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Originally Posted by AnnieK

My son has not been in school, nor has he been near a beach, park or on the streets or with any friends. We have basically shielded the whole lockdown. My worry is, as a single parent who works full time, I rely on my dad to help with pick up / drop off. My dad is over 70 and has been shielding with a shielding letter due to having had a heart problem. That's my worry about sending him back to school....not for his health per se but for what he could inadvertantly pass on

Spot on for me this.

Of course they are stopping the shielding too on 1st August.
For the more vulnerable sick and elderly.

I'm sorry but for me there's at this time far too much uncertainty around this virus.
Even to new flare ups now.

It's no good ' thinking ' it's safe for this, that or the other.
No risks should taken until much more is known.
With everything secure and in place.

'Knowing' over ' thinking ' the better way for me.

Your worries re your Dad are commendable.
I hold the same worries for my own Mum.

I agree with TS too re schooling in some form to be done of course.
Preferably home schooling.
I'm surprised more of that hasn't been put in place anyway all these months really.