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Saint Snow
15 March 2020 21:39:25


 


This day and age jobs will be safe, time off for dependants and in this current climate no one would argue or could argue 


Originally Posted by: Gooner 


 


Bollocks.


Some employers might wait till this has blown over before getting their revenge (others won't even wait), but if you think if employees tell their employer that they need to take the next month or two off to look after their kids because the schools have closed and the grandparents are self-isolating, then you have lived a sheltered life.


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Ally Pally Snowman
15 March 2020 21:41:16


 


Because they will be off for months


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


 


So be it, if it saves lives and eases the strain for the NHS which it would.


This situation is going to go on for 18 months - 2 years until we get a vaccine.   The first wave will peak but it won't fully go away and then a second and probably third peak will happen. Home schooling for the foreseeable is the only way.


 


 

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xioni2
15 March 2020 21:42:16

I just cannot imagine what this country will look like in a month's time, it really is a scary outlook. 

NickR
15 March 2020 21:42:45


 


We can’t stop it from spreading now, we would have needed to completely lockdown and close borders 2 weeks ago. We can try and slow the spread by social distancing but we can’t stop it. 


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


Look at how many cases South Korea had when they brought in their measures and stopped it.

Nick
Durham
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Bolty
15 March 2020 21:43:14


 


Home projects - shorten the summer holidays - get rid of the October half term , do the same next year if needs be 


 


Originally Posted by: Gooner 


Agree. If schools need to close for a significant period of time then the lost time needs to be repaid, at least partially. I'd say get rid of the May half term (if the outbreak is drying up by then) and knock three weeks off the summer holidays. At least it would also allow parents to catch back up on their savings somewhat.


I'd also say that schools need to put compulsory work online for kids to finish and email back in by the end of the week etc. If it's not completed then it should be treated as if they had gone truant.

Scott
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speckledjim
15 March 2020 21:43:29


 


 


So be it, if it saves lives and eases the strain for the NHS which it would.


This situation is going to go on for 18 months - 2 years until we get a vaccine.   The first wave will peak but it won't fully go away and then a second and probably third peak will happen. Home schooling for the foreseeable is the only way.


 


 


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


Do you have school age children?

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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NickR
15 March 2020 21:44:17


 


Because they will be off for months


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


They will be anyway. Everyone knows this. What the hell difference does 2 more weeks make?

Nick
Durham
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speckledjim
15 March 2020 21:44:32
Interesting programme now on bbc news all about the lockdown in Wuhan
Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Gooner
15 March 2020 21:44:44


 


 


Bollocks.


Some employers might wait till this has blown over before getting their revenge (others won't even wait), but if you think if employees tell their employer that they need to take the next month or two off to look after their kids because the schools have closed and the grandparents are self-isolating, then you have lived a sheltered life.


Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Employers breaking the employment law is a different issue , I have dealt with HR for the last 10 years , things can be worked around , change of shifts , speaking with friends to help , its a give and take Saint , the employer and employee have to work together with it .

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
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Ally Pally Snowman
15 March 2020 21:46:00


 


Do you have school age children?


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


 


Yes two boys 6 and 4. This is going to turn all our lives completely upside down. 


 

Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
doctormog
15 March 2020 21:46:22


 


Agree. If schools need to close for a significant period of time then the lost time needs to be repaid, at least partially. I'd say get rid of the May half term (if the outbreak is drying up by then) and knock three weeks off the summer holidays. At least it would also allow parents to catch back up on their savings somewhat.


I'd also say that schools need to put compulsory work online for kids to finish and email back in by the end of the week etc. If it's not completed then it should be treated as if they had gone truant.


Originally Posted by: Bolty 


So you will penalise children who are unable to complete work online? If only it were as simple as that.

Aberdeen
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Gooner
15 March 2020 21:46:38


 


Agree. If schools need to close for a significant period of time then the lost time needs to be repaid, at least partially. I'd say get rid of the May half term (if the outbreak is drying up by then) and knock three weeks off the summer holidays. At least it would also allow parents to catch back up on their savings somewhat.


I'd also say that schools need to put compulsory work online for kids to finish and email back in by the end of the week etc. If it's not completed then it should be treated as if they had gone truant.


