Covid-19: Quarantine hotels 'unsafe' for returning pupils By Steve Mather image copyrightSaina Sodhi image captionSaina Sodhi said 'it would be 100% more comforting' to be able to quarantine at her school in Somerset Parents and teachers have called for international pupils to be allowed to self-isolate at their school, rather than in a "quarantine hotel". In a letter to the government on behalf of 500 schools, the Boarding Schools Association said hotel accommodation was unsafe for pupils. James Davidson said the thought of his daughter quarantining on her return to school from Abu Dhabi made him anxious. The government said parents should accompany children during quarantine.