I have to admit that I am not in the slightest bit upset about Hawklad avoiding a return to the classroom this week. He is not ready. As new covid cases average 200,000 a day. That’s a number that doesn’t include the large number of people getting reinfected, it’s also at a time when many with symptoms can’t get tested. The worry is schools have been closed for 2 weeks, what happens when the variant hits the classroom. Without schools, today in England 157 children were hospitalised with Covid.
Apparently schools are safe and the Government has done everything to protect the children and those who work in them. Reluctantly they have reintroduced masks. Pupils will be tested twice a week if schools can get hold of the test kits. And with a big fanfare it’s been announced that 7000 ventilation units will be finally purchased for schools.
UK classrooms are frequently cramped and poorly designed. We also have some of the largest class sizes across Europe.
One problem with that announcement is that there are over 32000 schools in the UK. Let’s say each school has 10 classrooms, Hawklad’s school has well over 50. So which of those 300000 plus classrooms will get the 7000 ventilation units. That’s a lot of cramped, over crowded classrooms left with inadequate air quality levels. Good indoor ventilation is seen as a key defence against an airborne virus. As one headteacher pointed out, the Government could have put in a ventilation unit into EVERY classroom for half the cost of the new Royal Yacht, which the Government is buying. The Yacht is seen as an essential purchase. Our children clearly aren’t……
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Wow! Thank you for enlightening me about the Royal Yacht. Covid has to be a top priority over everything else. I wouldn’t wish what I have on anyone, and I have had my triple jabs.
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Sorry to hear you are infected, Susie. Take good care of yourself.
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I am doing nothing at all.
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Not even homemade chicken soup? Homemade chicken soup cures everything, except the poor chicken…
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It’s staggering what things are seen as a priority.
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They found 1 million out of date Covid tests in a warehouse, and we can’t get appointments for lack of them!!!
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A Royal Yacht? Wow…. 😐 That’s necessary……..
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Apparently it is.
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How many children or grandchildren of BoJo’s fellow party members are currently in the school system. How many of his friend’s have school-age chidren or grandchildren? Those classrooms will be the first recipients. The leftovers, if there are any, will go to schools with large BoJo voting populations. Your question was rhetorical, wasn’t it?
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They are in the private, £30000 a term school system.
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That’s brutal when you consider money could be better spent. We are facing the same nonsense on this side of the ocean.
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It really is
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The statistics and classroom situations you share are so troubling and a solid argument about a Royal Yacht, a new one at that. Misguided priorities! Stay healthy and safe.
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Thank you, you as well
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The priorities are maddening indeed!
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It’s just madness, surely the children come first .
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We’re losing our mind and sanity with a return to virtual schooling this week and your comment/post really resonates in particular. Just sheer sheer madness.
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What a dumb government you have Gary.
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Dumb isn’t that start of it.
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I know, I was trying to use better language! Many words pop into my mind
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Here too children have suffered. Even now in many places , schools are still online. Take care.
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Thank you, you as well.
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It’s everywhere here. Today a doctor told me it’s hopeless and we’re all gonna get it 😦
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Wow. You kinda feel like getting behind the sofa and just staying there.
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Governments globally seems to be failing/disappointing. More and more things just don’t make any sense all. Truly crazy times we live in. Sending love-&-light.
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Over a decade of austerity has really come home to roost during this pandemic.
Ventilation in schools should have been a priority from the beginning instead we got “open the windows”.
Don’t get me started on the yacht…
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It has. I was looking at how many beds have been cut here. It’s scary.
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Doesn’t it seem that they would need to ventilate an entire school for it to truly be effective?
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Everything is so disgusting these days. But we must stay positive, right?
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We have to
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They’ve had a couple of years to make schools safe. Same problem here in Canada.
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It’s as if they want the kids to catch it.
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Or don’t care.
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It’s hard to believe that they are STILL this dumb after two years of the mean thing.
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damn*
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And what have we learned in the last two years? Oh my…priorities are screwed up. I’m so sorry. It’s not good over here so we’ll hang on to hope and stick together in prayers and practicality. ❣️🙏🏻
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