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Parents Ignore Requests To Not Send Children To School

Parents Ignore Requests To Not Send Children To School
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According to head teachers around the country, parents are ignoring the governments requests to not send their child to school unless it’s a last resort.

Mr G Barton the leader of the ASCL head teachers’ union, said: “Initial feedback indicates that parents have heeded calls to use the emergency provision in schools only in the event that they are key workers who have no option available to keep their children at home.”

All children in the UK have been advised to stay at home, whilst children of key workers, such as nurses, have been told they can still attend school if necessary.

Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, has spoken out and said that there should be virus testing for those who remain at school, because after all, children may not know they have the illness, and it would be very problematic if an infected child brought it home to a key worker or even a high risk person.

“This is no time for half-measures,” said Dr Bousted.

Those who are at home instead of school are expected to study online and measures are put in place to make sure they are doing that.

Who are “key workers”?

The full list includes:

“Frontline health workers such as doctors and nurses

Some teachers and social workers

Workers in key public services including those essential to the justice system, religious staff and public service journalists

Local and national government workers deemed crucial to delivering essential public services

Workers involved in food production processing, distribution, sale and delivery

Public safety workers including police, armed forces personnel, firefighters and prison staff

Essential air, water, road and rail transport workers

Utilities, communication and financial services staff, including postal workers and waste disposal workers.”

(Information on key workers provided by government/BBC).

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