I think the government should have closed schools much earlier because leaving schools open leads to the deaths of many older people and parents as children bring the virus back to their parents and grandparents.
It is also starting to show that the virus is also very dangerous for children.

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I don’t think so because children aren’t the ones who are vulnerable to Covid-19 but I think it’s still a good idea to shut the schools, but the only problem is if the children’s parents work at the hospitals cause then they can’t go to work

If he had done so earlier, the number of cases may have stopped a little.

I think we're a bit behind and we might have already started opening schools.

I am really upset the school's shutting down and I already miss my friends. Who agrees? If you know me plz reply. 😭🙁😊

Yea though it is extremely boring cooped up all day.

Yes, he should have closed schools sooner. China have reopened some of their schools and if we had so e it already, we could have been back to school by now.

I think it’s ridiculous not close schools because the kids might not be affected as badly but could still pass it on to the the teachers

I think they shouldn't have closed sooner because children need proper education from proper teachers.

First to comment yes.

I think Boris Johnson closed schools at the right time because we need to be at school as long as possible

I think that The government should have shut school much sooner, but, as well as the fact that we would miss out on our education, for them, it is more politics and economy. If we had had shut school sooner, and people stay at home, then things like interest rates, and profits would have just started to decline earlier, and nobody wants that. Also, everyone, good luck and stay safe!

If schools shut early some maths challenges(like the grey kangaroo for school years 9+) would have to be cancelled and some schools only would of have a few days left of school so they can just continue going there rather than school. Also if schools shut down for to long gsegs and a levels won't go on.

They should have closed sooner because even though children are at a low risk from CoronaVirus, they can pass it on to grandparents and greatgrandparents and other elderly people and COVID-19 is really life-threatening for them

I think they should as then we could have slowed the spread of the virus more and save the elder people of our country from getting the virus.

toffeedogs they go to school if their parents are keyworkers because they can't stay at home

Yea definitely he should've closed them way sooner. My mum took me off school on Monday because she is in a high risk category. It's kinda boring tho. 😴😴😴😴

My friends are allooking like oh school was so much fun today wasn't it and I'm just sitting there watching them text each other and being like 😭😭😭😭

Yes because children could have caught the virus from just walking to school everyday and they can pass it onto their teachers who have a higher chance of dying from Covid-19.

@asbml yo girl! I miss u tooooo like its so unfair. :)

I think the government should have decided to close schools earlier because otherwise people did not get to say a proper goodbye to their friends when they fell ill or went into self isolation.

I personally think that closing schools sooner would have resulted in young brains being denied the opportunity to learn more, but on the other hand it would have prevented kids bringing the virus home, therefore preventing parents from contracting it. i'm siting on the fence.

Yes they should have closed sooner

Schools just have to shut down because of the coronavirus.

The schools should have closed much sooner, and having a diabetic child in the house (My sister), it was too dangerous for me to go to school, as I might have brought the virus to her. Whether or not there is an elderly or high risk person in your household, it is a bad idea to go to school, where all the children in your area go to.

The government SHOULD have closed schools earlier, but they were worrying more about economy than lives.

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I really think they should what is boris Johnson doing thinking he has everything under control well he is wrong that stupid scheme of his he needs to listen to the World Health Organization they know better than boris Johnson he needs to have a quick rethink on what he is doing maybe persevere look at Australia they shut down instantly when they heard about it and that’s what we should have done boris Johnson really should shut schools down earlier and that’s making the corona virus cases go up I have no idea what is doing but all I know is that half the world is on lockdown and literally we are doing absolutely nothing about the covid-19 just shutting down schools shut down everything in the country it’s not worth it if we carry on like this. We will be just like Italy said the World Health Organization and I think they have the right idea boris Johnson you really need to change your act it’s not right to all the people in England .

I visit my grandparents a lot and it put not just me at risk but them as well. That is just me visiting them what about those who live with them.

I don't think so because children are less at risk from the disease and we only display mild symptoms. If we do catch it, we will just have to isolate for the next 2 weeks and get over it.

I don't think so because children are less at risk from COVID-19 and if we caught it, we would only display mild symptoms; all we actually need to do is self-isolate for 2 weeks.

YES! And Boris Johnson is the one saying: SAVE LIVES!.......
If he wanted to save lives he should of shut down the school earlier. Boris Johnson caught the Coronavirus and someone I know said "serves him right!"

