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<blockquote data-quote="Tannith" data-source="post: 2297301" data-attributes="member: 422465"><p>I have been a single parent and I have also been a home educator of my children until the eldest was 91/2. I have also taught in comprehensives. My partner also looked after our child while he was home working and I was at work. so I do know about various working situations. As to people's economic situations i am familiar with a range of those also, having both worked and been on benefits (at different times of course!). Suggesting that desperate teachers might find a way of escaping unsafe schools by remortgaging is not offered as a solution for the many. As I said, there are only a few who would be able to do it. But all the teachers I worked with over the age of 40 owned their own homes, and plenty of people remortgage when it is not a necessity, just to release money for luxuries. The teachers over 60, as I said before, are the ones most likely to have paid off most of their mortgage in preparation for retirement.These are the same people who are at greatest risk from covid. It is a fairly drastic measure, but then for the Govt to reopen schools when they have made no arrangement to protect the staff beyond a bit of hand santiser is also a drastic measure. Even the "extremely vulnerable" have been required to return to work since the start of this month. I consider that at least if they are comprehensive teachers teaching teens, that is just plain reckless of the Govt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tannith, post: 2297301, member: 422465"] I have been a single parent and I have also been a home educator of my children until the eldest was 91/2. I have also taught in comprehensives. My partner also looked after our child while he was home working and I was at work. so I do know about various working situations. As to people's economic situations i am familiar with a range of those also, having both worked and been on benefits (at different times of course!). Suggesting that desperate teachers might find a way of escaping unsafe schools by remortgaging is not offered as a solution for the many. As I said, there are only a few who would be able to do it. But all the teachers I worked with over the age of 40 owned their own homes, and plenty of people remortgage when it is not a necessity, just to release money for luxuries. The teachers over 60, as I said before, are the ones most likely to have paid off most of their mortgage in preparation for retirement.These are the same people who are at greatest risk from covid. It is a fairly drastic measure, but then for the Govt to reopen schools when they have made no arrangement to protect the staff beyond a bit of hand santiser is also a drastic measure. Even the "extremely vulnerable" have been required to return to work since the start of this month. I consider that at least if they are comprehensive teachers teaching teens, that is just plain reckless of the Govt. [/QUOTE]
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