Schools closed until March/April? (part 4) **Mod warning in OP 22/01**

wirelessdude01

average_runner wrote: »

This will raise eyebrows.

Kid in daughter class, last in last Monday, whole class notified yesterday that they are all close contact and have to isolate and get tested.
Got a text today from hse saying you will get another text a day before the test.

Turn around is very slow which means if this variant is spreading quickly the two schools will be shutdown within two weeks as siblings all in other classes.

This is the third time I've heard something similar in the past week. Huge time lag in parents being notified that their children are considered close contacts. School not allowed to indicate or say anything.

Sammy2012

average_runner wrote: »

4th class

Wow so only back this week! Still is a good sign that they are maybe doing things a little better this time round.

SusanC10

average_runner wrote: »

4th class

Thanks. Helpful to know that.

average_runner

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

This is the third time I've heard something similar in the past week. Huge time lag in parents being notified that their children are considered close contacts. School not allowed to indicate or say anything.

Well the lagged is due to the testing and results. We still have no appointment.
So say the parent got positive result Tues. Thursday test for kid and result sat.

average_runner

Sammy2012 wrote: »

Wow so only back this week! Still is a good sign that they are maybe doing things a little better this time round.

Yeah, just slow with the testing. No text for us yet. But she would be showing symptoms by now so maybe ok. Had her out early for exercise and now in for the day.


Just got test notification for 3pm today.

combat14

Public health expert warns it will ‘be difficult’ to keep schools open

Professor Staines says it will be hard to lift restrictions due to current case numbers

“It is also going to be difficult to keep schools open. We are already seeing more and more cases in schools.”


https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/03/21/public-health-expert-warns-it-will-be-difficult-to-keep-schools-open/

Icyseanfitz

combat14 wrote: »

Public health expert warns it will ‘be difficult’ to keep schools open

Professor Staines says it will be hard to lift restrictions due to current case numbers

“It is also going to be difficult to keep schools open. We are already seeing more and more cases in schools.”


https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/03/21/public-health-expert-warns-it-will-be-difficult-to-keep-schools-open/

they've got schools back open, they wont close them for hell nor water now, doesnt matter how bad it gets as "schools are safe"

Theboinkmaster

combat14 wrote: »

Public health expert warns it will ‘be difficult’ to keep schools open

Professor Staines says it will be hard to lift restrictions due to current case numbers

“It is also going to be difficult to keep schools open. We are already seeing more and more cases in schools.”


https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/03/21/public-health-expert-warns-it-will-be-difficult-to-keep-schools-open/

Just media click bait

Schools won’t close again

Hold My Hand

I really hope the schools stay open. The two months of distance learning didn’t work in our school. It’s only now that we’re back that we can see that, while they completed the written tasks, they didn’t pay much attention to Seesaw. Last week wasn’t bad weather wise and we got out in the fresh air as much as possible. Next week, the Easter bunny is due a visit. Hopefully, if it gets hotter we can bring the classroom outside more.

penny piper

769 new cases and 2deaths rip..

Schools are still safe though...........

Larbre34

penny piper wrote: »

769 new cases and 2deaths rip..

Schools are still safe though...........

They are. They can never close again.

Too much is being sacrificed with massive pendulum swings in rules that are having a diminishing return.

Its about time we started to live with this thing, in public, going about our daily business, including vital education. In person schooling must never be restricted again.

combat14

penny piper wrote: »

769 new cases and 2deaths rip..

Schools are still safe though...........

9% week on week increase highest since 26 feb

must be paddys day that did it .. oh no wait that was only wed and easter mixing still to come ..

summer 2021 looking less likely at this rate with schools prematurely coming back on 12 april

wirelessdude01

penny piper wrote: »

769 new cases and 2deaths rip..

Schools are still safe though...........

Who are we plebs to say they aren't.

appledrop

Post Primary school in Kildare has sent all their 5th years home( only in for a week).

Online learning again until after Easter.

Due to staff shortages and Covid 19 cases.

penny piper

Larbre34 wrote: »

They are. They can never close again.

Too much is being sacrificed with massive pendulum swings in rules that are having a diminishing return.

Its about time we started to live with this thing, in public, going about our daily business, including vital education. In person schooling must never be restricted again.

Trouble is we can't live our life "normally" or the whole hospital system would collapse if we let it spread as you are suggesting ...because thats would happen.

