• My dad is recommending that I take my son out of school ASAP. I can’t tell whether that’s an over reaction and he will miss out on too much academically. they have no comprehensive online learning tools set up as of yet.. ..or if it is the sensible thing to ignore what the government advise is and take matters into our own hands to some extent

    Any forumers in a similar predicament?

    He also offered to look after him, but I worry that taking him round there after a week of going to and from school on public transport is an unnecessary risk for my parents. Would be bad if we brought it to them

  • It doesn't seem to affect kids that much. It's your parents I'd worry about.

  • I took my teenage girls out of school today as I was concerned with the government’s slow response. I had assumed, wrongly, that they’d be closing the schools as of tomorrow or Monday at the latest.

    Not sure what to do now.

    My gut says keep them home, revising and doing a full day. I feel they’re just keeping them open because they worry parents will be unable to work if closed and the financial impact will be huge.

  • Why? Kids (in general) aren't getting it badly. If the experts view that we have up to 3 months before the peak, is he planning to stay in isolation for that long?
    I would suggest your dad looks after himself as a priority.

  • Poor advice. Children at school are not a high-risk category and in any event, and the calculation (currently) to not close schools is that outside of school for any lengthy period, children are bound to play/meet/congregate with other children (depending on age).anyway. Ok if you're a teen and like gaming, self isolation might be a winnig situation

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