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Originally Posted by Kizzy
The evidence is that children are in fact living and breathing creatures just like adults.
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..quite.
Especially when you get to college age..it does seem primary age kids don't spread as much (not saying not at all), but the older kids do, and I don't see why anyone would think they don't..
Seems a bit nonsensical to say 16/17 year olds do not spread it but once you hit 18 you can spread it..
I totally refuse to believe that schools are not the dirving force at the min either. Just..the government and such need to keep it looking that way, else there will be calls for school closures again. So there is a fair amount of obvious fudging going on.
The school thing has been ridiculous from the start really. 3 parents in my kids' school have been told they are getting a fine, as they kept their kids off as they felt it was not safe (one has very bad asthma) for a couple of extra weeks when schools went back..stepdaughters school (seniors) has actively banned wearing masks. I don't think they should force them onto kids mind, not for 6 hours straight. But if a child WANTS to wear one, that should be their choice!
Stepdaughters school also, stalked us for a whole week because she was ill with stomach ache (fairly sure it was just a bug, but apparently bad stomach in kids shows up a lot with covid), basically trying to bully us into taking her in when she is ill, when you would think they would prefer parents being overly cautious, as it keeps others safer. We were contacted twice per day, about her being off, which is just bloody pathetic really.. They have also now decided that the whole class does not have to qurantine with a positive case, only those sitting either side of positive child?! Which is bonkers really..I am quite sure they are under massive pressure to keep attendance up, which really should not be happening in normal times, never mind during a bloody pandemic! Seems a bit stupid that things that could help reduce the spread are being turned down tbh.