It's about health/safety others not just yourself....people are forgetting this...and shame on this government's shambles of a vaccination programme..

noplacehere

appledrop wrote: »

Post Primary school in Kildare has sent all their 5th years home( only in for a week).

Online learning again until after Easter.

Due to staff shortages and Covid 19 cases.

Kildare town or somewhere in the countyv

Larbre34

penny piper wrote: »

Trouble is we can't live our life "normally" or the whole hospital system would collapse if we let it spread as you are suggesting ...because thats would happen.

It's about health/safety others not just yourself....people are forgetting this...and shame on this government's shambles of a vaccination programme..

It wouldn't.

I'm suggesting there is considerable control of measures in public places and none in the home. It is the actions of irresponsible people in their own homes and on private premises that are driving this.

jrosen

Our school has a number of teachers not coming to the school building for "personal reasons"
The school are then needing sub teachers to supervise the kids who are on school premises while they are taught remotely by their teacher who is at home.

The students who are home still are also having issues. The teachers who have to now be on school premises to teach the years that are back are running into technical/wifi issues so there is been a knock of effect to the remote learning/zoom lessons for those years still at home.

PowerToWait

Larbre34 wrote: »

They are. They can never close again.

Too much is being sacrificed with massive pendulum swings in rules that are having a diminishing return.

Its about time we started to live with this thing, in public, going about our daily business, including vital education. In person schooling must never be restricted again.

Yeah, they’ve tried that in lots of places. Look at UK, Germany, US, Ireland in December.

appledrop

noplacehere wrote: »

Kildare town or somewhere in the countyv

I think it was Kildare Town. Article was in Irish Independent.

Icyseanfitz

Piehead

Consideration must now be given to sealing up the schools until September

penny piper

Larbre34 wrote: »

It wouldn't.

I'm suggesting there is considerable control of measures in public places and none in the home. It is the actions of irresponsible people in their own homes and on private premises that are driving this.

you just don't sit at home and develop coronvirus....where do you think it's coming from?

Larbre34

penny piper wrote: »

you just don't sit at home and develop coronvirus....where do you think it's coming from?

Its being brought into people's homes by them socialising thoughtlessly with others who are thoughtless, indoors, in the home.

Theboinkmaster

combat14 wrote: »

9% week on week increase highest since 26 feb

must be paddys day that did it .. oh no wait that was only wed and easter mixing still to come ..

summer 2021 looking less likely at this rate with schools prematurely coming back on 12 april

Before comparing 2 sets of data you should ensure you’re comparing like for like. In this case you are not - the cases announced today include a backlog.

So statistically cases have not increased. Yet.

There should be a separate forum for all these doom merchants clinging onto any piece of negative news.

Schools will not close again - get over it.

penny piper

Larbre34 wrote: »

Its being brought into people's homes by them socialising thoughtlessly with others who are thoughtless, indoors, in the home.

your arguement is completely contradictory ...you want people to live a "normal life" but at the same time if they were to live a "normal life" (as your earlier post suggested) during this pandemic.. coronavirus would spread and as I said before the health service wouldn't be able to cope and we would be back to square one...
Problem at the moment is some people are been "thoughtless" both indoors/outdoors and we have an abismal vaccination programme and until that changes we are going to face challenges..

Icyseanfitz

Larbre34 wrote: »

Its being brought into people's homes by them socialising thoughtlessly with others who are thoughtless, indoors, in the home.

And for some reason 1 million kids socializing for 7hours a day 5 days a week is perfectly acceptable, are they not human or something.

SusanC10

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

Schools will not close again - get over it.

You have no way of knowing this for certain. No one does. You may be right and you may hope that they don't close again but no-one can be sure.

Theboinkmaster

SusanC10 wrote: »

You have no way of knowing this for certain. No one does. You may be right and you may hope that they don't close again but no-one can be sure.

Yeah I can as nothing else will open up to keep schools open.

Tpcl20

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

Before comparing 2 sets of data you should ensure you’re comparing like for like. In this case you are not - the cases announced today include a backlog.

So statistically cases have not increased. Yet.

There should be a separate forum for all these doom merchants clinging onto any piece of negative news.

Schools will not close again - get over it.

Today's cases don't include a backlog, mostly swabbed Thursday and Friday.

https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1373712826339106821

Schools are closing after this Friday for two weeks and if cases don't come down during that time, there is a chance the reopening will be reconsidered.

New variant is really something to contend with. Spreads like absolute wildfire during outbreaks. 75% of cases are under 45 and we'll know more with HPSC data tomorrow.