I don't have kids, but I'd imagine if you're too ill to look after them you're probably too ill to drive a few hundred miles to 'get help'?
Their excuse for the breach does set it apart from the other officials who've stepped down so far, since visiting a holiday home is a cut and dry no-no, so I don't know if that precedent truly applies here.
Laura K going full press release is fucking infuriating though, what even is her official role any more?