Originally Posted by: Bolty 


Compulsory projects are already being set up for Ethan ( my eldest ) , its doable for sure 

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Gavin D
15 March 2020 21:48:15
New York City public schools are closing from tomorrow with the first attempt to reopen them on Monday 20th April
Gooner
15 March 2020 21:49:07


 


 


Yes two boys 6 and 4. This is going to turn all our lives completely upside down. 


 


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


I have a boy and 2 girls 13,11 and 10 so my suggestion of closing schools isn't one that will benefit me, it will need planning and its not an easy option for me but I think it needs doing 

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Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


Brian Gaze
15 March 2020 21:49:26


 School children have mild symptoms if any, but closing schools would be incredibly disruptive. Likewise, I see no point in closing pubs or restaurants, provided strict hygiene measures are in force and any staff with symptoms self isolate.


Originally Posted by: Maunder Minimum 


I don't think that is true. The stats I've seen suggest a death rate of 0.2% for teenagers.

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speckledjim
15 March 2020 21:49:41


 


 


Yes two boys 6 and 4. This is going to turn all our lives completely upside down. 


 


Originally Posted by: Ally Pally Snowman 


so who is going to home school kids for months on end if both parents work? By the way I don’t have this issue as I don’t work so if my kids are home for months on end then so be it. I just don’t see how we can close schools for such a long time when you have kids doing gcse and a levels. 

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Gooner
15 March 2020 21:50:40


 


So you will penalise children who are unable to complete work online? If only it were as simple as that.


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


eh?


Doesn't have to be paperless 


A4 bit of paper and pen normally helps Doc , there are ways around everything 

Remember anything after T120 is really Just For Fun



Marcus
Banbury
North Oxfordshire
378 feet A S L


xioni2
15 March 2020 21:50:41

New York City public schools are closing from tomorrow with the first attempt to reopen them on Monday 20th April

Originally Posted by: Gavin D 


I am not talking about this measure, but one thing that could (and probably will) save lives in the US is that it's a proper federal system, there are certain things that States can do by themselves.


 

Polar Low
15 March 2020 21:51:52

 Old fashioned methods often the best 



 


eh?


Doesn't have to be paperless 


A4 bit of paper and pen normally helps Doc , there are ways around everything 


Originally Posted by: Gooner 

Brian Gaze
15 March 2020 21:51:52


 


Why have they abandoned population testing and contact tracing to identify and seclude clusters of infections? They recommend only testing cases in hospital. Won’t this strategy ensure that the spread of the virus is intense and will cause more infections and more deaths in the near term?


Originally Posted by: xioni2 


Sadly I think the answer is they don't have the capacity or competence to carry it out at the level now needed.

Brian Gaze
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Heavy Weather 2013
15 March 2020 21:51:53

For the last two nights there have been massive stereophonic concerts indoors. If you’ve been to a gig you’ll know how hot sweaty and drunk you can get.

That’s thousands of young(ish) people either catching and or spreading, then mingling with family today tomorrow.

This is all beyond reckless now.


If we do not see Boris tomorrow address the nation after what has been a frankly worrying and disturbing weekend it’s a disgrace.

Mark
Beckton, E London
Less than 500m from the end of London City Airport runway.
Ally Pally Snowman
15 March 2020 21:53:24


 


so who is going to home school kids for months on end if both parents work? By the way I don’t have this issue as I don’t work so if my kids are home for months on end then so be it. I just don’t see how we can close schools for such a long time when you have kids doing gcse and a levels. 


Originally Posted by: speckledjim 


 


My wife is a Primary School teacher and she is preparing home packs for her children this week for a presumed closure soon. That's a start, it certainly not a good or an easy solution but if it saves lives I don't think we have a choice. 

Bishop's Stortford 85m ASL.
Brian Gaze
15 March 2020 21:53:46


 


They will be anyway. Everyone knows this. What the hell difference does 2 more weeks make?


Originally Posted by: NickR 


I was wondering that earlier.

Brian Gaze
Berkhamsted
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xioni2
15 March 2020 21:54:57


 Sadly I think the answer is they don't have the capacity or competence to carry it out at the level now needed.


Originally Posted by: Brian Gaze 


I think we are heading for a catastrophe now.


 

speckledjim
15 March 2020 21:55:55


 


Look at how many cases South Korea had when they brought in their measures and stopped it.


Originally Posted by: NickR 


But they haven’t stopped it, they have slowed the spread. They have 159 cases per 1m pop, the UK currently has 21.

Thorner, West Yorkshire


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