Petition to close education settings until 15th Jan

[ActonBell]

I realise that this is a contentious and very difficult issue but just in case it is of interest to anyone, I came across this petition asking the govt to close all education settings for 2 weeks.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561988

It's a very fast growing petition that one. Whatever your thoughts probably a good idea to ask @MNHQ to put it in the petitions section.

Thanks - I didn’t realise there was a specific section. Perhaps it’s already been posted there? @MNHQ - could you move this thread to the right place? Thank you!

This one for tier 4 only has already reached required numbers. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564209

Tier 4 I can understand but our area is 200/100k at the moment and whilst I can probably swing some annual leave at some point if the schools close this week I am stuffed as I have a trial in 10 days. Our rate is similar to last term so I am not sure what has changed since then. I think the closures need to be more dynamic than shutting down everyone when schools have just been off for 2 weeks.

Thanks I've signed. Tier 3

@WhoLettheCatOut

Tier 4 I can understand but our area is 200/100k at the moment and whilst I can probably swing some annual leave at some point if the schools close this week I am stuffed as I have a trial in 10 days. Our rate is similar to last term so I am not sure what has changed since then. I think the closures need to be more dynamic than shutting down everyone when schools have just been off for 2 weeks.

Interesting... we’re tier 4 and our numbers are far less than yours. Around 65 per 100k.

That's a lot less than us! I've looked at the tier 4 places I used to live in and they're very high so I am really surprised at some tier 4 areas being so low.

@WhoLettheCatOut

That's a lot less than us! I've looked at the tier 4 places I used to live in and they're very high so I am really surprised at some tier 4 areas being so low.

We have been tier 3 throughout and now tier 4. Our numbers have never gone as high as 200 per 100k. It’s the curse of being a small rural town in the midlands whose nearest city (by near I mean 45 mins away) has been badly hit throughout. The cases have never made it as far out as us though!

It's almost completely irrelevant. Infection rates are going through the roof independent of schools. The only thing that will make a difference is if we can vaccinate at speed. We need 2 million vaccinated a week and petitions demanding this rate now.

We're also tier 4 and our rates are less than 200. Even the main cities near me (Nottingham and Derby) are less than 300. I think a lot of places are tier 4 for precautionary reasons.

My school is opening in Tier 4 at around 500 infections per 100,000.

We’re not too far from you @Waxonwaxoff0