Back to school

[vetran]

The old man is working through them one at a time.

When are you going to tell him they may be grubby but they aren't chimneys he is working on?

[DoctorStrangelove]

Being in a prison camp was better than going to a British boarding skool

“Being in a prison camp was better than going to a British boarding school”: child hostage of Japanese in WW2 reflects on his experience - HistoryExtra

[darmstadt]

And you'd be ok with sending them away for months of isolation at a time?

You're either a bad parent or your kids are arseholes.

That probably explains the current Tory government then. Didn't most them go to boarding schools? My son actually lives in isolation at the moment and only comes out of his room asking for food. You do realise that the second paragraph was a piss take don't you although it wouldn't surprise me that the current bunch of dickheads in power might suggest it...

[PCTNN]

Yes

And you'd be ok with sending them away for months of isolation at a time?

You're either a bad parent or your kids are arseholes.

[northernladyuk]

There are 5,000,000 dirty chimneys in the UK that need cleaning. Why don,t we send...

The old man is working through them one at a time.

[edison]

I keep reading the experts saying that (healthy) children don't die from CV-19 but they're not saying that they can get it and we all know that they do but don't tend to show symptoms. This means that if child A has it, passes it on then numerous other people might get it. We know that children are not the best of keeping track of their movements, once school is out, they're on public transport, they're visiting shops and so on and trying to track and trace their movements would be practically impossible. Other countries are already seeing problems with children going back to school so expect to see more localised lockdowns after 1st September.

There is a solution though...boarding schools, keep children in a confined area for a school term and it should all be okay. Now where could these be? How about all those empty office blocks? They have lots of offices which could be used as dorms and conference/meeting rooms as classrooms, canteens as dining areas, even empty barracks could also be used. Win-win situation, children get educated, landlords earn money on the rent...

Given the concerns about the long term impact to children's mental health during lockdown, locking them away for months at a time in makeshift boarding schools doesn't sound the best option...

[Paddy]

There are 5,000,000 dirty chimneys in the UK that need cleaning. Why don,t we send...

[darmstadt]

Do you have children?

Yes

[PCTNN]

I keep reading the experts saying that (healthy) children don't die from CV-19 but they're not saying that they can get it and we all know that they do but don't tend to show symptoms. This means that if child A has it, passes it on then numerous other people might get it. We know that children are not the best of keeping track of their movements, once school is out, they're on public transport, they're visiting shops and so on and trying to track and trace their movements would be practically impossible. Other countries are already seeing problems with children going back to school so expect to see more localised lockdowns after 1st September.

There is a solution though...boarding schools, keep children in a confined area for a school term and it should all be okay. Now where could these be? How about all those empty office blocks? They have lots of offices which could be used as dorms and conference/meeting rooms as classrooms, canteens as dining areas, even empty barracks could also be used. Win-win situation, children get educated, landlords earn money on the rent...

Do you have children?

[SueEllen]

UK education sector has no money... - next!

[Old Greg]

I keep reading the experts saying that (healthy) children don't die from CV-19 but they're not saying that they can get it and we all know that they do but don't tend to show symptoms. This means that if child A has it, passes it on then numerous other people might get it. We know that children are not the best of keeping track of their movements, once school is out, they're on public transport, they're visiting shops and so on and trying to track and trace their movements would be practically impossible. Other countries are already seeing problems with children going back to school so expect to see more localised lockdowns after 1st September.

There is a solution though...boarding schools, keep children in a confined area for a school term and it should all be okay. Now where could these be? How about all those empty office blocks? They have lots of offices which could be used as dorms and conference/meeting rooms as classrooms, canteens as dining areas, even empty barracks could also be used. Win-win situation, children get educated, landlords earn money on the rent...

You and Owly should form a partnership and sell your ideas to Brazil or somewhere.

[darmstadt]

I keep reading the experts saying that (healthy) children don't die from CV-19 but they're not saying that they can get it and we all know that they do but don't tend to show symptoms. This means that if child A has it, passes it on then numerous other people might get it. We know that children are not the best of keeping track of their movements, once school is out, they're on public transport, they're visiting shops and so on and trying to track and trace their movements would be practically impossible. Other countries are already seeing problems with children going back to school so expect to see more localised lockdowns after 1st September.

There is a solution though...boarding schools, keep children in a confined area for a school term and it should all be okay. Now where could these be? How about all those empty office blocks? They have lots of offices which could be used as dorms and conference/meeting rooms as classrooms, canteens as dining areas, even empty barracks could also be used. Win-win situation, children get educated, landlords earn money on the rent...