Thread by @SafeEdForAll_UK

⭐️ Pleased to inform you that today we had a meeting with @KateGreenSU and @peterkyle to discuss the issues surrounding the lack of scientifically recognised mitigations in U.K. schools.

We are extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to speak to them both together

We provided a list of key points that we felt @UKLabour should be able to support & push forward and are happy to say both @KateGreenSU and @peterkyle were engaged & interested and have confirmed they will take this forward with their work in covid recovery policy discussions.

Here is a list of the action points/suggested actions we discussed and would like taken forward by @UKLabour ;

1. Publicly announce and campaign against punitive non-attendance measures

2. Publicly condemn the removal of CEV status from those who have clinical vulnerabilities

3. Send a clear message to the general public, schools & @educationgovuk that masks are an effective measure used around the world by all ages to limit transmission in schools and would constitute best practice in the U.K.

4. Demand that all schools have an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessor visit - by end of half term.

5. Demand that all further @educationgovuk guidance is firmly grounded in H&S legislation and scientifically recognised infection control principles.

6. Specifically raise the issue with school leaders and @educationgovuk the issues regarding lunchtime provision and mitigations required.

7. Demand that schools conduct contact tracing.

8. Insist that isolations of those whom live with a person who has tested positive must still take place.

9. SARS-CoV2 is a NOTIFIABLE DISEASE please demand that schools make parents and staff aware when there has been a confirmed case.

10. Overall please demand equity of mitigations and information.

11. We would like your support in preventing any delay to the delivery of providing the approved vaccines to those who can have and want them.

As always we made it clear that it is not acceptable to unnecessarily and knowingly expose ANYONE to increased risk of infection and the U.K. strategy must change to #vaccinateANDmitigate rather than the current pursuit of deliberate infection of our children.

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