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T_i_B

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2. Schools were already closing of their own accord

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 07:29 AM

Mar 2020

The government has been behind the curve on this.

To be honest though, this will have been a difficult decision as Children still need to be cared for. And often that's down to elderly grandparents (i.e the most at risk group) with Mum and Dad working.

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Schools in England to close from Friday for all pupils except the vulnerable and those with key work [View all] nitpicker Mar 2020 OP

And Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland made similar announcements earlier in the day (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2020 #1

Schools were already closing of their own accord T_i_B Mar 2020 #2