Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Connor]

 

[summerisle]

 

[larrygobfiend]

honestly can’t be arsed with “celebs” and their crappy attention seeking antics during this time. They’ll be the first to get the vaccine when it’s developed too. Nobheads

 

[Seanjd]

It’s a disgrace that we have been bounced into. I’ve no problem with closing senior schools where the kids can look after themselves but closing primary schools is just shooting ourselves in the foot.....

It’s a really difficult situation. I think, on balance, closing but remaining open to children of essential workers and vulnerable (if they could define vulnerability properly) children is best. I would be very worried and would have felt vulnerable myself sharing a building with 700+ other people during the depths of a pandemic while the rest of the country are encouraged to socially distance and work from home.

 

[peteblue]

It’s a really difficult situation. I think, on balance, closing but remaining open to children of essential workers and vulnerable (if they could define vulnerability properly) children is best. I would be very worried and would have felt vulnerable myself sharing a building with 700+ other people during the depths of a pandemic while the rest of the country are encouraged to socially distance and work from home.

there are 50 kids in our primary school...and it will cause chaos.....

 

[Sir]

Dear GOT,

I am not a regular poster in here but I do read posts from time to time and know that someone out there can help me with my dilemma.
I work in a school in central London. Today we had the ‘interview’. Some of us were told, others asked, to go onto the rota for opening the school indefinitely (not even time off for Easter) to the children of key workers and vulnerable children.
I will be at work 3 days a week and then teaching online the other two days. A 10 mile round journey walk to boot!.

What is the dilemma I hear you ask?

It guess I’d like to hear a few opinions on the matter. What does the rest of the world know that we don’t?

I understand this is an unfamiliar world to us all and it will be difficult for all. But who wants to be the first into battle with an invisible enemy??


Any sincere opinions will be greatly appreciated.

yours sincerely

Sir

 

[Minimeister]

It was always the game changer for many in all this. We could have, like many others, muddled along through this and obeyed the advice etc. But this is the one I was dreading.

It's changed today so that people are entitled to 14 days carers leave instead of the usual week. I know it mightn't solve your issues mate but might give you a bit longer to sort alternatives.

 

[Seanjd]

there are 50 kids in our primary school...and it will cause chaos.....

The closures mean something different to each primary. When we open on Monday, we will have around double what your primary has in total.

 

[peteblue]

Of course they did. Put whoever did it up against a wall and shoot them.....

 

[ilikecheese]

Fox News and the President are dangers to America.

 

[Sir]

Oops maybe I should have read the thread before I posted.

Sir

 

[peteblue]

The closures mean something different to each primary. When we open on Monday, we will have around double what your primary has in total.

Yep, and ours will have about 10 max and 40 others having a holiday and playing with each other...bloody stupid

 

[davmaher]

Anyone got a Death Star?

I had one years ago, but it blew up. Apparently there was a design fault with the thermal exhaust port. The bloke in the dealers obviously didn't mention it when I bought it. I hardly got to use it either. Lesson learnt.

 

[COYBL25]

Still not convinced in closing schools. On balance, I still think its counterproductive.

My eldest lads school shut due to there not being enough teachers in.

My youngest lads school had teachers and teaching assistants helping out in the kitchen and cleaning the class rooms after school due to staff shortages.

I’d imagine that was a similar case right across the country.

 

[COYBL25]

Classy.