Would you send reception child to school today ? Illness related

it doesn’t matter.

Most of the responses on here beautifully explain why my child is always coming home with yet another virus.

It's selfish. Keep them home when unwell. Not everyone wants their whole household infected too. That includes a temperature.

I totally agree. And not just your child and the other children, but all their families as well as the teachers and their families.

The only person served well by sending in a child who is unwell is that child’s parent, who gets to offload their own probably contagious but definitely under the weather child onto everyone else, instead of wearing the inconvenience and responsibility themself.

I knew a mum at nursery who used to crow on and on that her Dc had “ never missed a day.” The rest of us were all clenching our teeth and biting our tongues when she did this, as we had all had our Dc catch numerous things from this notorious, snotty nosed little superspreader.

@Sendwineandchocolate 38 in bed, 37.7 when out of bed.

38

Thank you !!!! 38 is a temp and would not be caused from a duvet.

She doesn't have a temp and is perfectly well- is the 'highly infectious' part in the room with us?

I personally wouldn't take her to school, I'd wait and see how she progresses today. If she's been having a temperature on and off since thursday, I think rest will make her good. I'd take her back to school (if she feels fine ofc) after being 24h free of fever.
I just want to add, I find your threshold for illness of your children perfect: children need rest and care and it should be their right to do so at home. Also, for the sake of other children, to avoid spreading illness.
I hope she gets well soon 💐

Because sending ill children into school is downright selfish.

Sadly from this thread it is the parent's fault. People are completely misinformed - the most infectious part of a virus is at the start, especially if it's Covid. The girl is currently highly infectious and has been sent to school for what? To save face on Mumsnet?

It's not just about the child but the other children around them. It would be annoying but I would never send a child with a 38 degree temperature around other children within 24 hours. Unless a child is a baby, they can regulate their temperature, so 38 degrees will not be caused by their normal bedding.

@longapple not it's because you'll be warmer.

OP's child is fine. Keeping her off school for a temperature of 37.7 is utter madness

She wants to go to school and has no symptoms!!
why are you so desperate to keep her at home?!

I think that's because it's usually lower when you're sleeping.
I know what my child's skin feels like when he has a fever and he has never felt that temperature when he's cosy in bed.

@longapple take your temperature in bed and then when you've got out of bed, they do say not to measure your temperature when in bed etc., as it will elevate it!

being too warm in bed makes you sweaty and kick the covers off. When you have a fever your body stops you sweating as it is trying to raise your temperature. if they're hot and not sweaty it's a fever.

brother with a fever all week, temperature of 38 say 'she caught what he's had' to me. Most kids that are contagious but not feeling like utter death will say they're fine if they want to go on a fun trip.

What am I reading? Of course you should keep her off. 38 degrees is a fever (you cannot get that high from 'being under a duvet), it would be completely irresponsible to send her in and infect another child, especially one who might suffer more.

You absolutely did the right thing and should keep her off for at least 24 hours.

@longapple feels fine, warm straight out of bed - not really a fever. I'd be more concerned about how warm her bed is to be honest

She's in reception and going on a trip and swimming already? Blimey!

You won't get a fine for keeping them off because they had a fever. That's an authorised absence.

or implies that it's behaving the same as the fever her brother has had, which OP said has been coming and going.

I’d send her in. But my threshold was always high.

I wouldn’t. Our school says to keep them off if any sign of a temperature. My son ended up catching about 3 bugs in one go in reception because people kept sending them in (not their fault, as I guess they are avoiding the fines). He ended up having to be resuscitated in the end! I hate the whole fine thing for missed school from that point onwards. The stupid rules nearly killed my child.

But her temp was 38 straight out of bed and then went down without any medicine which implies that it was warmth from bed and not sickness

my kid wants haribo for every meal, by the same logic I'm silly for thinking I know better?!

Kids don't have a fever because they're warm in bed. They get sweaty if they're too warm. If they're that warm and not sweaty their body is raising their temperature to try to kill a bug.

How did you take her temp? some thermometers read lower than others. I can always tell by touch if mine is too warm anyway, I use the thermometer to confirm.

Given that her brother has been ill with a fever, and she then had a high temperature I would assume she had caught the same thing and would have kept her off school myself, If it passed from her brother to her then it'll pass on to other kids. This is why illnesses sweep through schools.