I wish my kids school did this. I still see snotty and wheezy kids at drop off

Mines in preschool so the government has no say. I'm not sad about that.

They're making a decision about schools tonight so you may not need to worry.

We haven’t taken ours out yet but I have spoken to the school in case we decided too. They were perfectly understanding and said it would not be held against them, that the dept of Ed has given them guidelines on attendance during this time. This NSW.

Our school doesn't require a medical certificate unless your child is away for over 2 weeks.

It is up to the government to do their best here, for their and our greater good as an economy. This is kind of like a competition, if we pull through well, it will be favourable, if we do bad, it will have lasting impacts. Scientists, government and many everyday people are doing their best all around the world, to combat this virus which is something that has not been seen in our lifetime. I agree with your approach to keep your child at home, but life isn’t so black and white and it’s important to also support your government, which I think you are actually doing by doing what you are doing, so thank you. We need solidarity, we really do. Everyone think about what they actually need, less is more and be kind to those around you at this anxious time.

Hope you and your kids aren’t leaving the house

^ I hope you don't. Virus or not

My DD's centre is implementing extra measures. I trust them. However, I don't trust other parents not to dose & dump their sick kids. The amount I've seen around town this week, coughing on everyone is disgusting.

I totally agree^

I trust my kids centre 100% but the other parents nope. I’m on a local Mums fb group and and I have quite often seen comments from mothers saying they dose their kid up with panadol/nurofen before they leave for daycare so it take effect before they get to the centre. I don’t know if any of these children attend my sons centre but I’m sure plenty of parents at my centre do it to.

I don't believe anyone 'knows better' not even the government.

The chief medical advisor knows better than anyone else in the country. I’d sooner listen to him than all the opinions on the internet.

But you seem to know better

I can see where she is coming from, there are a lot of so called expert people who know very little. I think the government is pretty understanding of parents keeping their kids home- including the chief health officer, and his deputy! They have said this, but they also cant say things straight down the line because the impacts on economy and the wider community are entwined and go beyond the overall health aspect, it’s a balancing game and constant compromise. I’m assuming there will be school closures, when? I was thinking after the holidays(WA), but now it’s looking sooner given the nature of this virus exponential growth.. so I can see parents saying “this is so anxiety inducing, what’s the difference between taking kids off school now rather than in a week or two if I’m responsible and doing it for the right reasons’. Being empathetic is also important- some people are doing all the right things, others are panicking and others aren’t taking it serious, it’s a tough time! Try

Trust our government who sell our country? Trust a man who is more worried about money than his people's health? Sorry but no. he doesn't have the guts to do the right thing instead of closing the boarder he let the virus in. Trust him never. this is his fault he had warning about corona months ago. Still let them in ou rd country and now our country is appalling

I think you should phone the school and mention your concerns about this in the HS. I think speaking up in a rational way is a good thing and they are probably struggling, giving them a bit of a push will help them feel more empowered to clamp down on it.. as I imagine others are constantly pushing back or ignoring their requests.

Thanks, that is a good suggestion. Will give them a ring Monday.

Spot on

I agree. I guess the second part one could consider is, this is a battle for each countries economy...your children’s economy. If Australia somehow doesn’t get more massive debt and pull through miraculously unharmed, it would be very good for the economy in a world context, This is not likely in my opinion, but the economy is quite a massive part of our future and security long run

Yes my teens friends are still hugging each other and are not social distancing

Same. My dd school principal is getting pretty pissed at the kids for not listening to the rules

It's a special marking on the attendance record that is approved by the schools.