Thread by @AlisonGeorge10

I’m sorry @halfon4harlowMP, but this is outdated & untrue!
Dr Harries: “It is very much a closed community.”
You’re expecting us to believe that #schools are CLOSED COMMUNITIES?!
YEAR BUBBLES + staff & families
To describe them as CLOSED COMMUNITIES is complete fantasy! 1/ 7

https://twitter.com/halfon4harlowmp/status/1353405172530163714

I don’t know what the reasons are for REFUSING to accept that educational/ early years staff aren’t at INCREASED RISK, but this is also NOT TRUE! As a healthcare professional I find it deeply disturbing that #DfE aren’t prepared to make simple changes to protect so many lives.2/

#COVID19 is a serious multi-system disease.
Even those with mild symptoms can develop #LongCovid & a significant number of those discharged from hospital die in the next few months. Young, fit ppl are suffering & dying.
And #KidsGetLongCovid too! 3/

Any plan to open schools FULLY soon without putting in the BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES TO MITIGATE FOR #coronavirus , will lead to many more deaths, more morbidity & ⬆️economic devastation.
Early years settings MUST CLOSE to all but vulnerable & key worker children. 4/

I urge you not to listen to the #antilockdown #UsForThem types.
They appear not to care how many staff/families are collateral damage, as long as kids go to school.
We’re in a perilous situation, we need more restrictions not less.
#MasksInClassrooms #VentilationMatters 5/

#blendedlearning w/ laptop use to reduce class sizes till other measures are in place.
So many lives depend on a plan to #MakeSchoolsSafe!
Please don’t turn a blind eye @halfon4harlowMP. @educationgovuk @GavinWilliamson @NickGibbUK @EYAlliance @NEUnion @MaryBoustedNEU @tes 6/

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Typo... ARE AT INCREASED RISk...sorry!