Getting used to schools bubbles bursting for the next year - BBC breakfast news???

[Tonylepony]

Did anyone see the article on this morning about a primary school in Lincolnshire that had had to close because of bubbles bursting? During this a mum mentioned getting used to dc having to self isolate for the next year because of being a close contact as they’re not vaccinating dc yet. I’ve been angry ever since. The entire adult population will have been offered a vaccination by end of July, boosters are going to be rolled out to high risk groups but we’re still talking about sending dc home from school for the next year. FFS what is going on? This is supposed to be about protecting our nhs not messing up the next generation. I’ve absolutely had enough now.

Well it was a mum on the news not an authority figure.

I expect until all adults are vaccinated, which is not the majority of parental age adults yet, and it's only a small percentage of other adults whom are fully vaccinated, that bubbles bursting will occur.

End of this academic year but come September I am expecting schools to be back to normal, individuals whom catch Covid have two weeks off, close contacts test daily perhaps but not whole bubbles sent home.

Our school has said year groups can mix freely after Easter and practical lessons are back. So doesn't sound like bubbles as much anymore. So our current experience isn't reflecting this reality.

The whole school bubble thing needs to go if we’re going to get back any sense of normality.

Several classes out at my DDs school... Same at other local school.

Prior to this... They had had one class off in October and one KW class off in January. Now there's at least one whole year group off... So the number of children off has more than doubled...

Maybe the bubbles will go when the country as a whole opens up properly in June. There are quite a number of adults who are as yet unvaccinated working in schools. Closing bubbles (because children are infected) is the only protection those adults have. When everything is opened, then it is fair game (and hopefully more school staff will have had their jab). This is why school staff should have been vaccinated like NHS staff.

I can see why dc are being sent home currently until all adults have been vaccinated (or offered the vaccine), but if it carries on after that I truly despair.

The whole school bubble thing needs to go if we’re going to get back any sense of normality

Sod unvaccinated school staff? Allow it to just freely move across a whole school population? You k ow even vaccinated staff can still get sick?

Oh and of course, vulnerable children should just take their chances or stay at home?

Right, so once all the at-risk staff have been vaccinated, what’s your plan? Keep interrupting children’s education and damaging their mental health for a virus that carries a very small risk for children/young people?

We have had one case in the entire year at my kids' school. I will welcome the fucking bubbles getting fucked though - it's made my kids' lives bloody miserable and my youngest has only ever seen the inside of her classroom in the school since she's been there.

Personally I have a feeling 'bubbles' will continue for the rest of this school year, but I'm hopeful thay come September they will end.

It's frustrating but I understand the need for it.

I’d say June 21 is when they’ll end but no one really knows yet there’s been nothing on it

I don't think another couple of months of bubbles are going to damage children's mental health beyond the damage that a global pandemic has already caused.

There are a lot of teachers and parents out there who haven't had a second jab, or any jab at all yet, but who might have health conditions that aren't deemed 'serious' enough to put them in a higher tier. I know teachers with quite severe asthma, for example, who haven't had jabs yet because they've not quite fit the criteria of being hospitalised in a certain timeframe, but who could still get ill. There is no point in allowing this to spread and mutate. If that happens and the jabs no longer work, I'll be in complete despair. Just a bit more patience, please!

We sent two year groups home today due to positive cases. I’m glad. There are still a lot of unvaccinated staff (I’ve had my first so I’m in a more fortunate position).

We don't have bubbles at my kids schools in Scotland.

Under 12s don't have to socially distance and can mix freely in school and out.

I don't understand why the 'science' is so different in England and Scotland.

@GintyMcGinty

We don't have bubbles at my kids schools in Scotland.

Under 12s don't have to socially distance and can mix freely in school and out.

I don't understand why the 'science' is so different in England and Scotland.

What happens if there’s a positive case?

My DC's school closed last week, and they won't open again until after Easter. Far too many cases.

Parents wanted schools re-opened, so schools re-opened. The pay off for that is that if someone tests positive the bubble needs to close. My class bubble burst at a grand it took my headteacher and I quite a while to establish who exactly needed to isolate-if wasn’t a slapdash decision.

At the moment schools are almost the only places with lots of people (the vast majority unvaccinated) are in a room altogether for substantial lengths of time. There is no possibility of social distancing in most classrooms. Therefore it is school bubbles we see closing.

If offices had all opened up again, bubbles would burst there and you’d hear about that in the news. For some reason there is less clamouring for a return to the office, no campaigning on Twitter etc.

What happens if there’s a positive case?

If I'm honest I don't know cause there haven't been any cases at our schools.

Although the crappy part is that a lot of those children may already be immune but are still having to isolate anyway.

I think there'll be bubbles next academic year too. Why wouldn't there be? I work in a school and ca not see covid being allowed to freely work its way around, just because people are vaccinated.

Parents were desperate for schools to open; no-one ever said normality was around the corner.

I think those with symptoms will stay home

But otherwise class won’t be closed

DD's school has a single case today. Small number isolating. Friend at work's DS now isolating due to a single case in his GCSE class.

I work in a school; we expected this. Just like September but hopefully vaccine and good weather will help this time round.

I work in a school and ca not see covid being allowed to freely work its way around, just because people are vaccinated

You’re just being ridiculous now. Could you please explain why you think this?

@bumbleymummy

Although the crappy part is that a lot of those children may already be immune but are still having to isolate anyway.

My DC is facing his seventh self isolation. He's had Covid (caught at school) but still has to SI.

He's year 10 and these numerous SIs have a marked impact on all our lives.