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

I’m just looking for opinions here, do people think school will return in September?

I really want schools to be open but I suspect they won’t. It going to be devastating for the children I’d they don’t.

With the increase in children testing positive currently and the fact that some fully vaccinated people are testing positive, also schools are not being equipped with any ventilation measures to increase safety.

I want my kids in school, I don’t want them learning at home. It’s a disaster for their social development.

https://www.education.ie/en/Education-Staff/Services/Breaks-Leave/coronavirus-covid19/Information-Note-TC-0025-2021.pdf

That’s the HSE job . They tried to push it back on schools towards the end o flats year when they were “overwhelmed “ though . But it’s their job.

are you sure about not having to restrict movements etc by the way

I know that’s the case in the UK but not sure it is here

Unless you are displaying symptoms of course and then you must isolate and get tested.

the bigger issue with the reopening of schools is that pregnant women are being sent back into classrooms whether they are vaccinated or not, the department have also directed GP's to not sign pregnant women off on pregnancy related sick leave in order to get them back in hell or highwater. Of course they have readjusted the risk categories all around, medmark have also told people suffering with cancer to return to work within the classrooms (ive heard of one terminal case who was classed as high risk and is expected back)

Week it turns out the vast majority of close contacts will have to restrict movements after all because

“However, if you develop symptoms of COVID-19 or you are a close contact of a variant of concern, you need to self-isolateand get tested for COVID-19.”

Delta is a variant of concern. Most cases are now Delta. It’s all so needlessly confusing

Lots of disruption ahead after all :(

100% anecdotal

If one has a model saying things one generally links to that model. This does look very made up and others do challenge the claims in that thread.

great to hear, hope you get the results and course that you want :)

having reread the circular I believe you guys are right, I was going on what my union members and colleagues where telling me but having read that it seems fairly clear cut the special leave is still in place for covid testing/isolation.

I’m very worried. Four year old twins. One is starting primary and the other is 50:50 mainstream and special preschools. He has a condition and some of his classmates would be very vulnerable so he didn’t have access to a full timetable for over four months past year. I hope that doesn’t happen again and I don’t want him to get covid either.

Thank you. Yeah it’s a nervy start to school year for a lot of us.

My boy in preschool has had a few episodes of croup also. Frightening stuff. And we couldn’t go to hospital without covid tests unless he was really bad. Husband had to take him outside in cold air to get it to settle. I wonder if he’d be more susceptible to covid if airways get inflamed like that. I don’t know.

Where are all the ‘close the schools ‘ crowd this year?. Or “I can’t go to get my hair cut but they say schools are safe. “. They’re gone very quiet.