MaliA wrote:
Having given it some thought, I wrote to my MP expressing concerns and doubts about the conditions in which schools might reopen given how poor the government has been of late. And asked if I were to be told off if BigOne didn't attend.
Given the reported state of things over there I'm not surprised you're taking this stance. Seems insane to me but all I have is the news and social media to judge it from.
They have given no date for schools here yet but have said year 2, 6, 10 and 12 will be back first and are planning to reopen prior to the summer holidays, and I do have confidence in them managing it once they make that decision. We stopped everything here (except key services) including construction, and I've seen all the additional management and protocols in place to allow the safe return of construction at the start of this month so I do think they are capable of thinking it through and taking all concerns into consideration before they open the schools. They have also said that no one has to go back to school if they're not happy with the level of risk.
We've only had something like 6 confirmed cases spread over 10 days - of course, it is the unconfirmed cases that are the issue. I can see our borders being shut for months yet - I'll be surprise if they're open to the public much before the end of the year. I am worried that with so few cases, and the possibility of eradicating it here, that people will get complacent and when it comes back, it'll be worse than the first wave.