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Shower after school?

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Piixxiiee · 25/07/2020 08:00

So up until now I finish school go straight home and straight into shower. My kids have a shower straight after s hool too. All clothes into machine.

In September they will go to afterschool club and I'll collect them once I finish. Are you then showering straight away? Or leave until bath time?

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Hercwasonaroll · 25/07/2020 09:10

Do you shower after every outing? Seems very OTT.

CarrieBlue · 25/07/2020 09:43

DH and I have been showering straightaway after school and I intend the same in September, the kids will be home before me but they will go straight in the shower once home. I spend far more time with people closer than 2m at work than I do in a shop or any other outing.

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Piixxiiee · 25/07/2020 11:43

Yes should have explained I'm a special needs teacher so no social distancing at school children touching face, hair etc. So I shower straight away. Dont expect that to happen in Tesco [🤣 so no dont shower then. It is guidelines at moment. Just will be a pain at 5/5:30 with hungry kids to start showering.... but needs must I suppose.

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Hercwasonaroll · 25/07/2020 12:02

Still I really don't think your kids need to be showering. A good hand-wash and change of clothes will be fine.

YayGlitter · 25/07/2020 12:13

I'm showering straight after school every day because I'm in KS1, as a 1:1, so like you have no chance of social distancing.

My kids are going into year 7 and year 12 so I'm not making then shower as they are being careful at school, just change of clothes and a wash, but if they were younger I would be making them shower because from what I've seen so far primary school children suck at social distancing.

CarrieBlue · 25/07/2020 13:17

I’m not convinced secondary kids will be that crash hot at sd either!

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Piixxiiee · 25/07/2020 13:52

Yes it is the primary schools advice. DC are 6 & 4.

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Hercwasonaroll · 25/07/2020 15:28

I can't see anywhere in the guidance that showering is recommended or required after school. Seems a total overkill. The only exposed surfaces will be hands and face! Haven't they shown most transmission is airborne? You may just have an OTT head.

CarrieBlue · 25/07/2020 17:00

Airbourne would mean it can settle on my clothes and skin so washing them when I get in seems sensible. I don’t trust the government guidance so I do what I feel is sensible and showering and washing my clothes won’t hurt (or affect anyone else) and it makes me feel less anxious. Depends what risks you are comfortable taking.

Hercwasonaroll · 25/07/2020 17:37

I understand changing clothes, I understand washing hands/face. Having a full on shower just seems a complete waste of time. If they have got it, they'll have to get it inside their nose/mouth. The odds of it being on skin underneath clothes, them touching that bit of skin and putting their fingers in their mouth is absolutely miniscule. Showering is a big time and energy cost with no real benefit.

CarrieBlue · 25/07/2020 18:37

5 minute shower isn’t a big time or energy cost. My DD has bare legs for school, I have bare arms, our hair isn’t covered. And as I said, doesn’t affect anyone else and fits with the level of risk I’m comfortable with. You don’t have to do the same!

raspberryrippleicecream · 25/07/2020 19:31

It's not the OP's head being OTT, I work in a special school too and it has also been in our guidance to have a shower and wash our hair after school. We also have to change into fresh clothes before leaving school. I'm not sure it is in September's guidance but I'll probably be still doing it. TBH, quite often it's needed anyway depending on the kids.

Hercwasonaroll · 25/07/2020 21:16

It might be in your HTs guidance but it's definitely not in the government one. In fairness when the first lot came out we knew far less about it. Now we know more approaches can change and risk evaluated better.

SparklyOnTheInside · 26/07/2020 18:50

I am an EY teacher and I have been showering and washing clothes and towels after school every day and probably will have to continue.

I seem to recall there was advice to do this at some point. I was also advised by a family member (who worked in an infection control environment) that this was good practice.

Hercwasonaroll · 26/07/2020 19:15

There was at one point. Now I think that advice is old.

Like a PP said its all about risk. I see a tiny risk from catching corona from my clothes or skin (bar hands) so I won't be bothering.

CarrieBlue · 27/07/2020 12:24

Whereas I think there’s as much chance of other areas of skin, hair and clothes being exposed as my hands, which I may then touch with my hands and then inadvertently touch my face so I’d rather be as safe as I can be by showering and changing as I get home

moggiemonster · 29/07/2020 19:25

I have been doing the same and intend to carry on. I work in KS1 and this was the advice at one point. It is a routine I have got into and will probably encourage my sons to do the same. Considering I fell very ill in March around the time we had a few hospitalised cases in my school and the worst effected in my household, after me, was my son who I collected directly after I finished at work....I will continue to be cautious.

Am hoping we are over the peak of it now.

Bluewavescrashing · 31/07/2020 12:29

Tbh you'll all be showering daily anyway presumably, so it makes no difference to do it after school instead of before bed or in the morning.

I shower after school as I find it relaxing and a nice way to start the evening. I have a quick shower in the morning too. 2 mins just to freshen up.

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