Schools return - primary
Research is showing that children remain mostly unaffected - having children out of schools is absolutely having a detrimental effect, not only on their education, but also their general mental health and physical fitness. Primary schools and nurseries to return with social distance in force for drop off / pick up will benefit the children massively and also allow working parents to do an effective days' work and kick-start the economy.
I wouldn't suggest if this wasn't 'safe' (whatever safe means at the moment!) but the benefits of having children return to school surely outweigh the risks. Allow them to return from June 1st, stop as usual at summer break and assess if their return has had any detrimental affect on the R number.
Why the contribution is important
Education of children.
Mental & physical health of children.
Kick-start the economy.
'Use' the return from 1st June - summer break as a 'test' (using the word advisedly) on impact on R number.
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