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School staff not allowed to wear masks

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GagaJo Mon 10-Aug-20 13:28:41

At my old UK school (worked there until xmas), the staff have been made to sign a document to say that they will commit to NOT wearing masks in the classrooms or in school.

The rationale behind this is that the school will put all of the governments 'safety' measures in place, so it won't be necessary.

Which is obviously tosh. Children don't understand social distancing. The classrooms are small. To be safe, you'd need a maximum of 6 people in a room. Class sizes are usually 32/34. Even if the class sizes are halved, that isn't a safe ratio.

I feel so bad for my friends. US teachers are writing wills before returning to schools, just in case. Seems UK teachers will have to as well.

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lemongrove Wed 12-Aug-20 19:49:39

Elliane my DH is my favourite teacher but you can be the runner up.?

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grant1 Wed 12-Aug-20 20:00:28

Same issues here in the US. Many teachers are nervous about returning to in school school in a few weeks. Schools that have reopened have closed inside of a week or two because of covid exposure and rapid increase of cases among students and staff. So upsetting, as schools seem to be tackling many of the same issues worldwide with no good solutions yet.

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Ellianne Wed 12-Aug-20 20:03:14

Bless her, so nice to hear about a happy child back at school.
And that is all anyone wants. Our children have missed out on so much. We need to prioritise their needs.

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Ellianne Wed 12-Aug-20 20:03:45

grin lemongrove

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GagaJo Wed 12-Aug-20 23:12:03

Ellianne

^Bless her, so nice to hear about a happy child back at school.^
And that is all anyone wants. Our children have missed out on so much. We need to prioritise their needs.

And keep everyone in school safe.

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maddyone Thu 13-Aug-20 11:12:50

Absolutely Gaga, happy children and happy teachers. In other words teachers who are able to choose whether or not they wear a mask in school. To force teachers to sign a document saying they will not wear a mask is appalling.

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Nannan2 Sat 15-Aug-20 01:26:50

Why give them visors?

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Nannan2 Sat 15-Aug-20 01:27:46

*meant why NOT give them visors??

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Nannan2 Sat 15-Aug-20 01:31:41

The government,here and in U.S. dont care about if kids or teachers are happy, they care about keeping schools open, to keep the parents in work- so using teachers as childcare.

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