Also involves every Pregnant teacher and Very High risk teacher/SNA being sent back in (even if they can't get a vaccination). Pregnant women can't even get the vaccination depending on where they are in their pregnancy. I'm in a large group of VHR including many immunosuppressed. Everyone has been recategorised to normal or high risk regardless of immunosuppression bar one person. And one was asked to verify they had their second vaccination before they were even due to get it.... No appeals have been successful yet.
I'm really hoping that there's decent uptake in second level for vaccinations and I have been very safe this year but controlling my risk isn't possible in school. I don't want to become one of the breakthrough infections.
It really bugs me that the DES, Unions etc are all working from home (badly in many cases-impossible to contact payroll for example) but for the VHR? Ummmmm we can't get subs so back you go
That’s great to know thanks . That will minimize disruption too for many people .
Unless you are displaying symptoms of course and then you must isolate and get tested.
Yes, I should have said that - asymptomatic people who have been vaccinated.
IMO Schools will open as planned. Unless there is a significant change with covid schools will open and rightly so. There is no reason to close them. By the time September comes along the majority of vaccine eligible adults will be fully vaccinated, then you will have a % of students above the age of 12 also vaccinated. I dont think we will see schools close again.
I do hope so.,,
Yeah, I agree. Schools won't close unless there is a major deterioration in the Covid situation in Ireland. Or we have a situation where we get a new variant for which the available Vaccines don't work or where kids are more vulnerable. Which hopefully won't happen. But based on the current situation, I can't see it happening.
No chance schools not reopening in September. It would take a large increase in deaths and 10,000 cases a day to keep schools shut. The link between serious illness and death seems to be broken.....for now. Could all change with the arrival of a super variant.
I strongly think that secondary schools should not reopen until all 12-15 year olds have had both vaccines.
Delta is dangerous and 1 dose is not enough to offer protection.
Delay secondary schools by 2 weeks or so. Not a big issue is the greater scheme of things.
0.25 admissions per 100k would mean 3 child admissions to hospital with covid here in Ireland. You want to delay reopening all schools for that?
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)
Surely a person terminally ill with cancer has grounds for medical leave anyway?
Is the department of education telling doctors what to do?
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 :(
Where did you read that the Dept have directed GP's to not sign off pregnancy related sick leave.
100% anecdotal
Ontario projecting a 70% covid attack rate in schools this fall.
Anyone else expecting a big Delta outbreak in unvaccinated primary schools in 2 weeks time?
Hoping that secondary schools due to continued hight vaccination uptake by 12 - 18 year old can have a positive effect on less transmission in schools.
I think the challenge will be with primary level though. I can see things getting bad there.
I've read that and can only find a guy claiming stuff on Twitter.
Is there a link in there to Ontario Dept of Health/Education making the 70% statement that I've missed?
How do they know it's the Delta or any other variant if there is no test for it? I want to tell my friend who has a school age child about this but I don't want to spread disinformation and fake news.
I can’t understand this either
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.
Scotland have had an 80 % increase in cases, 1 week after schools opened
Shows what's on the way here?
Schools just started to go back on monday. The delta variant must be incredibly serious if it can ramp up cases in anticipation of more contacts
Hello everybody, Some of you may remember me back earlier this year when I was in the midst of the Leaving Certificate. It certainly was a stressful time for me and other LC students, but I'm happy to announce I pulled through the tasks and am now comfortably enjoying the "longer" summer break with school behind me.
As for my exams, they all went well. I was happy with the efforts put into them, on top of the class tests we did and my projects. I came out of each exam with a sense of relief anyway. I'm mainly just glad it's over.
Now we await for the results on September 3rd. I pray I get my course, but I was lucky enough to get DARE in June.
I'd like to thank all the people that helped and supported me, liked my rants and expressive thoughts on issues I found with COVID inside school, or issues with online work due to lockdowns. Thank you all for the support! 😁💜
-TTLF
great to hear, hope you get the results and course that you want :)
Just after hearing that covid sick leave is no longer a thing in schools, it's reverting to regular sick leave. Which means people with covid symptoms are just going to go to work in classrooms as opposed to paying for a sick cert and using limited sick leave. Madness.
Enhanced illness benefit for Covid 19 is still in place for all workers in all sectors
That’s 100% not the case
Its exactly the same as last year. In fact there is even an extension on the max 28day if required .
There was a circular released last week with all the information for teachers /SNAs
https://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0042-2021.pdf
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.
Haven't been really on here in a few weeks.
Has anything changed in relation to Covid measures in Schools since last Academic year ?
Both of our Kids (12-15) got their 1st dose of Pfizer this week with both schools (Primary and Secondary) opening next week.
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