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Plenty will be and I think parents will be allowed to make their own decision on whether it’s right for their kids without fear of falling foul of the authorities for keeping them home. Makes more sense than a blanket “no schools should open” policy pursued by the unions
I suppose if it's ok for the parents not to let their kids go in, then it should be the same option for the the teachers. So decision to open or not, would need to be at school level at least, or you could have kids turning up and no teachers there.
 
I think giving your kids a fundamentally better chance of not getting the virus significantly trumps a few weeks missed education
If you factor in the minuscule chance of kids becoming ill from the virus and weigh in the various detrimental aspects of not attending school for many kids then I don’t think it’s such a clear cut decision to make
 
My daughter's school is splitting class into 2 groups A and B. A will be in Monday and Tuesday, weds will be cleaning day and group B will be in Thurs and Fri.
Grand daughters is similar but her mum and dad holding back for now as her immune system is knackered since she had sepsis at 12 weeks.
 
If you factor in the minuscule chance of kids becoming ill from the virus and weigh in the various detrimental aspects of not attending school for many kids then I don’t think it’s such a clear cut decision to make
As a parent of an 11 year old who is due to return to school 2 weeks today, it is a hugely fucking difficult decision to make, BUT lives are more important than missed education, as I said.
 
I suppose if it's ok for the parents not to let their kids go in, then it should be the same option for the the teachers. So decision to open or not, would need to be at school level at least, or you could have kids turning up and no teachers there.
Disagree. I think parents have a right to be extra protective of young kids in these strange times whereas teachers have an obligation to show up for work and teach kids whose parents have decided to send them providing measures have been taken to minimise the risk.
 
It’s not perfect but any education is better than none
Was just attempting to explain one possible reason why state schools will take longer than the private sector to get back to "normal".

No, it's far from perfect, but there really are only two possible solutions to the issues that smaller class sizes create, and they are, more teachers OR smaller school population, neither of which will happen.

If the general public were taking their "home learning" duties seriously the debate wouldn't be "some education is better than none"; but that's a debate for another day.
 
Fucks sake. Peston, Kuensberg and Rigby won't be happy till they're high fiving each other outside Cummings gaff.
 
Disgracefull, that 2 reporters have been put on mute dispite wanting to challenge the Pm and then he just dismisses there questions and moves on.

They did indeed have the chance to ask Cummings, but they havent had the chance to ask th Pm how he feels about it.

When he stressed the importance of washing your hands he was litterally doing it at the podium.

Tosser.
 
My daughter's school is splitting class into 2 groups A and B. A will be in Monday and Tuesday, weds will be cleaning day and group B will be in Thurs and Fri.
Infant/Junior school? Logistically fairly straightforward, I'd imagine, as most classes are taken by one teacher. Secondary schooling is going to throw up much harder problems to solve, hence why I mentioned the unions.
 
Am I fucking losing it,
I drove 279 miles to Durham without asking any fucker if this is ok, despite having an ill wife, so Ill I ran out of no10 to get to her, I felt Ill but felt after a few hours it’s ok to drive,
After 14 days I sought medical advice despite having dodgy eyes, the advise was it was ok, “ok to drive 279 miles with dodgy eyes”. So I thought it was better to ignore this advice and drive 30 miles to a beauty spot as a test, upon arrival after driving only 30 miles I felt sick and had to sit by the river to recover, so at this point I knew despite my eyes and feeling sick I knew the test was a success and knew 279 miles was a perfect chance to carry on safely despite my eyes and sickness after driving only 30 miles.
 
Was just attempting to explain one possible reason why state schools will take longer than the private sector to get back to "normal".

No, it's far from perfect, but there really are only two possible solutions to the issues that smaller class sizes create, and they are, more teachers OR smaller school population, neither of which will happen.

If the general public were taking their "home learning" duties seriously the debate wouldn't be "some education is better than none"; but that's a debate for another day.
Fair comment.

It’s easier for some families to perform home learning duties than for others I guess. If you’re a single parent with 4 kids living in a high rise flat in London with no laptop or internet then you’re gonna struggle.
 
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