How Many Deaths are a ‘bad result’

[Billy Horner]

Doesn't this ignore the fact that adults also have to work in these schools. I know some still are working to provide care at schools for key workers' kids and vulnerable kids, but this for me highlights part of the problem. If we shutdown all non-essential things then are schools essential? The kids may have a higher level of immunity but what about a teacher with an at risk family member at home?

It also ignores the fact that children live with adults. In all previous epidemics, schools have been identified as one of the main mechanisms of transmission.

 

[American_Mary]

My Mrs works in education and just with the essential workers children about 5% of the normal school numbers and a skeleton staff she has said that social distancing with kids is nigh on impossible within primary schooling, they don’t understand the concept, one of the last things that should be looked at is the full opening of Primary schools any time soon.