Schools and Covid 19 (part 5) **Mod warnings in OP**

Comer1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118671462#Comment_118671462

The kind of schools that has a uniform policy. If you don't like the policy, find a school where the policy suits you.

If parents refused to adhere to the uniform policy that they would have had to agree to upon registration, and then refuse to collect students they should have been excluded from class.

Deeec

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118658380#Comment_118658380

Just an update on what I posted last week. We have received a message from the school - staggered collection times remain the same - its not being dropped for the moment.

iguana

My son's school has staggered drop off times and this year his class is on the 9.10 start. I know it won't suit lots of people but I love it. We don't have to leave the house until 9 and it just makes mornings that bit more chilled out. I'm so happy for him to not have to wear a mask again at school. While he adapted to it better than I'd worried about, I think long term, masks on small children has the potential to damage their social abilities. Facial cues are so important, to everyone, but especially children and I'm glad they won't be missing out on those.

As for uniforms, nearly every kid in my son's school just wears the tracksuit which can be the official school tracksuit or just a tracksuit from Dunnes/Aldi/Tesco in the right colour. My kid somehow manages to come home everyday covered in mud and grass stains, so I have 5 tracksuit bottoms, 4 tops and several of the polo shirts they wear underneath.

appledrop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118690416#Comment_118690416

This should not be the case. I've seen the letter from the Dept sent to all schools + they have been told to drop staggered collection times, pods etc and to restart parent teacher meetings, afterschool activities etc.

Now fair enough if it might take school week or two to implement after midterm but that should be all.

morebabies

Hi, sorry to butt in, I've scoured the internet and can't find the answer:

What are the current rules if one of your children has covid? Do all stay off school because they're in the same household? 13 year old has tested positive, other 4 negative so far.

Thanks.

km79

HSE website ………

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/contact-tracing/close-contact/

They go to school unless they have symptoms

Chrissy1

Does anyone know what should happen if both parents test positive but kids are negative with no symptoms? It would seem to me that technically the kids can go to school but that seems wrong. We’re in this situation at the moment and are keeping the kids at home.

Teacher2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118744983#Comment_118744983

Technically the children can attend school as long as they have no symptoms. It seems wrong because of what we have been doing all along as close contacts. We have to trust the advice. I have parents in my class with the same dilemma. Some are choosing to send to school and some are choosing to stay home. In my experience there is very little transmission in classes as long as a child does not attend with symptoms. We have had many covid cases and only 1 or 2 cases linked to in school transmission.

Mad_maxx

Just send them to school even they have it ,it's absolutely everywhere right now so what difference does it make?

Ficheall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118747665#Comment_118747665

How are they telling whether the transmission is from school or not?

Teacher2020

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118807553#Comment_118807553

They aren't telling us that for definite. I'm talking about more than one child within the same pod testing positive at the same time - parents were antigen testing as recommended and only 1 or 2 came back positive in those instances.