schools opening when it has snowed!

Valli

johnnyl wrote: »

I wont reply to them though.

Promise?

:T:T

daisiegg

johnnyl wrote: »

nope, Im not that thick to believe that. Which is why I have never claimed it. If you want to falsely put claims like "all" and "every" into my points on my behalf then carry on. I wont reply to them though.

So, if you are able to understand that SOME workers at other businesses have been genuinely unable to make it to work, but that those businesses are able to continue to operate with fewer staff - why can't you understand that SOME teachers have been genuinely unable to make it to work (just like other workers nationwide) but, because of laws about ratios, this forces schools to close when other places of work would have stayed open? Why can't you understand that?

balletshoes

daisiegg wrote: »

So, if you are able to understand that SOME workers at other businesses have been genuinely unable to make it to work, but that those businesses are able to continue to operate with fewer staff - why can't you understand that SOME teachers have been genuinely unable to make it to work (just like other workers nationwide) but, because of laws about ratios, this forces schools to close when other places of work would have stayed open?
Why can't you understand that?

because it doesn't suit his agenda?

johnnyl

daisiegg wrote: »

So, if you are able to understand that SOME workers at other businesses have been genuinely unable to make it to work, but that those businesses are able to continue to operate with fewer staff - why can't you understand that SOME teachers have been genuinely unable to make it to work (just like other workers nationwide) but, because of laws about ratios, this forces schools to close when other places of work would have stayed open? Why can't you understand that?

oh, I can but there is still another factor that is conveniently being missed by you.

daisiegg

johnnyl wrote: »

oh, I can but there is still another factor that is conveniently being missed by you.

All right then, you are dying for someone to bite - what is this factor, oh wise one?

poet123

I have never claimed that there were 5000 of anything. I used the 5000 to relate it to the number of schools, I also threw in 5000 shops and 5000 hairdressers. The point (to anyone with a brain larger than a grape) was that there is not a

I am not sure how you can assert that because you can't possibly know....would it make the news if 20% of hairdressers were shut?

However, as has been pointed out, other places of employment;shops, offices, solicitors,etc. can run on a skeleton staff, schools are not legally allowed to open if staff levels fall below a certain point. Legally, not allowed, no choice.

Schools can also not open if they forsee their pupils being put at risk by, for example, lack of transport. And that was the issue that many schools faced, the bus services refused to come out after 1pm on Friday, and they faced the same prospect today.

As a manager would you place those you are responsible for in a position of danger? Now factor the age of those charges into it.

johnnyl

daisiegg wrote: »

All right then, you are dying for someone to bite - what is this factor, oh wise one?

why is the effect of the snow only working one way with the ratios? If the weather is THAT bad that a significant proportion of teachers can not get to school then it follows that a proportion of pupils can not either.

Valli

johnnyl wrote: »

why is the effect of the snow only working one way with the ratios? If the weather is THAT bad that a significant proportion of teachers can not get to school then it follows that a proportion of pupils can not either.

Not much point the teachers going into work then, is there?:rotfl:

balletshoes

johnnyl wrote: »

why is the effect of the snow only working one way with the ratios? If the weather is THAT bad that a significant proportion of teachers can not get to school then it follows that a proportion of pupils can not either.

but no-one at school knows how many children will be able to get in, they don't know if the child comes straight from home in the morning, or is taken to another place (family, childminder etc) first, they don't know how the child is transported to school etc etc, so without contacting every parent before 7.30am every morning in bad weather to ascertain this, no decision can be made regarding the ratio? So the school goes on what it can ascertain - how many of its staff will be able to make it into school on time.

johnnyl

Valli wrote: »

Not much point the teachers going into work then, is there?:rotfl:

not understand the word proportion then?

Care to answer this little puzzle.