Now I'm in year 6, I was really happy when they said sats was cancelled, but were missing out on:

-end of year trip
-end of year assembly
-end of year production

basically everything fun!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
and i miss all my friends!

I agree with nergit.

I think yes, because we needed to shield family members and elderly people sooner. Even though they eventually closed schools, that was, in my opinion one of the best steps you can take.

They should closed them a little bit sooner but the schools needed to stay open for as long as possible

I think yes because if he had closed them sooner it would stop the spread

I agree with toffeedogs

I believe schools should have been closed earlier as even though we weren’t been effected we were spreading it back to our parents and grandparents who are much more vulnerable. If our parents get and they then can spread it to other people they work with. This spreading to a wider population.

it is important for us to get an education especially older children participating in exams. WE MUST LEVEL OUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH VIRUSES SO THE NHS CAN HANDLE IT IT IS MUCH BETTER IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM FOR US TO COUNTINUE WITH HOME LEARNING

Yes defo

I think yes because if the pm closed schools earlier, it would have been much more unlikely to catch COVID 19. I mean, schools are SWARMING with germs and viruses

I believe if the government had chosen to close schools earlier the deaths of many people classed in the vulnerable category and of people who were not viewed as vulnerable. Look at New Zealand around 12 people have sadly lost their lives compared to Britain’s current death toll which is actually over 12,000 people so yes I think we should of closed schools sooner

With the current situation now, I feel we should definitely closed schools sooner to stop children and adults travelling unnecessarily to stop the spread. If we did maybe we could have slowed down the rate of spread.

By closing schools earlier would mean that loads of lives would of been saved

Personally, I think Boris and the rest of the Government did the right decision to close schools at the time they did. I think this because we needed to get to a suitable stopping point with our school work we were currently. We have now been in lockdown for more than 4 weeks now and I have learned a few things that are very important. Here we go:
School is extremely important
We can thankful
And loads of other opinions by you and the World. Stay Safe and Keep healthy. Remember to support the NHS and raise money. #Stay Safe

I think we should’ve shut schools earlier so that they could reopen sooner (the virus would stop sooner). This would mean we would spend less time in lockdown and in effect enhance our education.

I think that we shouldn't have closed earlier because, now in my school we do meetings on teams and we're not allowed to call each other using teams and using Microsoft teams to communicate is the easiest way to communicate with each other.

Zoom won't be an option because we only do Zoom meetings pretty much once a week.
Skype won't be an option because only eleven people use Skype on a regular daily basis.

I think yes, because children are not always the most hygienic, so they could catch the coronavirus easier, and pass it on to family members

This is a tough one, home learning is harder because you have things at home to look forward to like watching TV and it makes education and it makes you tempted to do it so it makes it harder to do any proper learning and if you don't have a good education then you won't be able to possibly make a cure for a virus like this and that won't be good for anyone because then another pandemic may occur and no one can figure out a cure.

We are very unlikely to get it but we can easily be carriers of the virus, we may not have it but we can still carry the virus so he should've closed the schools earlier actually.

Yesbecause the longer we are at school the more people will get it and then take to school pass it on and then soon LOADS of people will have it

There were already deaths before schools shut

I don't think that they should have been closed earlier, but I do think the government should have given us more notice.

I think we should of closed schools later because if your on y6 you should have done stats and some y11 should of done their GCSE

My understanding is that Boris Johnston has no authority to close or open any schools in either |Scotland or N Ireland so I am not sure how you can ask a question about the PM closing/opening schools in the UK. Maybe you need some education on the difference between England, Britain, Great Britain and the UK as it is obviously lacking at the moment

Schools should definitely have been shut earlier. A lot of people think that children either can't get the virus or aren't affected by it if they do catch it. This isn't true at all. We can get the virus, and so the government needs to be really cautious about reopening schools. I think it's too dangerous to open schools at the moment.

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I think they shut it at the right time because the deaths were high but nowhere near the peak!

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k at other countries why are they nearly back to normal now?

No, I think they closed at about the right time.

Yes I think schools should have been closed sooner. I think the government left it very late. ❤️

I agree with 752525! Boris Johnson left it too late. He should have listened to the world Heath Organization. We should have done what Australia did. 🌎🇦🇺

Yes, our government sucks. If we had started lockdown earlier, we’d leave home earlier

I said yes because I think we would have had less deaths

Yes because it would slow down the spread of coronavirus