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planetgeli said:
Yep. And our 'rolling year' is an academic year, i.e September to September. There's no way anyone is rolling into sickness trouble 2 weeks into September. 10 days or 3 periods of absence is the rule.

But it is all about keeping schools open. With the situation I've explained today, and even though my management are bending over backwards this evening for me, the briefing manager said when explaining the situation that there will be no self-isolation for the whole school that has been in close contact with her or the kids she's had contact with until/if she comes back with a positive result. My situation is being treated differently because a) I have underlying conditions and b) because they are scared of me because I'm not afraid to speak my mind.

I won't be going back for a few days. Everyone else will. And, as Pingety Pong says, this does not make logical sense, only economic and political sense with the decision schools must stay open at all costs.
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I hope you and your partner stay well
 
I’m not sure if this has already been posted, but it’s worth emphasising.

covid.joinzoe.com

Back to school: the real symptoms to look out for in children

A new study from the COVID Symptom Study app,over half (52%) of children school aged children (those under the age of 18) who tested positive for COVID don’t log any ‘adult’ classic symptoms (cough, fever, anosmia) in the week before and after the test.
covid.joinzoe.com covid.joinzoe.com
According to research from the COVID Symptom Study app over half (52%) of children school aged children (those under the age of 18) who tested positive for COVID don’t log any ‘adult’ classic symptoms (cough, fever, anosmia) in the week before and after the test. In addition, a third (33%) of children who tested positive for COVID never logged any of the 20 symptoms listed in the App suggesting many children are asymptomatic.
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The research highlighted that children display a different range of symptoms compared to the overall adult population. The top five symptoms in school aged children who test positive for COVID are; fatigue (55%) headache (53%), fever (49%), sore throat (38%) and loss of appetite (35%). This was different compared to the App’s data on adults; fatigue (87%), headache (72%), loss of smell (60%), persistent cough (54%) and sore throat (49%). In addition to this, research from the app has also found that one in six (15%) children who test positive for COVID also present with an unusual skin rash.
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zahir said:
I’m not sure if this has already been posted, but it’s worth emphasising.

covid.joinzoe.com

Back to school: the real symptoms to look out for in children

A new study from the COVID Symptom Study app,over half (52%) of children school aged children (those under the age of 18) who tested positive for COVID don’t log any ‘adult’ classic symptoms (cough, fever, anosmia) in the week before and after the test.
covid.joinzoe.com covid.joinzoe.com
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Sore throat and fatigue you say? Think i might have had it then, had a really irritating and persistent sore throat in march
 
Meanwhile in New York City there seems to be a bit more room for reality to influence plans.

www.pbs.org

New York City again delays in-person learning for most students

New York City has again delayed the start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system.
www.pbs.org www.pbs.org

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has again delayed the start of in-person learning for most of the more than 1 million students in its public school system.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that most elementary school students would do remote-only learning until Sept. 29. Middle and high schools would stay remote through Oct. 1.
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The delay came just days before students across the nation’s largest school district were set to resume in-person instruction Monday. Now, only pre-kindergarten students and some other special education students will be going back into physical classrooms next week.

De Blasio and union leaders said the city needed more time to prepare for students to return to school buildings.
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chilango said:
Off sick or pulled out by worried parents?
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I don't know - two nursery classes are out so some will be siblings, I know a couple of children have symptoms/siblings with symptoms and one child whose mum is a self-isolating staff member. No idea about the rest but I guess lots with coughs and temperatures unable to get tests.
 
We have only Y7 and half of Y10 in school tomorrow (due to year groups/bubbles self isolating) I think the likelihood of any children at all being able to attend school on Monday is fairly minimal.

We have only one case among staff though. I don't know what to make of that tbh.
 
clicker said:
I appreciate they must be busy, but they need to update those letters they're sending out . The list of symptoms people need to look for have now increased, especially when it comes to children.

He even puts down the child in question had an upset stomach and nausea , which we have actually been told is a symptom ; yet he states having that symptom made them quite shocked at the positive test??

It's worrying that a school found that shocking.
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He says clearly that parents should watch out for their children having stomach upset and nausea as possibly being covid.
 
My lad's Success Coach did an online session with his class yesterday, she was coughing and hacking throughout and is self-isolating. He hasn't seen her in person for two weeks. Mild flash of panic before I heard that for me. I can't keep having this, I mean I dry retch every morning before a sort of resignedness settles on me and I go to work.

Yesterday I did lunch duty 11-1, the first one since masks in all communal areas became mandatory. Because of where I was standing I ended up both directing students to their curriculum "zones* allotted to them in the refectory but far more than that I was challenging students walking in the front door of college and in the open corridor parallel to the refectory area.

So many students and even one or two staff needed reminding to put their masks on upon entry to the college. So many students had them in their hands and clearly only masked up as I happened to be there. So many students didn't mask up to move between the refectory area and the main doors "I'm off outside!" was called over many shoulders (it's probably fewer than ten yards but still.)

The worst of all imo are many, many students and a group of senior management who came in the front doors maskless and walked 10, 20 or more yards fiddling with masks but not having them on properly, and in the process passing many others presumably not in their bubble.

Was a very stressful couple of hours even though I made sure I thanked students wearing masks properly and complimenting them for unusual or stylish ones. It's like I had a live crash course in how viruses spread in educational establishments.
 
Just received a text saying staff member has proved negative. So, hooray. But sorry to say I expected this and atm am of the opinion she was bullshitting all along and I look forward to her explanation of why she came to school for 3 days with knowing Covid symptoms forcing me to isolate from my partner in a small house, no sleeping together and wiping down every single item I've touched for over 48 hours.

However, also in the text was info another staff member has gone for a test and I'm not to return until that is negative too.
 
There has been this change
schoolsweek.co.uk

DfE revamps covid reporting system after school delays

The government has set up a national helpline for schools to report positive coronavirus cases following some being left in "limbo" waiting three days to get official health advice. A Schools Week investigation revealed yesterday how schools were waiting days for advice from local health...
schoolsweek.co.uk schoolsweek.co.uk

But that doesn't necessarily mean they're keeping count. :hmm:
 
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