Schools in Scotland and Wales to be closed by Friday.
Hey Brydo,
People have been pushing for this for some time now , and I fully understand their concerns, however the Government has announced that schools in England will also close on Friday of this week, which should help with people’s concerns but , of course, there is another very important side to the schools closing.
It is of course that many NHS and care staff have young children in school,and if they cannot find childminders then they will invariably have to stay at home to look after their children, thereby creating a staffing shortage maybe , both in the NHS and for disabled care at home, just at the time when potentially more staff are required!
It is easy to criticise politicians , which as you know, I do regularly, but there is a bigger picture, which sometimes we don’t see, and school closures may turn out to be extremely dangerous for older people with disabilities/ illness etc. “Putting our lives at risk”, hence the time taken to assess the impact of closures.
Best regards,
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