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My daughter is 3 and was sent a letter saying she is extremely vulnerable back in March and to shield. She has had frequent hospitalisations since she was born and recurring pneumonia (9 times) requiring oxygen, IV antibiotics etc etc amongst a constant flow of other infections. Even a small cold puts her in hospital but they still haven’t given me a diagnoses yet!! Her brother is 8 and suffers from moderate asthma as well as rhinitis. I spoke with my daughters consultant at the end of August re my son going back to school and she said no unless they are social distancing and wearing masks. Obviously being a primary school they aren’t so I haven’t sent him apart from the last few weeks he has gone in for two hours in the morning for maths and literacy and then I home school for the rest of the day, I have only done this due to the local authority and school putting pressure on me. The local authority want a letter from my daughters consultant which I understand but I can’t get hold of her at all and get the feeling because what she said was against government guidelines she won’t now back it up with a letter...just a hunch!! Feel like she has left me high and dry and made me look like a liar..it has all been really stressful and upsetting.
With rising cases I am at a loss as what to do! Has anyone else pulled their children from school when there is a vulnerable family member and if so what are the consequences with LA? Thanks in advance and sorry for essay!!
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Liloue · 30/10/2020 07:42
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