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When schools reopen, will you still stay at home ?

97 replies

pinkhappy · 11/02/2021 22:02

When schools reopen, it will be tempting to think that if the kids are in a room with 30 kids all day that you might as well see some friends because what difference will it make. Even harder to resist allowing your kids to see friends after school and on weekends. Who will be able to resist the temptation?

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Hollyhead · 12/02/2021 09:12

No, I won't - and I'm quite a 'flex the rules if it's sensible'/want this to be over/can't save everyone type of person.

I'll be more than happy if schools stay open to keep some distancing for the time being.

FourTeaFallOut · 12/02/2021 09:21

No, I want my children to go to school and learn. And everyone who wants the same will stay at home too, until further restrictions relax.

CagneyNYPD · 12/02/2021 09:28

I will do whatever it takes to get my kids back to school and keep them there.

But I do recognise that once schools reopen, some people to subconsciously see it as a green light to relax, even just a little bit. That if schools are open, then things aren't too bad.

happymummy12345 · 12/02/2021 11:03

Yes. I don't go anywhere anywhere so makes no real difference to me.
The only place I go is to get my nails and eyebrows done once a fortnight. So I can't wait to go there. That's it:

SpringtimeBluebells · 12/02/2021 11:26

2 teachers tested positive last week in secondary school... they tested all the students that were in and not one tested positive.... they didn't get it from the students.... most teachers are working from home and some are obviously mixing a bit more ....or they got it whilst out walking Grin Hmm

So perhaps best not to mix in social groups just yet?

Give the vaccine roll out a bit more time to reach more people...? it makes sense

Globe22 · 12/02/2021 11:28

No, I'll have to be in school too!

MarleyTheDog · 12/02/2021 11:52

When schools reopen, it will be tempting to think that if the kids are in a room with 30 kids all day that you might as well see some friends because what difference will it make. Even harder to resist allowing your kids to see friends after school and on weekends. Who will be able to resist the temptation

Give em an inch and they’ll take a mile.

MrBullinaChinaShop · 12/02/2021 11:55

@MarleyTheDog

When schools reopen, it will be tempting to think that if the kids are in a room with 30 kids all day that you might as well see some friends because what difference will it make. Even harder to resist allowing your kids to see friends after school and on weekends. Who will be able to resist the temptation

Give em an inch and they’ll take a mile.

Yeah. Filthy scumbag parents eh? Hmm
Devlesko · 12/02/2021 11:59

For those breaking the rules there will be no difference whether schools take more kids in or not.
As we haven't had a lockdown anyway there will maybe be a small increase when more kids go back.

frozendaisy · 12/02/2021 12:00

The kids will be ok with social contact at school and I presume some of their sports clubs for a bit.

We really don't want cases to increase, even locally, so there is another lockdown or isolation after isolation bubbles.

So no we won't mix with friends outside of school initially. Although I expect so many will mix our contribution will be pointless.

lalalalands · 12/02/2021 12:03

I won't allow it. In fact if I could I would keep my school aged child at home even when schools do open, I'm so worried about it. We've been fine so far thankfully but I've heard of so many horrible and tragic covid stories from friends and acquaintances Sad The end is in sight now so we can hold off a little longer.

flumposie · 12/02/2021 12:06

Please don't. I'm a teacher, my daughter's Dad is a teacher and we haven't seen family or friends for months. We have to mix with hundreds of pupils each week but don't see our own families as a result.

brunetteonthebus · 12/02/2021 12:15

Absolutely not. My school aged child will get all the socialisation she needs in school as will other children! There is no need to be mixing outside of the classroom bubbles with other friends and people that do are beyond selfish.

The only thing I will allow that I don't currently is if we bump into one of her actual classmates at the local park (which we often do, they are very young) I'll allow them to play together as they specifically are already together all week. No organised play dates though, no seeing them indoors or in gardens etc unless the rules change and us parents will continue to SD, just like we do at the school gates.

MarleyTheDog · 12/02/2021 12:17

Yeah. Filthy scumbag parents eh? hmm

Is it only parents who have special consent to do what they like once the kids go back to school, or does that apply to non special people too?

