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I've sent DD into school poorly; as apparently I can't tell if she is ill enough to be off or not

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KatyMac · 03/10/2013 09:10

It does frustrate me

She generally gets sent home quite quickly, but still...if I took her to the doctor I could keep her off. But as an unstable asthmatic whenever she gets a cold she goes downhill quickly; & most of the time increased preventers & rest plus a stable room temperature sort it out.

But it does frustrate me

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overthemill · 03/10/2013 09:15

not quite sure what you are asking/saying? but my dd is similar to yours by the sound of it. she has brittle asthma and frequently has time off school because it has flared up due to cold, sore throat, allergies. school really hassles but she is luckily an A student and always catches up. trust your instincts, if she's ill keep her off

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 03/10/2013 09:17

Are you saying they send her home too easily?

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Rooners · 03/10/2013 09:19

Tell me about it. I hate the way schools see themselves as having a remit to make these decisions on our behalf.

I wonder what would happen if we asked them to get a medical certificate if they wished to send our children home?

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 03/10/2013 09:19

I lost confidence with this at primary. I'd think they were well enough, and they'd be sent home. Especially my son who would tell them he had a tummy ache and be genuinely quite miserable, and it would turn out at home that he was just very hungry.

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Rooners · 03/10/2013 09:20

I keep mine off if in doubt as school has often refused to send ds1 home when he is genuinely ill. They just say 'see how you are later'. And there is nothing I can do.

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KatyMac · 03/10/2013 09:30

We have regular meeting with the attendance office because she is sick so often

They send her home whenever she asks - she is a good girl and only asks to come home when it's really bad (cos she will miss dance if she is off school)

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CeliaFate · 03/10/2013 12:03

Is she taking her preventer inhaler twice a day? Ds used to go downhill rapidly in the Autumn - he'd often have a few days off due to asthma.
We went back to the g.p. who prescribed Seretide. Since he's been on that, he's had no absences and more importantly he's reduced the number of times he's had to use his blue inhaler considerably.

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KatyMac · 03/10/2013 14:55

Yes & we doubled up the minute the cough started

The GP said no a-bs yet but if it gets worse phone & they will prescribe over the phone

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