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

This wouldn't happen here!

Big rush today prepping for a lockdown in our place. Pure madness. People have lost their minds. Actually collectively the world has lost its mind.

I was going to say no prep happening in our place, but students don't have lockers and teachers don't have their own rooms so we're mostly brininging our stuff in and out everyday anyway.

I'm still hoping schools won't close again.

Oh i don't think there's any chance of us closing early. Nor do I think we should. Maybe primary.

I was just thinking about prep or otherwise for after Christmas. Again, really really don't want to see school closures.

You realise that the money allocated is part of the minor works grant which is to be used for things like roof repairs?

I do. And that's where the problem lies. The goverment should have released specific funds under a strict procurment policy just for Heppa filters.

They're should be a minimum standard of air filter and procedure for installment. This needs to be done properly. Not some desk size air filter bought off Amazon for 30 euro and left on a teachers desk.

I honestly dont why peope keep peddling that point . For years mainly women ( also some men ) have worked around the school calendar . They could return to work because children were in school and contribute to the economy . Take out that workforce and the economy suffers .

My own mother and many others in the 60’s and 70’s were able to work part time during school hours which contribute to the household paid tax , which in turn improved housing , health and education .

Teachers also depend on the school calendar for their own children , do you think teachers consider their kids teachers as glorified babysitters ?

It shows a huge ignorance and stupidity when people refer to schools as a babysitting service.

Best not to respond.

It's to late to buy hepa filters that should have been done last summer or even sooner. My guess or fear is that primary schools will close on Wednesday for a month or two due to the new variant.

There will be a push to get under 12's vaccinated which going by how a lot of parents feel I think isn't going to go as well as the government hope for. They can't stick to a simple message so how to expect parents to trust them when they say the vaccine is safe for kids.

Who's telling them that, Mary on Facebook?

One of the main media outlets yesterday with a quote from Donnelly