A primary school has come under fire after sharing their social distancing plan, which would see kids as young as four playing in hula-hoop ‘bubbles.
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The plan also stated that children would be given schedules to visit the toilet and won’t receive help from their teachers if they wet themselves or fall down.
Holywell Village First School in Northumberland has sparked fury among parents and guardians over the social distancing plan shared on Facebook. The instructions, seen by Metro, were accompanied by photos to show how things would work if they reopen on June 1.
The now-deleted Facebook post also said kids will be given schedules for visiting the toilet. “If they fall over or have a toileting accident they will be encouraged to change themselves and clean their scrape or cut,” the post added.
“We have sourced PPOE (following the COVID 19 guidance for Educational Settings) which is for use only for staff protection should a child vomit, not for trips, falls or scrapes.
“If it is not possible for the child to clean themselves in the event of an accident, the parent will be called to collect them so they can do that at home.”
The post was shared thousands of times, with parents slamming the new plan.
29-year-old Kristina Richards, a mother of three, told Metro: “How on earth can children in reception and year one have an allocated toilet time? They are young kids and if they need to go to the toilet then they need to.
“No child aged 4/5 should have to clean up their own cuts.
And if they can’t do it then a parent will be called. What if that parent is now back to work? Does that mean this child has to wait maybe an hour until a parent arrives to change their child’s soiled clothes or clean their bleeding legs? It’s ludicrous.
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