Why don’t everyone say, “Fuck it! I’m far too special to adhere to guidelines. I’ll do what I like”? Oh yeah....probably because most people realise the consequences of their actions. Hence why the guidelines to limit the risk to everyone are there in the first place

MrBullinaChinaShop · 12/02/2021 13:21

@MarleyTheDog

Yeah. Filthy scumbag parents eh? hmm

Is it only parents who have special consent to do what they like once the kids go back to school, or does that apply to non special people too?

Why don’t everyone say, “Fuck it! I’m far too special to adhere to guidelines. I’ll do what I like”? Oh yeah....probably because most people realise the consequences of their actions. Hence why the guidelines to limit the risk to everyone are there in the first place

All parents are doing that, are they? No one I know is. There are a small proportion of people breaking the rules. Some are parents, some aren’t.
DrunkenKoala · 12/02/2021 13:22

We didn’t mix indoors when the kids were in school last year and we’ve no intention of mixing indoors when they go back, but in the last couple of weeks we have purposefully met up with a classmate of DDs in local park for an hour and it did both kids the world of good. So we will start doing that more often.
As the weather gets warmer we will also be travelling further afield to use our NT membership in their gardens (I’ve already booked for one day next week and I’m looking forward to it).

Firenight · 12/02/2021 13:22

Yes because I am still home working. Haven't been into the office since March 2020.

happytoday73 · 12/02/2021 13:38

As PP have said I will do whatever it takes to get them back and for them to stay in school. I prioritise that over having friends around... Theirs or ours...

I want the teachers, other school staff and pupils to be as safe and healthy as can be while allowing kids to be in school.

BigBadVoodooHat · 12/02/2021 13:42

@Tryingtryingandtrying

But what about Long Covid?
An excellent point. We should continue with full lockdown indefinitely, just in case ...

I, for one, will never ever again meet up with another person outside my household for this very reason.

DBML · 12/02/2021 14:02

@SpringtimeBluebells

2 teachers tested positive last week in secondary school... they tested all the students that were in and not one tested positive.... they didn't get it from the students.... most teachers are working from home and some are obviously mixing a bit more ....or they got it whilst out walking Grin Hmm

So perhaps best not to mix in social groups just yet?

Give the vaccine roll out a bit more time to reach more people...? it makes sense

I’m a teacher and a colleague of mine who either works from home or in the hub, has caught Covid. She caught it from her husband who cannot work from home and caught it from his place of work.

Another colleague has caught Covid from her father. She is his main carer and he’s just spent a spell in hospital.

People are still catching Covid, but it doesn’t mean that they are breaking rules, partying or mixing with frivolity. Hmm

RedskyBynight · 12/02/2021 14:04

2 teachers tested positive last week in secondary school... they tested all the students that were in and not one tested positive....

I assume that was using lateral flow tests that are known not be that reliable, though? So still reasonable chance that one of the students did have it.

OpheliasCrayon · 12/02/2021 14:08

@BigBadVoodooHat that's all well and good never meeting another human again and I obviously think that's the right course of action. But please don't forget that covid can get through brickwork so you must also wear 27 masks in your house at all time.

FourTeaFallOut · 12/02/2021 14:10

I assume that was using lateral flow tests that are known not be that reliable, though? So still reasonable chance that one of the students did have it

So one child had it, came up negative on the lateral flow, and only infected the teacher but none of the other students?

RedskyBynight · 12/02/2021 14:16

@FourTeaFallOut

I assume that was using lateral flow tests that are known not be that reliable, though? So still reasonable chance that one of the students did have it

So one child had it, came up negative on the lateral flow, and only infected the teacher but none of the other students?

Well, many of the students could have had it.
The point is that negative on a lateral flow test does not indicate (nowhere near) that the person does not have Covid. They are only used because picking up some positives is much better than picking up none.
BigBadVoodooHat · 12/02/2021 14:19

[quote OpheliasCrayon]@BigBadVoodooHat that's all well and good never meeting another human again and I obviously think that's the right course of action. But please don't forget that covid can get through brickwork so you must also wear 27 masks in your house at all time.[/quote]
Of course. That's the very least that any sensible person would do.

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