Staff at risk

The idea of sending children back to school at any time soon is inviting a huge second wave. The children might not be vulnerable to Covid19 but that won't alter the fact that they could be non-symptomatic carriers. I work in a large Primary School and have health issues which place me in a higher risk category. When people talk about schools opening, there has to be a reality check. Children want to play, chat, run around, share toys etc. The notion of socially distancing 770 children is a non-starter. School staff and their families would be put at risk; parents and grandparents of pupils would have their risk heightened and we would be on the merry-go-round again. Unfortunately, I feel, schools should be open only to vulnerable children and those of key workers for some considerable time.

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I feel very strongly that opening schools would be a huge mistake for the reasons outlined above. On a personal level, I am unsure of when I will be able to return to work, given my health issues.

by Dannysdottir on May 07, 2020 at 05:15PM

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  • Posted by JohnMorton May 07, 2020 at 17:25

    Simple to start with small rural schools where social distancing not difficult to control. If it works there then consideration can be given to larger schools. Prior to lockdown there was little evidence of virus in schools partly due to well documented fact that children are not affected to the same extent. We have to start return somewhere so this is a good option.

  • Posted by IndyScot1000 May 07, 2020 at 20:56

    plenty of schools had sick adults
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