Yr2 child told to self isolate... how do I get other kids to school?

[FabulousMeOhYes]

Can I still take isolating child to drop off? I know this isn’t ideal but I don’t have any other options 🤷🏻‍♀️ She’s only 7 so I certainly won’t be leaving her home alone. Moved house recently and don’t know or trust any neighbours enough to help out. Her siblings are both primary so obviously need me to get them school. Got the email this evening saying her class needs to self isolate. Help, what do I do? School office doesn’t open until 8.30 Monday morning so I can’t ask... going to spend my whole weekend worrying about this now

I don't think anyone is actually isolating their kid away from the rest of the household. That's cruel - I'm confident most people are using a bit of common sense and weighing up the risk of potentially/asymptotically passing on covid to a sibling who'd almost definitely be fine with actually traumatising their kid!

If its a quick trip to drop off I'd leave my sensible 7 year old at home with strict instructions not to answer door and to just watch TV until I returned.

I drove to school and left the isolating child in the car.
Bit of a difference between doing that and letting isolating kids play together, absolute madness

I also drove to school and left the isolating child in the car @VashtaNerada I don’t think there are lots of people who drive to school as a matter of course, it’s people who are doing it to get other, non-isolating children in!

That is what the law says.

Really? Which law says that??

@hopeishere

If someone is instructed to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace, because they have had close contact with someone outside their household who has tested positive, they are legally required to self-isolate for the period notified by NHS Test and Trace.

So if a bubble bursts it's a legal requirement to self-isolate, ie STAY AT HOME, not "stay in the car" or "pop a mask on".

I am not saying I judge anyone who doesn't follow the guidance or even parts of the law... but I think taking self isolating due to bubble closure sibling in the car could theoretically incur a £1000 fine for breaking self isolation?

Where I work @PotteringAlong most families don’t own a car but it was just a side note, not relevant to what we’re discussing really!

Funny how it's now acceptable on mn to leave child in car...
also odd how everyone's assuming the op of course drives and has a car,
Perhaps no car, have to walk to school. What's the solution then, ask school, my guess is you'll have to take the isolating child with you and they'd just wear a mask.

I find it quite worrying that after all this time people still don't seem to understand what isolating means. You are not allowed to leave the house at all, so going on the school run with a mask on is a hugely irresponsible in my opinion. Having said that logically, I don't think taking them in the car with you, puts anyone at an increased risk of covid. I also think there are very few risks involved with leaving a school aged child alone in a car for a few minutes.

This thread is depressing. As many PPs have said it's impossible to isolate a young school child from the rest of their family. It seems that most people are just hoping for the best and quite likely spreading the virus via siblings who are still attending school. If anyone in our household gets an alert we all isolate for 14 days. I can't understand why that's not the case for school children. Meanwhile, not surprisingly the R rate is increasing. I can't see us getting out of lockdown if this is the protocol in schools.