Authors Matt Bevington
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Part of the problem with the debate around schools is the obscure nature of the accusations against teachers
What exactly are teachers being accused of?
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Is it that they are refusing to do their job? I.e. lazy
Simply untrue. They will still be teaching remotely, which is often more difficult than in person
If they can't do that because of lack of tech that's partly the govt's fault and it should have been better prepared by now
Is it that there is a low risk of teachers catching the virus? I.e. mountain out of a molehill.
AFAIK virus risk in schools broadly matches the wider population (happy to be corrected), which is rising rapidly
If there's increased risk everywhere, there is in schools too
Plus, no other group is being asked to remain in close contact with large numbers of potentially infectious people, i.e. children in this case, with little to no PPE
In some schools it is banned, in others simply frowned upon
Plus, 1 million people work in schools in England alone: https://t.co/UObIGpqszQ
Add to that almost 9 million pupils: https://t.co/DFV8X3Z7Cv
That's a lot of people (~18% of the population in England) mixing closely, even with mitigations in place, and should concern us all
What exactly are teachers being accused of?
...
Is it that they are refusing to do their job? I.e. lazy
Simply untrue. They will still be teaching remotely, which is often more difficult than in person
If they can't do that because of lack of tech that's partly the govt's fault and it should have been better prepared by now
Is it that there is a low risk of teachers catching the virus? I.e. mountain out of a molehill.
AFAIK virus risk in schools broadly matches the wider population (happy to be corrected), which is rising rapidly
If there's increased risk everywhere, there is in schools too
Plus, no other group is being asked to remain in close contact with large numbers of potentially infectious people, i.e. children in this case, with little to no PPE
In some schools it is banned, in others simply frowned upon
Plus, 1 million people work in schools in England alone: https://t.co/UObIGpqszQ
Add to that almost 9 million pupils: https://t.co/DFV8X3Z7Cv
That's a lot of people (~18% of the population in England) mixing closely, even with mitigations in place, and should concern us all