Madness to think we can keep going in my opinion. This virus is far from beaten. Schools open & poorer weather are going to have a major effect on the ability to control outbreaks.
Juvenile mentors must be drove demented at this stage! We are going to see outbreaks in schools- there are little more then a handful of secondary schools in the county. The knock on is obvious.
Again, I hope I am wrong!
It’s interesting that many follow government guidance on everything yet disagree on schools. There is a risk that return to schools will increase the spread of the virus , but how long can we keep children away from education and socialisation. What about those vulnerable children who at least get some respite and monitoring by professionals in schools?
Full Home schooling will preferentially affect “poorer” children , and poverty will increase as the result of virus restrictions.
We must invest heavily in ensuring as safe an environment as possible for pupils and staff, and monitor it closely, but I genuinely think that we have to try to get schools open urgently for education and social reasons. The loss of a year’s school for a whole generation seems to be a much bigger risk to society than the direct effects of Covid 19.