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Duffman said:
The call sits with the employer. If Councils don’t direct mainstream schools to close it is down to the Head to take a decision on whether they feel they can safely open. (Academy Trusts are different and it is the CEO / Trust Board in discussion with the Head who decide).
On Teesside I’m not aware any Local Authorities have directed maintained schools to close so those that are have done do because the Head has determined they can’t safely open. In the on line letters from those schools I’ve read this is because the staff have said under Section 44 they do not believe their employer can keep them safe and have indicated they are unwilling to attend their place of work. With no on site staff Heads can’t open their schools as they have nobody to supervise the pupils. A complete and utter mess now ensues
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A mess created by the poor situation management of the government, dear god, the lack of effective leadership means people are literally making their own decisions, to keep people safe, this is literally unbelievable that it has got to this.....I’m surprised all schools aren’t concerned about some form of litigation.
 
uncle_rico said:
Most primary schools are open in Middlesbrough, and everywhere else. it’s only individual schools that are taking a stand.

I don’t know if schools are safe or not, but if primary schools aren’t safe in London how are they safe everywhere else?
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Infection rates in london are out of control. R&C was 12th lowest in the control (sure someone will correft if thats wrong).

As i said everyone will have their opinion but I don’t see why my childs education and structure should suffer due to infection rates in london. 45 mins a day on a laptop she had when remote learning. Its not in the same league as going to school

My daughter is going to school, sure others wont send theirs. Its each parents decision. I cant afford to pay childcare extras or take time off either.
 
Cooper671 said:
Infection rates in london are out of control. R&C was 12th lowest in the control (sure someone will correft if thats wrong).

As i said everyone will have their opinion but I don’t see why my childs education and structure should suffer due to infection rates in london. 45 mins a day on a laptop she had when remote learning. Its not in the same league as going to school

My daughter is going to school, sure others wont send theirs. Its each parents decision. I cant afford to pay childcare extras or take time off either.
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I wish I enjoyed your incredible confidence in the government
 
Duffman said:
I wish I enjoyed your incredible confidence in the government
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Sending my daughter to school is nothing to do with confidence in the government. Unsure where I applied it did.

The teachers at her school obviously feel safe enough hence why they are attending
 
I‘m not sure a lot of teachers will feel they have a choice. My wife is a teacher and he has been working throughout all this, including a couple of days a week during the summer holidays, however she doesn’t think it’s right that they’re going back just yet.

My son will be going to school tomorrow, as I have confidence in the headmistress and his teacher, however it feels like it’s only a matter of time before the next U-turn and they’ll all be closed anyway.
 
My wife and I made the decision this morning not to send our 9 year old back to school which officially opens tomorrow.

We did this for a couple of reasons. Firstly we looked at where we are compared to where we were last Easter when all schools were shut by the government. We are in a worse position now and by all accounts the virus transmits through children more easily than April's variant.

Secondly the inconsistency of the government's message given the fact above, does not offer any kind of hope that schools are safe just because they say so.

Finally, there seems to be fairly mixed opinions on this and when you are unsure about something, it's usually wise to take the course that you believe will cause least harm.
 
Quite a few schools in the teesside area won't be opening tomorrow, many staff don't feel safe, unions have been canvassing their opinions, would expect some announcements today
 
My two aren't going back to school either. My daughter who is 8 years old picked up Covid within 3 days of going back to school in September which was very concerning. As a further complication I have two Type 1 Diabetic older children (14yo and 17yo) so don't want to risk them getting Covid as it's one of the biggest risk factors.

The shameful thing is this inept Govt could and should have taken a firm, strong decision weeks ago that January was going to see extended period of schools working remotely and a stingent lockdown. It's not exactly crept up on them, its been known for many weeks that lifting restrictions as Christmas would mean an explosion in case numbers.
 
WeeGord said:
My two aren't going back to school either. My daughter who is 8 years old picked up Covid within 3 days of going back to school in September which was very concerning. As a further complication I have two Type 1 Diabetic older children (14yo and 17yo) so don't want to risk them getting Covid as it's one of the biggest risk factors.

The shameful thing is this inept Govt could and should have taken a firm, strong decision weeks ago that January was going to see extended period of schools working remotely and a stingent lockdown. It's not exactly crept up on them, its been known for many weeks that lifting restrictions as Christmas would mean an explosion in case numbers.
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Weegord your decision was probably, relatively easy and you are doing the right thing I believe. Are you in a position to home school your 8 year old?

I am working from home and my wife has her own business from home so we can take up the schooling duties to help so my daughter doesn't miss too much education.

It was a difficult decision for us as we have no underlying health conditions and my daughter wants to go back to school.

It's quite poor that we have been put in this situation and I do feel for teachers.
 
Laughing said:
Weegord your decision was probably, relatively easy and you are doing the right thing I believe. Are you in a position to home school your 8 year old?

I am working from home and my wife has her own business from home so we can take up the schooling duties to help so my daughter doesn't miss too much education.

It was a difficult decision for us as we have no underlying health conditions and my daughter wants to go back to school.

It's quite poor that we have been put in this situation and I do feel for teachers.
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Fortunately we are in the position to home school. My wife still has to work as she’s considered a key worker, but I’m a self employed mortgage adviser and so things are usually slow-ish this time of year anyway.

However, I’m happy to work late into the evening once the kids have been taken care of and carried out all their school work if that keeps them safe.

I understand the argument from all different sides, we are lucky enough to be able to make that decision to keep them off.

The ones I feel for are those who won’t get paid if they don’t work and so have a choice is sending kids to school in a potentially dangerous situation, or keep them off and are struggle to keep them warm and fed. It’s truly heartbreaking.
 
They should open only for key worker and special needs children where needed only for at least the next month.
 
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