You may remember that on the 6th of August we wrote to a number of politicians who have responsibilities that include education.
Here’s our original letter;
Well today, a full month later, we have had ONE reply.

This one is from the DfE.

We’ll post each page of the response in the comments below, let us know what YOU think about this response.

Page 1 - mentions disruption but not unnecessary infections due to lack of mitigations
Page 2 - attendance mandatory, doesn’t mention the HT discretion that @NickGibbUK confirmed to @publiclawcentre last year
Page 3 - Masks - please note ‘decision followed the latest scientific evidence’
@trishgreenhalgh @Zubhaque @dgurdasani1 would you agree?
Page 4 - perhaps of particular interest to @LongCovidKids
Page 5 - perhaps of particular interest to @mishwoz @hazardscampaign @grahamja51 @amhobbs3

Point 4 may be of interest to SAGE & @IndependentSage members ‘responded to latest scientific advice and guidance’ really? @allthecitizens
Page 6 - @DrEricDing see U.K. advice regarding lunch times at school! Surface cleaning! It’s okay to mix hundreds of unmasked, unvaccinated students together in dining halls apparently!
Page 7 - does anyone else struggle to believe that the @educationgovuk has a shared goal with @SafeEdForAll_uk? The DfE don’t seem to want to STOP UNNECESSARILY AND KNOWINGLY EXPOSING CHILDREN, SCHOOL STAFF & THEIR FAMILIES TO INCREASED RISK OF INFECTION - THAT’S OUR GOAL
Our conclusion from the @educationgovuk response to our letter 👇
This is following the science 👇

Can any science teachers volunteer to explain to @educationgovuk @GavinWilliamson @NickGibbUK @halfon4harlowMP that #COVIDisAirborne?

Unsure if they have the academic aptitude to grasp any complex explanations, so keep your lesson plan simple.

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More from @SafeEdForAll_UK

11 Sep
TIME TO TACKLE BRITISH EXCEPTIONALIST AND ABHORRENT ABLEIST RHETORIC

Increasingly it seems @educationgovuk , some paediatric professionals, some school leaders, most media journalists and even some parents spout the line that it’s okay for children to be infected because…
1. “Children mostly have a mild infection”

OR

2. “Very few children die”

OR

3. “Children who don’t return to pre-infection health swiftly have underlying conditions “
1. Hospital admissions with numbers of children admitted for covid are increasing. See @TigressEllie @jneill data
Look at the #Theysurvivedcovid hashtag

2. Have you seen what is happening in other countries? Are you dismissing and minimising the loss of children?
Read 11 tweets
11 Sep
SEEKING GUESTS FOR FUTURE SafeEdForAll SHOWS

- a social worker to discuss non-attendance referrals

- University students to discuss last year’s shambolic return and hopes for this year

- doctors to discuss infection control, symptoms an treatments (& long covid on children)
- @KateGreenSU and @peterkyle to discuss what the opposition have done to STOP children, school staff and their families being unnecessarily and knowingly exposed to increased risk of infection.

- @GavinWilliamson to defend the @educationgovuk guidance.
- @jeremycorbyn to chat bout how he envisaged returning to in-person education should have been managed

- @Zubhaque to discuss how disadvantaged groups in society have been disproportionately affected (and infected) in U.K. society
Read 5 tweets
8 Sep
“Today children, we’re going to talk about masks…”

No, just joking today we are going to discuss the use of a scientifically recognised mitigation against an airborne virus, like adults!
Let’s establish the important facts here;
1. Covid is airborne
2. Not everyone who has covid is aware that they have covid
3. People who are infected (including children) can transmit their infection to other people via the air they breathe
With infection rates in the UK being higher than they were in September 2020, being indoors in any setting with members of other households holds an increased risk of exposure to infection. 
Read 28 tweets
6 Sep
IMPORTANT THREAD

Today we were made aware of the situation facing parents in Northern Ireland, here in England we’re aware of how the process regarding non-attendance during the pandemic has been but the situation for parents in Northern Ireland is very different.
Are you aware that Northern Ireland classes non-attendance as a safe-guarding issue and issues Section 47 procedures?

Withholding attendance of a child due to concerns about lack of safety measures is treated as child abuse.
A vulnerable family can expect education welfare officers, social services and the police to turn up on their doorstep and force attendance.

Parents who withhold attendance can be labelled as abusive.
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