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Topic ID 1720
19/07/2006 by Dell Boy
It aint half hot Mum.
How many Schools will be closed today 20/07/06 because of the heatwave? Moorgans Rd. closed today/St.Andrew sent home at 1P.M. please post info if you have any news. Thankyou.
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Reply ID 21167
20/07/2006 by Forbes
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St.Andrew sent home at 1P.M
My son goes to St Andrews, he came home normal time. They were kept in at dinner time though.
Should be a tad cooler today (Thursday) with any luck [:(]
Reply ID 21195
20/07/2006 by nora batty
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Originally posted by Forbes
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St.Andrew sent home at 1P.M
My son goes to St Andrews, he came home normal time. They were kept in at dinner time though.
Should be a tad cooler today (Thursday) with any luck [:(]
Mill Mead School closed at 1pm yesterday and today (optional) and Bengeo closed at 11.00am yesterday.
Reply ID 21196
20/07/2006 by Andrew
In many ways this phenomenon is a real pain, as it assumes that parents/carers etc can drop everything and look after children at short notice. Is it likely to be cooler at home than at school?
Reply ID 21203
20/07/2006 by Forbes
Sele School is good at making assumptions, they like to repeatedly give you 24hrs notice that you and your child are expected to attend some function or other the following evening. The fact my Wife works in the evenings meaning I need to find a baby sitter for my son at short notice, shouldn't (in their opinion) be a problem.
Back on topic now -
It does make you wonder what the generation of kids attending school today will be like in the future.
"Ohh!!! it's too hot/cold/light/dark/wet/windy/foggy, I'll need to go home early" [;)]
Reply ID 21205
20/07/2006 by Ewoowar
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Originally posted by Andrew
In many ways this phenomenon is a real pain, as it assumes that parents/carers etc can drop everything and look after children at short notice. Is it likely to be cooler at home than at school?
It is a pain, I agree. But the schools are not air conditioned and a single class teacher is not as well placed to care for your child in extreme conditions as you would be at home.
Reply ID 21210
20/07/2006 by wingnut
schools must give 24hrs notice to close, there is no upper temperature limit.parents ought to request that schools make up time (happens in New Jersey USA)missed [;)]
Reply ID 21243
21/07/2006 by Marilyn
If the schools have facilities to keep the children in the shade and cool its fine, but my nephew and niece have been sent out at lunchtime right through the hot spell into a school field with no shade or any other way of keeping cool.
My sister was told "its hotter in school than outside" maybe they need to plan ahead and get some fans/ gazebos/ water coolers organised.
With the warnings about keeping out of the sun betweeen 11 and 3 is that sensible or right?
Reply ID 21281
21/07/2006 by IainC
Morgans took a very sensible approach on Hot Wednesday.
The kids hadn't been allowed out to play at lunchtime on Tuesday and some were a bit grumpy and fractious - so they told parents that anyone who wanted to take their kid home at 1pm on Wednesday could. Anyone who wanted to stay could, but indoors. No question of flinging the kids out on the streets at short notice. After school club ran as normal.
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