Schools need this in time for Xmas

[Mollymopple]

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No thanks but put it in petition section

You need to explain what you are promoting. I- and many other people - won’t click on a link without knowing what it is.

Eduction is more important than Christmas, which isn't cancelled, just different.

I've signed, this is brilliant. I've sent the link on to friends and family too....

It's asking for a 2 week lockdown before Christmas to "save Christmas". I see what you're saying, big honestly I don't agree and actually whatever you mean by "saving Christmas" could be the final nail in the coffin for many businesses who are banking on this time.

*but

I could see the advantage of closing a few days to a week early but if schools close for 2 weeks the pressure for businesses would be unsustainable at that time.

No thanks. Why should Sikh and Muslim give up their big religious days and Christians can’t do the same ? Are we more important than them?

Since when a day within a year is more important of the education of future doctors lawyers supermarket people or whatever ?

What about those people that we don’t care about Xmas should our kids being punish as well without their classes ? Or those families that have to work and would lack in childcare ?

I think taking dc out of school two weeks prior and locking them down will save Xmas actually.

Er, no. I want my child in school.

Completely disagree. Me and a lot of other people don't have the option to isolate 2 weeks before to 'save Christmas'. What does 'save Christmas' even mean? It's not going anywhere...

YABU. My pupils have lost enough learning time. Going back to another stint of home learning before Christmas would set them all back again, educationally and emotionally. Most parents wouldn’t cope well either.

And since I can't work from home and Christmas is our busiest time of year I can't see my boss ir colleagues being happy about me taking 2 weeks off because school is shut.

Nope.

Definitely not.

I’d rather 2 more week of education than one day if eating and drinking too much.

Let’s focus on making schools much safer

No schools don’t need that. They need money, they need more staff, more space. Children need to come in to school and catch up with the months of missed learning. Their parents need to go to work and not have to try to teach, work and ‘make a magical Christmas’.
It is what it is. We have to make the best of it.

Fgs what's all this big drama about saving xmas. It's one day out of one crap year, let's all just accept it will be different and crack on with making the best of a tricky situation.

@NullcovoidNovember

I think taking dc out of school two weeks prior and locking them down will save Xmas actually.

It wouldn't just be the schools though, it would need to be a full strict lockdown, with the financial hardship, job losses and non Covid associated health issues that goes along with it. All of those things would be more damaging to the country than a smaller Christmas, for just this one year.

No we’re currently in lockdown, I’m not doing it again. Although I do think schools should break up a bit early, two weeks is a bit excessive seeing as schools were closed for so long earlier in the year

Why should Sikh and Muslim give up their big religious days and Christians can’t do the same ? Are we more important than them?

This exactly!!! What about all the parents who would have to struggle working from home while looking after children again, or those that will need to take unpaid leave to cover childcare.

If you want to take your kids out of school, you crack on.

The save Christmas line is so ridiculous it needs to die a death.

Awful idea. Sorry but education is way more important.

No schools don’t need to shut
Hth

We're just moving this over to our petitions topic.

@HforHavana

Completely disagree. Me and a lot of other people don't have the option to isolate 2 weeks before to 'save Christmas'. What does 'save Christmas' even mean? It's not going anywhere...

I think people should own their decisions. If you want to save your Xmas ... then have a quiet Xmas. No need to be meeting with all family and friends. Just closest family should be enough and that way January won’t be a disaster like we are many fearing because some people always think they’re entitled to anything