Schools, Covid Etc

[nailit]

Harvest festival in schools at the moment.
Have to pick them up. Get requests to pick up at certain times as the kids are been released at certain times due to distancing etc.
Went to 2 schools today and all the kids were in the play yard together????
Can someone please explain the rationale?

[Sqad]

Yes, kids,like many of their parents are undisciplined and don't adhere to the Governmental recommendations.

[ummmm]

*sigh* Sqad. It's not the kids in charge of the discipline at school. They are being kids.

[bobbinwales]

They might of been in year group or other form bubbles like my families children are.

[nailit]

//Yes, kids,like many of their parents are undisciplined and don't adhere to the Governmental recommendations.//
These were junior school kids, like they are expected to understand virology?
The caretaker who let us in and the teachers (presumebly) wernt masked up or anything else.
Didnt make any sense.

[nailit]

//They might of been in year group or other form bubbles like my families children are.//
So seven kids is ok but seven adults arnt? Or two adults and five kids.
Again, explain the rationale?

[Sqad]

nailit....a knowledge of virology isn't necessary and all they have to do is to maintain a 2 metre distance as directed by the teachers. Yes kids do misbehave,but you asked for an explanation and I gave it......they we misbehaving.

[New Judge]

Whatever measures are introduced it is not possible to prevent a virus spreading among schoolchildren. The sooner that is accepted the sooner we can concentrate on some "focussed protection." That is, properly protecting those who are vulnerable (and who want that protection) and stop trying to stem the tide of infections that is spreading through those groups for whom the virus presents no real threat.

[nailit]

//all they have to do is to maintain a 2 metre distance as directed by the teachers//
Yeah, like you (or me) at that age knew better.
Thats not missbehaving. Thats been a child!
Humans (or at least most of us) are tactile, social beings. From birth!

[ummmm]

Sqad is from the 'seen but not heard' age group. If they step out of line...hit them.

[bobbinwales]

A see your point naillit but we either after shut schools alltogether again or you after accept that children in school have to be in small classroom's of maybe 30 all day sitting in rows and walking down buzy corriders waring masks so theres not much point making them all stand 2 meters apart for a short break at playtime when there close together all the rest of the day. But the do after stay with there class all playtime's and lunch's .

[bednobs]

hi nailit. When children (who are not particularly susceptible to the virus) are being picked up, they are usually being picked up by adults (who are more susceptible). In my childs primary school, the whole year groups (yr4) is in a bubble, and so are in the classroom and playground together (but not with other year bubbles)

[douglas9401]

I daresay those in authority are doing their best, whatever that is, but from the outside looking in it seems like 'bubbles' are a catchall movable feast.

In short, I agree with nailit.

Please send help. :-)

[nailit]

You wont agree with me forever dougie, hang on in there my friend.
Help will on its way shortly....

[Atheist]

Nailit (and others) it's "being" not "been". Maybe it's predictive text.

[nailit]

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