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School bubble question

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Covidbubblequery · 17/07/2021 20:43

So we’ve had the dreaded email from our primary school saying that a member of staff in my DC year group bubble (3 classes) has had a positive PCR test and the bubble is closed. We have one more week of school left ☹️ I don’t care if the kids can’t go into school so much as the self isolation that will be imposed. The whole year group is a bubble and some children move classes for maths lessons. However my DC stays with the same teacher and classroom every day for all their lessons. So can the school say that my DC have to self isolate for 10 days because they are in the bubble even if they haven’t been a close contact (I.e. 1m or 2m for longer) of the affected teacher? That’s what they seem to be saying but my DC has not had that teacher at all in the last week (ever actually). Are they allowed to deem everyone in a bubble as a close contact even if they’re not? I get how hard it is to ascertain whether kids have sat next to others at all but in this case where there are quite clear lists of who has what teachers for which subject I thought they would be able to differentiate? Does anyone have any knowledge or experience on this please?

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walksen · 18/07/2021 01:43

"i would like to see more data on this as it worries me that we are subjecting young children to being housebound unnecessarily"

The government have never provided clear transparent data on school outbreaks, cases etc. Most of the year they have claimed doesn't spread in schools at all, blocked publication of data into case numbers. Not sure why that would change now with a week of term to go and isolations to stop next term anyway.

Whirlywooo · 18/07/2021 13:07

@Mallowmarshmallow those bubbles are very lucky then

Whirlywooo · 18/07/2021 13:12

@Eatenpig yes I'm in Manchester too

LadyPenelope68 · 18/07/2021 13:40

@Volhhg
Your school has been very lucky, it’s not the case in most schools.

Volhhg · 18/07/2021 15:33

[quote LadyPenelope68]@Volhhg
Your school has been very lucky, it’s not the case in most schools.[/quote]
You could be right. That's why I'd like to see data on this. Everyone thinks their situation is the one happening everywhere. To me lots of children are being housebound disproportionately. In my case I'm talking about primary school

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