UK Leader Urges Parents To Let Their Kids Go Back To School

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Source: AP News

By Danica Kirka, 35 mins. ago.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister is asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school next month when schools in Britain fully reopen for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut then down more than five months ago.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was the government’s “moral duty” to reopen the schools as he stressed that authorities now know more about COVID-19 than they did when the country went into lockdown on March 23.

Johnson’s comments came hours after Britain’s top public health officials issued a joint statement saying that children were more likely be harmed by staying away from school than from being exposed to COVID-19.

“This is why it’s vitally important that we get our children back into the classroom to learn and to be with their friends,” Johnson said in a statement released late Sunday. “Nothing will have a greater effect on the life chances of our children than returning to school.”...

Read more: https://apnews.com/f84885b46cf9c41b777af05ce07834ef

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Remarks by the PM come at a time when both parents & teachers have issues with reopening schools esp. that social distancing measures won’t keep children safe.

As well, unions have demanded that Johnson’s Conservative govt. make sure that social distancing measures & other protective procedures are in place to ensure the safety of students & staff.

The UK's chief medical officers said in their statement that children are less likely to catch COVID-19 than adults & they have “an exceptionally low risk” of dying from the disease...[? You go BoJo].



8/10/20. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, London, to see how they're working to be COVID-secure before children return in Sept. Johnson asks parents to set aside fears & send their children back to school next month when the nation’s schools fully reopen for the 1st time since the pandemic shut them down. It was the government’s "moral duty’’ to reopen the schools he said, and stressed that authorities now know more about COVID-19 than they did when the country went into lockdown on March 23. (Lucy Young/Pool via AP, File)

[soothsayer]

1. They have a reckless dope too

[appalachiablue]

2. Yes, after he was treated so well, lucky to survive Covid,

the nation rallied heroically to the call to arms for medical help, it's back to business con as usual.

[PSPS]

3. "asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school"

Should say, "asking parents to set aside their fears and risk the lives of their children and everyone they contact to bolster my political standing."

[Dopers_Greed]

4. This motherfucker almost died from COVID

And still wants to let Britain's children roll the dice?

[appalachiablue]

6. He got over his 'gratitude' for surviving Covid & Brits response

to volunteer to help with the national crisis. Now it's back to buziness.

BoJo could be a dynamite mattress or used car salesman, even TV show clown..



By Cold War Steve, British satirical artist.

[sandensea]

5. Good God. It's a Muppet from Hell.

[Crowman2009]

7. Since when did this Tory wank stain ever give a damn about...

...public education.

[raging moderate]

8. Boris is DEMONSTRATING in this picture that effective social distance in this room is IMPOSSIBLE!

If we look at this picture, we see clearly that the children will be FORCED to sit less than 6 feet apart.