School coming to home to view sick child - Normal?

Normal here - but first we knew about it was returning from holiday and there was a card through our letterbox from the school saying that they had called when we were out.
I had rung in lied about my DD being ill for 2 days.
But maybe I had mucked up the time difference a bit
In my defence it was v educational for her (Japan)
But I suppose schools make home visits because if parents like me

My school (and all schools in this particular trust) has a policy to do a home visit after two days. This often isn't followed through unless the family is known to SS or there's a particular risk, but the policy is there. It's usually a DSL that completes the visits here rather than teaching staff, I certainly wouldn't want to have to do them!

Unusual and sorry must've been a nuisance, but I think this is a good thing, considering all recent child abuse cases. I wish someone had visited Arthur Labinjo 's home.

4 weeks of chickenpox????? How is that possible? A month of school with chickenpox? Now THAT’S unusual!!!

@Wonderfulstuff one child in a family can be abused whilst another child is fine

Better that teachers or school staff check on 1000 children who are off legitimately than miss one where there is genuinely an issue.

Presumably, it is a pastoral care teacher not a teaching one. That's who comes round from my DD's school.

My DDs school do this if they've 'not been seen' for 3 days. It pees me off because no, my sick DD does not want to come to the door when it's freezing cold and she's in bed.

No obviously not. But is it really the case that a 5 yo child who has had one previous day off sick in the school year is a safe guarding concern because they've had a 2nd period of absence due to chicken pox... with no other flags and older sister in school?

@AcornGreen did you not read it was not a teacher

Posters who think this is wrong have not provided other ways that schools could identify vulnerable children, how schools can help children that are being abused at home, or do you think schools shouldn’t do anything just in case they may upset you as an innocent parent? Do you think it is easy to spot a vulnerable child?

I’m surprised you even let her in. I’d have told her I was busy looking after a sick child and she should go back to work.

According to another thread on MN teachers have no free time and have to make phone calls after 9pm. Yet this teacher had time to make a house visit???

you should be glad they care op

I’m a primary school teacher and this would happen at my school for persistent absentees. Or a welfare check if safeguarding concerns. If it was a one off illness then no.

Oops, wrong thread...ignore last post!

We've all said nasty stuff in the moment but it's odd how he almost tries to justify it, then tells you he feels suicidal. Next day he's angry.
How does you generally communicate? Does he struggle to express himself. I'm actually gonna go against the grain and say that he's very very unhappy and desperate. He needs something to change and he doesn't know how to make it happen. I predict some stomping off (overnight?) with no contact or he'll smash/throw something in a rage.
If you think you're marriage is worth saving speak to him calmly and just give him the opportunity to tell you how he's feeling. I find men often prefer 'what's going through your head?'. If you're frightened, lost hope, exhausted and just sick and tired....plan to leave.

Same, some people are ridiculous. If it was me I'd think they had something to hide

Me too. They would not be getting an invite in.

Not unheard of, I’ve heard of similar before but not every school do this, in fact most do not. Each school has different policies but honestly if you had told them it was chicken pox it is OTT. Chicken pox is rife right now.

my kids don’t get poorly too often but when they do a virus could knock them for six and be off for a week. I’d be mortified if anyone from the school turned up.

I don’t think it’s a personal thing for you. The school clearly have some wacky policy about checking out kids that have been off for a few days. I get it for whatever reason a child was vulnerable for turning up for most children is ridiculous.

I’ve never heard of a teacher coming out to a child’s home definitely not a primary school aged child; the truancy officer used to go out when kids were off frequently when I was at secondary school but that was way back in the 80’s.
Are you 100% certain she was a school teacher; do you actually know her from the school? I would call the school & ask a few questions about the visit; because if your child has chickenpox there must be others in the school who have it too; if this isn’t actually a school teacher you need to inform the police.

Poor little chap, I had chicken pox in my early 20's and was really ill with it. Glad to hear he's getting better.

This is a very unusual situation and the fact it was unannounced is suspicious. I live in London and my kid was off with chickenpox for a week and we had no visit.

I have never heard of this happening and I have been involved with a lot of schools professionally and personally for 20 years.

@Emma2023 so do you think a child who is being abused should be ignored as they are not the school’s or Government’s? How do you think abused children are identified?

Well I have a 16 year old, a 13 year old and a 6 year old, over the years with moving they’ve been to 4 primary schools between them and I’ve never heard of anyone getting a home visit. I would be fuming

This this this!!! How is no one else getting it, they are your children, not the schools and certainly never the government’s. I’d have told them to go away in no uncertain terms.