1/BA2, UK, COVID: THE SCHOOLS ARE IN CRISIS. '
'More staff had been off with Covid in the past two months than in the previous two years of the pandemic'
Says Leading Headteacher.
20-40% staff absent due to Covid sickness—1 in 15 primary kids absent,—1 in 5 high school
'More staff had been off with Covid in the past two months than in the previous two years of the pandemic'
Says Leading Headteacher.
20-40% staff absent due to Covid sickness—1 in 15 primary kids absent,—1 in 5 high school
The schools are in clear crisis: the worst and biggest outbreaks since the pandemic started. Many schools are having to close and send year groups home to remote: the destruction is immense and never ending—supply staff have also run out—that's what happens when you send people 
3/ in to an unsafe workplace—with no protections—what is the point exactly? Many schools are closing down as a result—simply running out of options: all avoidable, of course:
4/ Schools 'forced to send year groups home' because of 'rapidly rising' and cannot find anybody to do the deadly job.
5/
'The removal of the need for Covid testing among staff and pupils was making the situation worse, with some schools now experiencing their worst absence levels of the pandemic, a headteachers' leader told Tes.'
I'll add to that masks, isolation, bubbles, and closing schools
'The removal of the need for Covid testing among staff and pupils was making the situation worse, with some schools now experiencing their worst absence levels of the pandemic, a headteachers' leader told Tes.'
I'll add to that masks, isolation, bubbles, and closing schools
6/
early on in an outbreak—rather than waiting for everybody to be infected first: exponential rise must be understood or else this is what you end up with.
early on in an outbreak—rather than waiting for everybody to be infected first: exponential rise must be understood or else this is what you end up with.
7/
'Caroline Derbyshire, chair of the Headteachers' Roundtable group and trust leader for Saffron Academy Trust, in Essex, said that across her multi-academy trust more staff had been off with Covid in the past two months than in the previous two years of the pandemic.'
'Caroline Derbyshire, chair of the Headteachers' Roundtable group and trust leader for Saffron Academy Trust, in Essex, said that across her multi-academy trust more staff had been off with Covid in the past two months than in the previous two years of the pandemic.'
8/
'She said: "Clearly, removing compulsory testing and self-isolation has had an impact, without doubt."
'She said: "Clearly, removing compulsory testing and self-isolation has had an impact, without doubt."
9/
All going to shit as usual—that's what happens when you just allow the virus to run rampant!
All going to shit as usual—that's what happens when you just allow the virus to run rampant!
10/
Massive increases in absence here: 28% increase in Primary and 11% in secondary:
6.4% of primary pupils and 8.8% of secondary absent over the last week:
MASSIVE ABSENCES—the best way to keep the kids at school is to control the virus (only dimwits think overwise)
Massive increases in absence here: 28% increase in Primary and 11% in secondary:
6.4% of primary pupils and 8.8% of secondary absent over the last week:
MASSIVE ABSENCES—the best way to keep the kids at school is to control the virus (only dimwits think overwise)
The child admissions are also booming as a result of this beloved freedom day Covid fest:
https://twitter.com/EnemyInAState/status/1504626741779865603
correction: *1 in 11* high school.
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