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So angry with school!!

64 replies

thereisnophalange · 17/07/2021 11:56

Yes, apologies in advance..it's another school bashing thread.

DD14 went back to school on Tuesday after having to isolate for 10 days due to a case in her year group (she'd had no contact with the positive case)

Yesterday morning, her year group were dismissed again after 3 days!!!! to isolate for a further 10 days due to another positive case.

AIBU to think the school have royally fucked up here by insisting the year group return to school knowing full well covid is ripping through schools at the moment?

I'm so, so angry at the school for making them go back and gutted for my DD, who now has to spend yet another 10 days in isolation.

OP posts:
CeeceeBloomingdale · 17/07/2021 12:25

Is it a tiny high school? Most 14 year olds are only sent home if a close contact rather than full year group bubbles like primary. If they are dismissing a full year group of 270 kids (as an example, that's how many are my 14 year old's year) then I don't think you're being unreasonable. If they've been in contact with the case then it's the right thing to do.

Ilikeknitting · 17/07/2021 12:31

Oh, so you’re that parent are you op? The one that blames the school for everything! Grow up.

Schools are doing the same as every shop, office, factory and farm! They’re following the rules, the guidelines, it’s down to the government, not the people following the following the guidelines. Quit blaming the school for the world wide pandemic.

Waveafterwaveslowlydrifting · 17/07/2021 12:37

Yet another example of entitled customer culture towards schools.

The school cannot go against dfe guidance. The end.

cheninblanc · 17/07/2021 12:37

They are between a rock and hard place. Not the schools fault, our government took away masks with a new variant and no vaccinated children. That's where the fault lies

SpinningWheelOfFortune · 17/07/2021 12:43

Schools have to follow the guidance, theu can't just decide to close for a week, you're being ridiculous to blame school.

TubeOfSmarties · 17/07/2021 12:49

It's not the school's fault. They are operating in absolutely impossible circumstances. The virus is being allowed to spread like wildfire through pubs, sports events etc, and children (and their parents) are paying the price for that because they're the easiest to track.

Gaaaahhhhhhhh · 17/07/2021 12:51

And if they closed, other parents would complain about that.
It’s a nightmare tbh. We have bubbles popping all over. Kids missing the end of primary. I’ve seen talk of kids sent home from residential because they got traced…
There are no solutions at the moment.

FeloniusGru · 17/07/2021 12:57

YABVU, schools are trying their best.

WeatherwaxOn · 17/07/2021 12:59

The government have told schools that they are not allowed to close.

I hear your anger, but it is misdirected.

Iratus · 17/07/2021 13:02

What the Hell is the school supposed to do? They didn’t decide to remove face masks form schools, they didn’t decide to open the pubs, they didn’t decide to hold a European football match in London and allow indiscriminate attendance, they aren’t allowing 140,000 people to gather at Siverstone tomorrow.

Schools do what they are told by PHE and ultimately the govt. Blame them and the people who keep voting for them.

0None0 · 17/07/2021 13:04

Why on earth did you send her in? There was clearly every chance that it would happen

Imnothereforthedrama · 17/07/2021 13:06

I actually don’t see why they need to isolate again so soon as they have just completed 10 days isolating. Only the person testing positive would need to isolate surly? You shouldn’t need to continually isolate in such a short space of time in my opinion.

Makingnumber2 · 17/07/2021 13:14

YABVU- school has to follow the guidelines set by government. Schools can’t just close because they feel like it- they will only close if staffing levels are so Low it is unsafe for school to be open. As soon as they have the minimum number of staff to function available to be in they must reopen or face the wrath of the DFE. Be angry with the government but don’t be angry at the school.

Loudestcat14 · 17/07/2021 13:26

@thereisnophalange

I'm sorry but the school have had a shocking number of positive cases over the last 3 weeks. They closed for a week last week because of staff shortages and half the school out isolating. All lessons were done on teams. As soon as they summon the kids back in, they're sent home again!

Yes, I'm angry with the government because they out school in an impossible situation but if the school are able to close for a week, why not 2 and lower the risk of any further transmission??

Still not the school's fault. The DfE directive is that schools must stay open if they have enough staff and manage the positive cases in this way. So after closing for a week for staff shortages, they are now expected to be back to normal.
Erictheavocado · 17/07/2021 13:28

If you are going to be angry at anyone, be angry with the parents of those kids who have returned from 'isolation' with covid. Someone, somewhere has not made their child isolate hence the new positive case.

Orf1abc · 17/07/2021 13:29

When some schools decided to close early before Christmas, they were threatened with legal action by the DfE.

Tell us who is at fault there?

Imnothereforthedrama · 17/07/2021 13:30

@Erictheavocado

If you are going to be angry at anyone, be angry with the parents of those kids who have returned from 'isolation' with covid. Someone, somewhere has not made their child isolate hence the new positive case.
Yep good point !!
Orf1abc · 17/07/2021 13:30

Someone, somewhere has not made their child isolate hence the new positive case.

Or covid has come into the household via a parent or another sibling. Most of us don't have the space to completely cut off from others when isolating.

BiBabbles · 17/07/2021 13:42

I get the frustration, but the school will be making choices with the local Public Health team and national guidelines.

School local to me has had to bring in a rotating schedule with some years in and some out each day for these last few weeks, alongside the isolating bubbles, alongside masks full time again because it's gotten bad particularly for the staff who were dealing with hour by hour changes including some having their own kids in other schools sent home. It's been difficult for everyone, but there isn't much benefit to being really angry with schools trying to meet all these demands on them.

Unsure33 · 17/07/2021 13:43

I know an area where the children are off isolating and the parents are all letting the children play outside together .

People moan when schools were on lockdown and then moan when they open up
they moan about children having to wear masks then they moan when they don't .

This is NOT the schools fault

There are trials being carried out for testing rather than isolation - lets hope these are successful .

Lockdown is really bad for mental health and the economy and jobs
But now we have opened up that is wrong as well .

no one can win .

bg21 · 17/07/2021 13:46

its not the schools fault though is it ?

Cookiecrisps · 17/07/2021 14:12

YABVU. The fault here lies with guidance directives from the DfE and the fact that decent mitigation measures were never brought into schools because the government wouldn’t fund them.

I can totally appreciate why you are angry and frustrated. I bet the school staff are feeling exactly the same way.

TimeForLunch · 17/07/2021 14:17

Why are they sending whole year groups home for individual cases? Secondary is usually close contacts only, identified by the school with support from PHE. So yes, this would annoy me too, massively.

cantkeepawayforever · 17/07/2021 14:19

@Orf1abc

When some schools decided to close early before Christmas, they were threatened with legal action by the DfE.

Tell us who is at fault there?

Exactly this. In the very similar situation faced by schools in the South east and London before Christmas, some schools - and a London council - wanted to close early to contain infection.

The Government threatened to sue them, and as the schools did not have the resources to fight that legal battle, they had to open.

This is the same Government that sent schools back at the start of January FOR ONE DAY. And threatens CEV children who have not returned to school with fines.

It is NOT the schools' fault.

cantkeepawayforever · 17/07/2021 14:19

@TimeForLunch

Why are they sending whole year groups home for individual cases? Secondary is usually close contacts only, identified by the school with support from PHE. So yes, this would annoy me too, massively.
That's a PHE call, again, not the school's.