Education is a big spread, but that's where you've got to make the judgement call - severely disrupt the education of children or extend the life of some coffin dodgers
And parents have jobs to be getting on with. Working from home whilst simultaneously childcaring or homeschooling is not remotely practical, sustainable or healthy.
The younger son's (2) speech/language development is noticebly slower than his older brother's was due to ongoing lack of baby groups etc.
Suppose we do come out of this new lockdown on December 2nd, I wonder how it will be decided which tier each district will be in.