[Brighton] All Brighton & Hove primary schools to switch to online learning from Monday ?

[BNthree]

You are not qualified to post that. It’s a foolish opinion.

It is a foolish opinion but he was polite so we can give him that.

 

[Gordon the Gopher]

Sage says shut schools, Gavin Williamson says stay open. Hmmmm who to believe ��

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

In a typical day, how many hours do you spend in a poorly ventilated room measuring around 50 square metres with 34 other people?

Definitely not as much as a teacher. Although lots of time working in supermarkets, care homes and busy factories.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Closing primary schools may not effect the rate of children catching Covid but it will definitely affect the number of adults who take their kids or grandkids to school and the adults who work in the schools who may catch Covid. It will have a demonstrable effect on the R number and could be the difference in the epidemic numbers falling to a more controllable level.

What if we told everybody to lock their doors and stay home until further notice? A month or two, say. Or maybe 3? That would also have a "demonstrable effect on the R number". Does that make it a good idea?

Where do you draw the line? I thought we had decided to prioritise children and their education. But perhaps not.

 

[BNthree]

Sage says shut schools, Gavin Williamson says stay open. Hmmmm who to believe ��

Biscuit Barrel says keep them open and he seems to know a lot about it.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

It's a good job the supermarket workers, bus drivers, train drivers, doctors, nurses and food delivery drivers dont have the same attitude as you. Go to work (unless in a vulnerable group).

I work in construction and also have to visit sites, admittedly not every day, but 2/3 times a week. The difference however between the groups above and my role is that you are not in an environment with up to 2,500 people ( in the largest local schools) who are in the highest Covid cases. At least in retail, rail, medical and deliver roles you can mitigate the risk of catching Covid so that going to work is reasonably safe. The actual issue now is students passing Covid on in the home environment.

 

[Solid at the back]

Please that the schools are standing up correctly r themselves and doing the right things. How is the wet wipe Williamson still in a job?

 

[timbha]

What you are failing to realise is that this 2 weeks closure (and it’s not a closure as has been explained) is to help stop people dying. Of course people don’t want schools to close for many children but it’s to save lives. To think you’re children have grown up listening to you’re aggressive, blame culture crap.

Good post. Not sure why some people have to lash out and blame someone for every decision that might not support their own circumstances or political views.

At the moment the council has made a recommendation/request to the DfE that emergency measures should be taken for primary schools in B&H. Seems perfectly reasonable given the dramatic increase in the spread of COVID.

This is serious stuff where parents, carers, workers and employers have to adapt and be flexible

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I work in construction and also have to visit sites, admittedly not every day, but 2/3 times a week. The difference however between the groups above and my role is that you are not in an environment with up to 2,500 people ( in the largest local schools) who are in the highest Covid cases. At least in retail, rail, medical and deliver roles you can mitigate the risk of catching Covid so that going to work is reasonably safe. The actual issue now is students passing Covid on in the home environment.

Fair point.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It is a foolish opinion but he was polite so we can give him that.

Is it polite to tell people what they must do when they are only qualified to kill mice & cockroaches?
He didn’t say I think you should go to work.

It was an order. Go to work!

 

[rogersix]

He explained his circumstances and it was my opinion they he / she should carry on teaching.

maybe someone in his bubble is vulnerable?

 

[BN9 BHA]

It's a good job the supermarket workers, bus drivers, train drivers, doctors, nurses and food delivery drivers dont have the same attitude as you. Go to work (unless in a vulnerable group).

Supermarket workers- masks and most customers wearing masks, checkout workers behind screens.
Bus drivers- Mask and behind screen, passengers should be wearing a mask, not so many people using buses as normally.
Train drivers- Are you seriously comparing these with teachers? Think about this one....
Nurses- All in PPE, I’m not going to disrespect any NHS staff, but they are paid to save lives. ( I’ve probably said the wrong thing here )
Delivery drivers- They are in a van on their own, can wear a mask and they ring a doorbell put a parcel on the doorstep and get back in the van.
[MENTION=19321]Pogue Mahone[/MENTION] knows what he’s talking about.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

maybe someone in his bubble is vulnerable?

That's fair enough. I did say in my original post that they should only go to work if not in a vulnerable group.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

maybe someone in his bubble is vulnerable?

Well, yes.

That and the fact that I did NOT tell him my personal circumstances.

 

[BN9 BHA]

so what do you do?

Looks after biscuits

 

[Driver8]

What if we told everybody to lock their doors and stay home until further notice? A month or two, say. Or maybe 3? That would also have a "demonstrable effect on the R number". Does that make it a good idea?

Yes!

Tbh primary school children missing a few months of school is not going to effect their long term education, although I can see that it will cause problems for their parents if they both work.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

That's fair enough. I did say in my original post that they should only go to work if not in a vulnerable group.

Genuine question to you and others of the same opinion.

Given the current COVID situation, would you be prepared to spend 5 days a week with 30 children in a classroom that isn’t fit for social distancing?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Children are well known for infection spreaders, as they pass on everything when they start at nursery or first school. All the ‘childhood’ diseases, plus tonsillitis, coughs, colds etc
When my two started school, they brought home every form of cold there was in circulation. I have an auto immune disease so was open to everything going.
Thankfully now they’re grown up with teenagers of their own now.

Missing a few weeks of education won’t do them any harm.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Yes!

Tbh primary school children missing a few months of school is not going to effect their long term education, although I can see that it will cause problems for their parents if they both work.

And what about Secondary School pupils?

When will the Unions judge it safe for schools to restart? And under what criteria?

 

[LamieRobertson]

I wasn't aware that teaching unions were responsible for public health, nor expert in the subject, nor responsible for setting policy. I guess we'll see.

Lol....well government doesn’t seem to have been setting policy for quite a while now