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elisheva25
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 9:01 am
Soo sorry the world has gone mad !!
What does a lockdown in England mean ?
Do your kids have school ?
I feel like that’s what makes it or breaks it
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amother
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 4:51 pm
| amother [ Chocolate ] wrote: | | im not from GB Can you elaborate on this? What does it mean vulnerable kids have school and others don’t’? |
The government has said all children of key workers and vulnerable children can continue going to school. This is accompanied by a list of key workers and also a list of what is considered a vulnerable child. One of the things on that list is not having adequate quiet space or devices to study at home. Seeing as many frum families have enough children to warrant their home not having enough space for each child to have a quiet area, and also many are not using devices for remote learning, the schools have been very lenient and allowing all children to return.
Unfortunately for me the schools my children attend are not taking that view, and only truly vulnerable and children where both parents are critical key workers are being allowed to school. The rest are either learning on zoom, or on the phone, depending which school.
Which in my case means that every morning my husband and I have to leave to work, since our work is key to our paying bills, rent, and food, and leaving a bunch of children ages 14 and under to 'school' themselves.
If that isn't insanity I don't know what is.
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notshanarishona
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 5:47 pm
| amother [ Wine ] wrote: | The government has said all children of key workers and vulnerable children can continue going to school. This is accompanied by a list of key workers and also a list of what is considered a vulnerable child. One of the things on that list is not having adequate quiet space or devices to study at home. Seeing as many frum families have enough children to warrant their home not having enough space for each child to have a quiet area, and also many are not using devices for remote learning, the schools have been very lenient and allowing all children to return.
Unfortunately for me the schools my children attend are not taking that view, and only truly vulnerable and children where both parents are critical key workers are being allowed to school. The rest are either learning on zoom, or on the phone, depending which school.
Which in my case means that every morning my husband and I have to leave to work, since our work is key to our paying bills, rent, and food, and leaving a bunch of children ages 14 and under to 'school' themselves.
If that isn't insanity I don't know what is. |
Please don't leave your kids home all day without adult supervision. A 14 year old is not old enough to babysit for a full day. Is their any type of pandemic unemployment like in US?
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amother
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 6:23 pm
| notshanarishona wrote: | | Please don't leave your kids home all day without adult supervision. A 14 year old is not old enough to babysit for a full day. Is their any type of pandemic unemployment like in US? |
I appreciate your concern (not being sarcastic)
There was a furlough scheme back in March which we utilised. I dont know if it is still ongoing but at this point neither our places of work would deal with that anyway, its back to business. Everyone is continuing with regular life, its impossible otherwise.
Bh I dont work full time, and dh works close enough to home he can check in every couple of hours. Before I leave I set them up with things to do and everything they'll need, and the oldest 2 alternate watching the younger ones.
But I know it's not ideal, it's only been a couple of days now, its likely this wont be a long term solution. The problem is I really don't know what the solution is. No family I can ask since they are all working, even if I found someone able to babysit, I can't afford it, and I can't exactly ask friends, they are all in the same situation.
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amother
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 6:32 pm
| amother [ Slategray ] wrote: | Kids are home and it’s freezing cold outside.
Not all that much fun doing this all over again and even harder because of the weather. We were so fortunate last time- it was a most glorious summer.
But when there was 830 deaths and 60,000+ positive cases today, I understand why they have to take this approach.
PG they will reach their target of 13million vaccines given by February half term and we can send the kids back to school. That includes the NHS workers, all those in care homes and their carers, anyone over 70 and one more group of vulnerable people but I can’t remember what it is!
They have 6 weeks to do that- let’s see if they manage to pull the stops out and get it done. |
I wish one of the groups would be teachers so that schools can open!
I do understand that the situation isnt good, and in some ways it really is terrifying. But we have been told over and over that primary school children are not spreading the virus, and school is perfectly safe. Then overnight they are all shut. So which is it?
All of my children has had their class or classmates or teachers in quarantine at some point over the last few months. In none of those cases did the original person catch the virus in school, nor did it spread to anyone else in the class.
Obviously that's just anecdotal, but it does make this situation more frustrating to me.
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amother
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 6:49 pm
| amother [ Wine ] wrote: | I appreciate your concern (not being sarcastic)
There was a furlough scheme back in March which we utilised. I dont know if it is still ongoing but at this point neither our places of work would deal with that anyway, its back to business. Everyone is continuing with regular life, its impossible otherwise.
Bh I dont work full time, and dh works close enough to home he can check in every couple of hours. Before I leave I set them up with things to do and everything they'll need, and the oldest 2 alternate watching the younger ones.
But I know it's not ideal, it's only been a couple of days now, its likely this wont be a long term solution. The problem is I really don't know what the solution is. No family I can ask since they are all working, even if I found someone able to babysit, I can't afford it, and I can't exactly ask friends, they are all in the same situation. |
That's so hard! Furlough is definitely still on until March but I think only for closed businesses, or severely effected ones. I'm so sorry that you need to leave your kids. Do the school know that they're on their own all day? Maybe they can make an exception for them.
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Tue, Jan 05 2021, 6:49 pm
| amother [ Wine ] wrote: | The government has said all children of key workers and vulnerable children can continue going to school. This is accompanied by a list of key workers and also a list of what is considered a vulnerable child. One of the things on that list is not having adequate quiet space or devices to study at home. Seeing as many frum families have enough children to warrant their home not having enough space for each child to have a quiet area, and also many are not using devices for remote learning, the schools have been very lenient and allowing all children to return.
Unfortunately for me the schools my children attend are not taking that view, and only truly vulnerable and children where both parents are critical key workers are being allowed to school. The rest are either learning on zoom, or on the phone, depending which school.
Which in my case means that every morning my husband and I have to leave to work, since our work is key to our paying bills, rent, and food, and leaving a bunch of children ages 14 and under to 'school' themselves.
If that isn't insanity I don't know what is. |
Awww thats so crazy!!
Its so unfair for you.
Im waiting to hear till tomo too...
Furlough should be happenign again, even if you didnt get last time.
Can I ask where you live?
Im in Mcr and wondering which schools will do that here..
Where I live most of the schools are sooo lenient, I wish my kids school was.
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