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WouldBeGood · 01/08/2021 23:04

Is the end nigh?

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ResilienceWanker · 03/08/2021 14:41

Thanks groovee! You see, why can't she just say it clearly and simply like that!

I still think the exemptions for self isolation for children/ double jagged are crap (need to have a negative pcr test) . First, they won't be available for anyone who tested positive in the past 3 months as you can't get a pcr test in that case (even if that rule is relaxed, it may still test positive wrongly). And second, it's still 2-3 days out of action while you order, do and wait for results of a test - which is going to be a PITA for parents/ employers etc. Of course, people with access to the drive through/ walk through centres may get away with just a day or so, but anyone relying on the home tests will be disadvantaged as they take at least a day to arrive after ordering (usually after the last post has gone!).

The CO2 monitors in schools may be a good thing, or may just be more window dressing - if a school isn't well ventilated, as proved by the monitors, I'm not sure what you'll be able to do, other than opening a window! Maybe installing more ventilation stuff? Though I'm sure schools would rather that money could be spent on other things- like having buildings that aren't falling apart...

And AT LEAST 6 WEEKS of school restrictions?! I feel so sorry for the children and teachers. The worst thing for DS last year was having to stay in his class group at breaktime, in a tiny bit of the playground, and not play with his friends in other classes. I was so sure that would have been better this year Sad

Ach shite.

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 14:41

And gigs?

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Lockdownbear · 03/08/2021 15:00

@WouldBeGood

Masks in nightclubs??!!
You're joking, right???

How's that going to work, having a drink or snog in the corner??Hmm

mibbelucieachwell · 03/08/2021 15:09

How annoying and depressing.

She couldn't have politicised it anymore could she? Wrong to say there won't be a return to restrictions blah blah see how much more responsible I am than the PM.

There are photos of Angus Robertson with no mask on standing beside groups of musicians at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival inside in July. I heard from a reliable source close to me that the musicians had been wearing masks but were encouraged to take them off for the photos Grin

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 15:15

It’s like we are all stupid babies

Dunno why the fuck I bothered to get jagged

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ElephantOfRisk · 03/08/2021 15:18

Angus Robertson - another 1st class honours fuckwit from the University of SNP dickhood.

Honestly I've had it with the lot of them. All this tinkering just to make it look like they are more caring and in the meantime, it's makes no fucking difference!

Scottishskifun · 03/08/2021 15:31

@WouldBeGood

It’s like we are all stupid babies

Dunno why the fuck I bothered to get jagged

Plus side it reduces your chance of long covid but many of the changes are pretty pants especially the schools aspect!
shouldistop · 03/08/2021 15:32

So is it level minus 0 now?

latissimusdorsi · 03/08/2021 15:39

BBC news said they've done away with the levels now
Well they kinda had to really to avoid looking really stupid

riverrunning · 03/08/2021 15:41

Are we now at 'new normal' then? The level system was a nonsense from beginning to end.

shouldistop · 03/08/2021 15:49

I haven't watched it. Have both boys in Millport today & tonight, dh is working. Hope they both go to sleep early and I can relax on the decking of the caravan.

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 15:51

I only got the fucking jags as I was promised freedom. They can fuck off with their fucking boosters

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shouldistop · 03/08/2021 16:01

Annoyed if there are continuing school restrictions. Ds1 is going into composite class so it means he can't play with the rest of his year.

GoldenOmber · 03/08/2021 16:27

I’m glad we all stuck with restrictions so harsh for so long, so we could get back to freedom faster!

wait a minute…

ScoldsBridle · 03/08/2021 16:28

So my DS is going into S6 and doing AH Maths which is going to be tough because he’s going to have to catch up on the areas that were dropped from the Higher ‘exams’ before getting stuck in to the AH proper. He’s not going to be happy at being masked up and what if he has to miss school because he has to self-isolate because of a class mate testing positive? Or himself testing positive (although he’s become a refusenik with the testing)

He did so much self-motivated study using other school’s websites and YouTube and the Khan Academy for his Maths because the online ‘teaching’ was just loads of worksheets and very little explanation or opportunity to fathom things out with classmates and teachers. I was seriously hoping restrictions would have eased by the start of the school year.

So yes, am very keen to hear from the SQA (before they’re disbanded) I know there’s already been some adjustments to various subject curricula but a bit more clarification ahead of the new school year would be appreciated .

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 17:04

Yes @GoldenOmber, its almost as though she was talking shite

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GoldenOmber · 03/08/2021 17:12

@WouldBeGood

Yes *@GoldenOmber*, its almost as though she was talking shite
Seriously. It’s like getting everyone on board with blackout regulations during the Blitz, then still insisting on blackout blinds in 1973 because there’s still some uncaptured Nazis living in hiding in South America.
mibbelucieachwell · 03/08/2021 18:22

My DC are adults now but I think about schools a lot. Partly because I work with school age children but also because I'm horrified at the continuing 'mitigation' that they have to endure. Parents of younger children will you keep them off school if they have symptoms until the symptoms are gone then send them back to school without testing? That's what I'd do I reckon.

resilience do you think there will be an exemption for people who had covid within 90 days? How to make covid parties like chicken pox parties very popular.

Did secondary pupils still have to wear masks when seated in the classroom last term. Or was it only England that masks in corridors only?

It's as if kids are being punished for going to school.

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 18:46

Masks all day every day in Scottish secondary schools @mibbelucieachwell. They scrapped that in England

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frasersmummy · 03/08/2021 18:50

I missed the update today ..have we had any word on what the exams/assessments will look like this year and do we have any idea when she will lift the wfh order ..

Sorry I can't find info on either

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 18:50

@GoldenOmber don’t give her ideas!

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Mistressiggi · 03/08/2021 18:56

Good lord no Mibble if my dc have symptoms I'd take them for a test, if they're negative then they don't have to miss any more school and I can go to work. Some children couldn't face a test so different for them but mine has had several - doesn't like it, but would rather test than miss their beloved school.

WouldBeGood · 03/08/2021 19:04

I wouldn’t test, just keep him off. But I’m in a position to do that.

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Scottishskifun · 03/08/2021 19:11

We test as its impossible to work with a toddler about! I was very thankful for the 90 day no test reprieve after we all had covid though especially as DS was teething for part of it!

tiredoftiers · 03/08/2021 19:20

Masks still compulsory for children under 11, and over 5. Does anyone know if this is the case in any other country in the world?

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