schools to be closed for at least a month

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19-07-2009, 09:45 AM
paradox

schools to be closed for at least a month

The Sun have revealed that the schools maybe having at LEAST a month off due to swine flu in the schools.

Quote:

THE school summer holiday may be extended by at least a MONTH</B> because of swine flu.

Education chiefs will monitor increases in the spread of the virus and tell heads in late August.
Around 1,000 schools have already reported cases of the bug.

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/a...ge_848565a.GIF

Among youngsters to have died are six-year-old Chloe Buckley. Her school, St Catherine Roman Catholic Primary in West Drayton, West London, was closed early for the summer break. Most schools broke up yesterday.

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/a...97_848521a.jpg Hope ... Andy Burnham

A planning document by the Department of Health suggests that if the current growth in cases continues there could be a peak in the pandemic in early September with up to a third of the population sick.
But Health Secretary Andy Burnham predicted cases could fall in the summer months, as kids stop mixing in class. There could then be a resurgence of the bug when schools reopen in the autumn.
The number of deaths linked to swine flu stands at 29, with no fatalities reported yesterday.
A statement from the Department for Children, Schools and Families said: "It is important to know what will happen at the start of the term.
"We expect that schools will reopen as usual, but at this time, we cannot be certain what the situation will be. We will need to monitor developments over the summer."

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A BOY who died in Strood, Kent, did not have swine flu, health officials have confirmed.
He attended English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary - not Sherwin Knight Infants as reported, which has not been hit by the bug.

More information here http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...u-holiday.html

i hope this does happen 11 weeks off of school (h)

Thread moved by iAdam (Forum moderator); Suits it better here.
19-07-2009, 09:55 AM
efq

I knew about this weeks ago but yeah its a possibility as the swine flu toll increases in August by a lot.
19-07-2009, 10:19 AM
paradox

do you want it to happen?
19-07-2009, 10:20 AM
despect

hmm

i reckon mostly everyone is gonna get swine flu because the way its going now i think everyone will maybe get it.....
19-07-2009, 11:37 AM
Jordy

Quote:

Originally Posted by spikejames

i reckon mostly everyone is gonna get swine flu because the way its going now i think everyone will maybe get it.....

That may well be true to an extent (However some people will be naturally immune and just lucky not to get it) but once you've had it you get some sort of immunity making it unlikely you'll get it again, so although a lot of people will get it, it won't be at the same time ;)
19-07-2009, 11:38 AM
Robbie

Note:

"The Sun"
19-07-2009, 11:56 AM
cocaine

am i the only one who doesnt want this to happen? lol
19-07-2009, 12:26 PM
efq

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie!

Note:

"The Sun"

nah but The Times and so on have posted it a few weeks back
19-07-2009, 01:07 PM
AlexOC

So will we have another month added at the end of the year, as i'm going into year 10 and i'm worried about missing school due to GCSE stuff.
19-07-2009, 01:11 PM
Alkaz

Ye I read this yesterday. Its only going to happen if like all schools get it. So far like 1200 have it.
+ Ye, next year we probably wont have as many breaks and summer holiday will start later and end earlier to compensate for that month. OR They will be nice and let it go.
19-07-2009, 01:18 PM
efq

Or they could just put work on the internet likes most of the schools I know have already prepared for swine flu. Which you then upload on the website aswell.
19-07-2009, 02:03 PM
user130523

will this be in scotland as well?
i live 5-10 mins away from edinburgh :)
19-07-2009, 02:04 PM
today

why cant colleges be closed the same :(
19-07-2009, 02:12 PM
user130523

anyone know?
19-07-2009, 02:21 PM
-Heart

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexOC

So will we have another month added at the end of the year, as i'm going into year 10 and i'm worried about missing school due to GCSE stuff.

Same. Not WORRIED about the GCSE stuff though.

Hopefully this happens.
19-07-2009, 03:40 PM
Jackbee

i want to go back to school asap, its fun :)
plus heading into sixth form :)
19-07-2009, 04:10 PM
jackass

This better not happen, I want to go back to Sixth Form. :/
19-07-2009, 04:19 PM
Skajo

lol school

Edited by Catzsy [Forum Super Moderator]: Please do not make pointless posts. Thanks.
19-07-2009, 04:30 PM
Invent

If you're in year 10/year 11/college and want this to happen, you're a fool.
19-07-2009, 04:32 PM
jackass

Quote:

Originally Posted by Invent

If you're in year 10/year 11/college and want this to happen, you're a fool.

Glad someone here has some sense!
19-07-2009, 05:40 PM
Plank

Misleading thread title :|
19-07-2009, 07:05 PM
Skajo

In backing up my original post in this thread, which was by all means pointless, only year 11 and 13 should NOT want this to happen. You don't necesarily need A-Levels - only to get into Uni but you DO need GCSE's to get a job.

In all seriousness though, if the outbreak keeps going we'll all have it in 6 months.
19-07-2009, 07:36 PM
jackass

Quote:

Originally Posted by adam

In backing up my original post in this thread, which was by all means pointless, only year 11 and 13 should NOT want this to happen. You don't necessarily need A-Levels - only to get into Uni but you DO need GCSEs to get a job.

In all seriousness though, if the outbreak keeps going we'll all have it in 6 months.

Okay, well firstly, you're saying only year 11s and 13s should care? Well seeing as it's your own personal option to go into year 12, i'm pretty sure a lot of them will also be bothered, so I really don't know what you're on about there.

Another thing is, no, we definitely won't all have it in 6 months, and I can guarantee that.
19-07-2009, 07:47 PM
Skajo

year 12 is piss, I can see why it is needed though: even if we finished out curriculum in 3 subjects about two months early which is why I figured it wouldn't matter AS MUCH.

Note, the operative words are AS MUCH. Obviously all kids should be in school because then I won't have to deal with them at work - but years 11 and 13 and MAYBE 12 IN MY OPINION are the only ones who should really be bothered.

I hope I cleared my opinion up.
19-07-2009, 08:18 PM
CHA!NGANG

Not really bothered, as if it does happen our school will give us the work somehow anyway. Doubt it will happen for us though as our school has never shut before, except on one occasion . If my school shuts then it looses £84 000 a day so it tends not to shut.
19-07-2009, 08:36 PM
efq

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHA!NGANG

Not really bothered, as if it does happen our school will give us the work somehow anyway. Doubt it will happen for us though as our school has never shut before, except on one occasion . If my school shuts then it looses £84 000 a day so it tends not to shut.

why does it run on gold?
19-07-2009, 08:50 PM
CHA!NGANG

Na that's the total amount the school takes per day on fees actually it's more like £70 000 I think. If it was shut for a month, they would loose 1 month worth of fees.
19-07-2009, 09:04 PM
jackass

Quote:

Originally Posted by adammm

year 12 is piss, I can see why it is needed though: even if we finished out curriculum in 3 subjects about two months early which is why I figured it wouldn't matter AS MUCH.

Note, the operative words are AS MUCH. Obviously all kids should be in school because then I won't have to deal with them at work - but years 11 and 13 and MAYBE 12 IN MY OPINION are the only ones who should really be bothered.

I hope I cleared my opinion up.

Okay, that's made it a lot clearer now, thanks. :)