A DAD has slammed the federal government’s “absurd” resolution to maintain his daughter’s college open in a Covid hotspot whereas one other is shut 700 yards away.

Stephen Prepare dinner’s daughter Holly, 10, and different pupils should attend Coldfall Main College in Muswell Hill, North London.

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Stephen Cook spoke of his confusion after daughter Holly, 10, was told to attend Coldfall Primary School in Haringey Borough, North London

Stephen Prepare dinner spoke of his confusion after daughter Holly, 10, was informed to attend Coldfall Main College in Haringey Borough, North London Credit score: w8media

The school is less than a ten-minute walk from Coppetts Wood Pirmary School, in Barnet, which is closed

The college is lower than a ten-minute stroll from Coppetts Wooden Pirmary College, in Barnet, which is closedCredit score: w8media

The federal government has stated faculties within the borough, Haringey, can stay open regardless of soaring infection rates.

However lower than a ten-minute stroll away from Holly’s college, one other major college Coppetts Wooden, within the borough of Barnet, will shut till January 18.

It comes as specialists concern schools could stay shut until February half-term as a mutant coronavirus strain rips through tier four London.

Mr Prepare dinner, 55, informed MailOnline: “It is all very complicated and completely absurd.

‘TOTALLY ABSURD’

“However then you might say that we dwell in very complicated and absurd occasions.

“None of it makes any sense as a result of there are children that come from the London Borough of Barnet to my daughter’s college and she or he additionally has buddies from there.

“Haringey’s an infection fee is larger than Barnet’s so why should not all faculties within the space closing?”

Main faculties in 14 London boroughs with decrease an infection charges than Haringey shall be closed besides to youngsters of key employees and susceptible youngsters from Monday.

Haringey’s an infection fee is larger than Barnet’s so why should not all faculties within the space closing

Stephen Prepare dinner

Yesterday, parents in other boroughs blasted “confusing” rules over schools reopening – as one opens up and another shuts on the same London street.

Mr Prepare dinner lives on Coppetts Street, which divides the boroughs of Haringey on one aspect and Barnet on the opposite.

He stated: “Youngsters who dwell within the borough of Barnet attend Coldfall and Haringey children go to Coppetts Wooden.

“And when they’re out and about in native parks, they’re continually mixing and enjoying.

“We’re in an extremely troublesome scenario and I am glad that I am not in cost, however we’d like higher readability as a result of lots of people do not perceive what is going on on.

Stephen said the decision to keep his daughter's school open was 'absurd'

Stephen stated the choice to maintain his daughter’s college open was ‘absurd’Credit score: w8media

Dad slams 'absurd' resolution to maintain daughter's college open whereas different stays shut 700 yards away

“I dwell in a Covid hotspot but when I cross the street, I am within the London Borough of Barnet so why is there no more consistency?”

Schooling Secretary Gavin Williamson has been criticised for the “confusing” guidance on schools.

Tottenham MP David Lammy tweeted: “Struggling to grasp Gavin Williamson’s logic in leaving Haringey Council off the checklist of areas for delayed college openings.

“Our an infection ranges are larger than different London boroughs included, and nobody consulted domestically. That is about life and dying. This wants pressing evaluation.”

Yesterday, Britain saw its highest ever daily rise in coronavirus cases with 55,892 infections reported in the past 24 hours.

An extra 964 deaths have been recorded, bringing the whole variety of fatalities to 73,512.

In the meantime, masks may very well be made obligatory in faculties to decelerate the unfold of the brand new fast-spreading variant of Covid.

Authorities advisers warned that new measures have been wanted to sort out the brand new pressure, which makes up 63 per cent of instances in England and 77 per cent in London.

In a paper, Sage and the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) warned: “Inhabitants stage approaches to additional cut back contact between persons are more likely to be crucial, equivalent to extending Tier 4; altering the operation of colleges/universities; journey restrictions between areas and internationally; and/or introducing a nationwide lockdown.”

Cath Noakes, who chairs SPI-B, added “probably we’d like a step change in every part to maintain it underneath management: arms, face, house, ventilate”.