philosopher
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Unfortunately, here we go again, with yet another thread that just echoes round in circles based on the flimsiest of posts.
I actually work in a secondary school and prior to the end of term I phoned the parents of each child in my form group. This was to give them an outline of the practical arrangements the school intended to make and also to check on any welfare problems. I didn’t come across any parent or child that wasn’t looking forward to schools fully reopening.
One fifth of my form group I had seen on a regular basis since they attended school from late May onwards since their parents are ‘key workers’. My school made an increasingly generous interpretation of ‘key worker’ and ultimately we did struggle a bit to accommodate everyone (this was due to government imposed measures regarding social distancing). I certainly didn’t detect any lack of willingness to send children to school.
Naturally, this is circumstantial evidence and perhaps my school is unique, but I doubt it.
Your experience does sound different from this poll, however I do not think the results of a poll can just be dismissed as flimsy.