combat14 wrote: » can teachers wear facemasks in small contained room with 30 students while teaching...? for their own health and safety
Boggles wrote: » I certainly do Joe and have done through out Covid. You wanna give me a clap? I'm a "representative" of policy based on evidence and science and how that will impact the entire country as a whole going forward during this once in a generation pandemic. Any further questions Joe?
iamwhoiam wrote: » Face shields would be an option for teachers . While I understand they are not as protective as masks at least they are better than nothing . Maybe perspex on the desk for a teacher who feels vulnerable without it ? Has this been mentioned at all in any schools or by principles ?
Alrigghtythen wrote: » How many teachers have completed the covid training yet?
Will Yam wrote: » If you want your kids to be safe, keep them at home, lock the doors, don’t let them or anyone else out, and don’t let anyone in.
Alrigghtythen wrote: » Do you wear googles to work?
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Not yet available.
Alrigghtythen wrote: » That explains all the hysteria.
St.Spodo wrote: » Worried that we are trying to open the schools as they were, at the expense of keeping them open. A friend of mine will be teaching 34 10/11 year olds for the year. No PPE, 5 hours a day together, everyone capable of spreading the virus at least as well as adults as recent studies have shown. Schools being open will accelerate the spread of the virus in the community under the current proposals, sadly.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » I don't see any hysteria. I see people genuinely worried by what is being proposed. By people I mean members of the wider school community, both parents and teachers. My principal said numerous parents have been contacted the school since the announcement on Monday. They are worried about the lack of SD being proposed. Same worries that us teachers have.
xhomelezz wrote: » Don't worry, they gonna explain to you that schools in Ireland are immune to covid. And it's great idea to hunt all the kids and teachers in at the same time. What could go wrong in that scenario right.
road_high wrote: » Home school if you’re that bothered.
road_high wrote: » Well stay at home then, resign. Same for the “worried” parents. Home school if you’re that bothered.
Lillyfae wrote: » If parents are willing to homeschool they should be encouraging and supported in doing so. It could take a huge amount of pressure off the schools themselves.
wirelessdude01 wrote: » the school will be helping are in for a major wake-up. Now I'm aware that "home schooling' is a totally different animal.
Lillyfae wrote: » I never suggested that the school should help. I was referring to home schooling.
Highlighting the increase in cases in Europe, he said people must focus once again "on keeping our distance, washing our hands, wearing face coverings and continuing to make safe decisions that will protect ourselves, our friends, our families. No one is safe unless everyone is safe."
combat14 wrote: » sounds like asti are now insisting on masks for everyone in schools
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Think you'll find I made that distinction very clear.
Grandeeod wrote: » "Worried" parent here. My child is starting Secondary this year. 800 pupils in the school. I'm not a lock down merchant and I was all for reopening the country and our schools. However. I was also an advocate for doing this in accordance with the safety guidelines. These guidelines are repeated over and over. Even last night this is what the Acting CMO said, Shops are still limiting the amount of customers inside. I have to wear a mask on public transport and in retail settings. But the school reopening plan, says no masks required in school. All pupils back at the same time. An obvious issue that most schools cannot facilitate SD with a full compliment of pupils.No distancing on school buses despite our trains having seats marked out of use to promote SD. Its rightly being referred to as negligent. At Secondary level, the correct thing to do was alternate weeks for pupils and keep it under review. Homework given the week at home and checked on return to provide motivation. It halves the number on already stretched school transport and allows secondary schools to provide an environment that can deliver on SD throught the school. Can anyone here tell me why this wasn't looked at?
Lillyfae wrote: » You didn't- you responded to my post about home schooling by saying that the school shouldn't have to help, which had nothing to do with my post at all. Then you said that home schooling is a different thing- it's not a different thing to the homeschooling that I was referring to in my post that you quoted.
xhomelezz wrote: » Nice cheap bs reply. The poster you replied to suggested he would prefer to have kids coming in part time which actually makes sense. No overcrowding, SD possible, kids and teachers much safer. Makes sense right. And there's always some tool jumping in and saying the same nonsense as you did.
Will Yam wrote: » The poster said s/he wanted his/her kids to be in a safe environment. If you want safety, take no risks, stay at home as I said. This concept of absolute safety is utter nonsense. It doesn’t exist.
xhomelezz wrote: » Repeating nonsense won't make it truth. But suit yourself.
