredibly low and Millons more are vaccinated and we have the weather on our side?

But the rate we are going millions more will have been vaccinated, the weather should be slightly better and cases lower if it continues to decline the way it is currently, by the 8th March.

[PADH]

@halfshrunkmoretogo
Well said.

[LilyPond2]

@3littlewords From what I've seen on the news, schools in Wales are only having 3-7 year olds back at first.

[Nicknamegoeshere]

Sorry I meant @ (baby on boob!)

[HalfShrunkMoreToGo]

@Nicknamegoeshere

#Mudmudingloriousmud Because for some parents having kids at home is a major inconvenience and they'd rather risk their kids / school staff getting Covid than wait until it's safer.

And some parents have of are on the verge of losing their jobs because employers want their employees working not homeschooling and parenting.

And some kids are falling behind on their education and social skills because of the lack of face to face education and social interaction.

And some parents and kids are struggling with their mental health.

Your assertion that parents just can't be bothered to parent and don't care about the risks is rude and shows a complete lack of empathy for anyone who doesn't live and think like you.