Thread by @AlisonGeorge10

I’m particularly upset today that teaching & nursery staff haven’t been prioritised for vaccination.
I really don’t care what stats have been thrown at us claiming they’re not at ⬆️ risk of serious #COVID19 outcomes as a group.
They’ve been treated with utter contempt! 1/7

https://twitter.com/AlisonGeorge10/status/1363633894478782466

We expect them to teach & care for our children, our most precious family members.

And we expect them to do it WITHOUT #PPE in conditions most of us would run away from - crowded, poorly ventilated rooms, mixing w/ MULTIPLE households every day.
2/

Imagine expecting high rise window cleaners to work without safety ropes.
Imagine builders being told “sorry chaps, no hard hats or steel capped boots today”.
I’ll say again.... think #Chernobyl, the men sent on to the roof to kick the radioactive rubble off the reactor.
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NOT vaccinating them all as a priority was a PURELY POLITICAL DECISION.

The level of cruelty is quite astounding.
As a healthcare professional I am horrified.
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To any headteacher or nursery manager I’d say this ....

Open ALL the windows. Turn the heating up a notch & ask everyone to wear an extra layer.

Use ANY extra spaces & staff you have to spread the kids out as much as possible.
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Ignore #DfE advice against mask wearing for ALL staff & ALL but kids > 6yrs.

PLEASE JUST IGNORE IT! The kids will get used to them so quickly, I can assure you.
Staff could use microphones & clear masks to improve delivery.
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As someone who knows the fear of getting #COVID19 well, please just do the RIGHT THING to protect your staff 🙏🏻.

#COVIDisAirborne #MasksSaveLives #VentilationMatters #SafeSpacesToLearn #SafeEdForAll

@NEU @MaryBoustedNEU @neupresident @NAHTnews @HeadteacherNews @EYAlliance 7/7

..... typo.... remove BUT.... 😬