'Don't keep people home': Govt to give public health advice around sending sick children to school - Seymour (www.newshub.co.nz)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by purrtastic@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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Why would you want sickness to spread at schools? This will get kids sick, it will get their teachers sick, kids will take it home to parents and get them sick. What’s the impact to education but also to the wider workforce and productivity?

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[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 10 points 8 months ago

My reasoning? It's a good thing, because people are actually staying home when they're sick, rather than infecting their coworkers.

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz -5 points 8 months ago

Coworkers? We're talking about school children. You've got no idea what you're even arguing about you are just reacting to the headline.

[-] Rangelus@lemmy.nz 4 points 8 months ago

No he's absolutely right. Children do not exist in a vacuum. Kids bring illnesses home with them from school, then parents get sick. This is how it works.