The school didn’t inform me my son broke his finger during pe!!

It may also depend on his reaction.
Ds broke his wrist at school last year in PE. He continued with the lesson. But they asked him if he needed to go to medical and he said no, he was fine, and it wasn't really painful (2/10). They did all the checks of movement and all were fine.

The next morning I had had an apology email and phone call from two separate members of staff.
I had to tell them that

1. Ds will avoid medical intervention at almost all cost
2. He does have a very high pain threshold. He nearly didn't have his appendicitis operated on due to it being only 4/10

I have pointed out to ds that now he'll only have to say "ow" and they'll send him to A&E.

So if he was reacting like that then I wouldn't blame them for sending him back to lessons.

how old?

dc school (not in uk) stops informing parents from y10... dc can go to school nurse (they still have one) for wound care and general advice. dc is the expected to make their own arrangement with gp/minor injuries unless it's a major injury.

last time dc had a bad ankle sprain in pe they decided to stay at school as didn't want to miss a test. then cycled home

Had a similar thing happen daughter became very unwell in school. They wouldn’t let her leave nor did they inform me. She ended up vomiting 3 times walking home from school with her friends supporting her, she had to text me to put her up from a friend who lived near the school.
Having heard of some other cautionary tales it seems the school was more concerned about attendance than care.
More recently she was very ill again she had texted me in the morning break to say she wasn’t doing great I told her go to first aid. I received another at lunch saying she was feeling worse and they had sent her back to class that morning and told her to go back later if she still was ill . I’m not happy so message the school I’m coming to get her . The f**king receptionist said well unless the teacher said you can go it will go down as unauthorised. I could see my daughter was clearly unwell as would anyone else with eyes and common sense. Sorry I’ve ranted but I was really pissed off she ended up sleeping for over 14 hours temperature not well at all. This would not happen in the workplace you would be sent home end of.

DD3 was in year 5 when she broke her finger. I was called at 12pm, took her to minor injuries, x-rayed, strapped and then she insisted on returning to school because she had drama club.

So yes, a call would have been good, but generally, once it's strapped they can crack on.

But listen to their side too - it might not be quite as straightforward as "she thought it was probably broken"

I would start with asking whether he was assessed by a first aider and what their policy is on suspected broken bones.

I would be amazed if it doesn't include a phone call home and advising parent they may want to collect and take to minor injuries/a&e.

My dd broke her finger on the trampoline and it needed emergency surgery.

Broken fingers are exceptionally painful! Poor kid!

Ignore the BS about no treatments being available. It entirely depends on the type/location of the break. In my case my finger was broken and dislocated - I had surgery the same day but years later it can still act up.

Ds2 broke his thumb last year and school phoned us and asked us to collect him and take him to A&E for an x ray.

From her actions I wonder if he misunderstood or misheard? He must've been in a bit of pain and shock at that point. I can imagine him being told its probably not broken just swollen and go back to class etc in that case. Might be worth a phone call to check both sides of the story? I think if they'd been properly concerned it was a break I would expect a call too, but her actions just seem to me like that of someone who didn't think it was a break.

Yanbu and I am shocked that you weren't contacted.

Please do not listen to the rubbish about being nothing that can be done. I broke a finger and assumed that - but had it xrayed and was immediately operated on and had pins to hold the bones in place. Had the pins for 6 weeks. Finger broke again a few years later and it was pinned again.

Not handled well.

Not unreasonable to send the child to period 3 onwards but with a note/message to comeback if it gets worse.

A call to you, from the office, would have been sensible too. Just to put you in the picture.

Then a call to discuss what best to do when the child came back complaining of continuing pain.

Ask to see the accident book.

The above is more or less how injuries/accidents were dealt with when I was teaching. A more open attitude helps prevent children calling parents on their mobiles and the problems that can cause.

I’ve a long scar on my forearm after a PE lesson incident - actually the eyelets on my PE bag. If I’d had better treatment in the first aid room (butterfly clips) I’d have a much smaller scar.

I've done that job. I always asked parents to collect for anything that looked like it could need an x-ray, as leaving them with a broken anything would have been horrible. Same with anything that might have meant steristrips/superglue or proper cleaning. I also called for the things where something just didn't feel right - which was very fortunate on a large number of occasions.

I'd also call but not to collect to give a heads up for things where they might have a black eye, grazes on their face, etc, as I could imagine the Oh My God What Have You Done moments when they walked in the front door.

I'd expect somebody thinking there was a fracture and not doing anything about to be the subject of a formal complaint, as that's not what first aid is supposed to be, not in the diagnosis, as that's not within her power and in the deciding there was nothing to be done about it.

Seriously? You don't think a parent should be informed about a possible broken bone which has happened during the school day?

Obviously school should have joined you and asked you to collect your child to have a checked out.

Regardless of what some people believe it's always worth getting checked. If broken it can then be strapped appropriately as some breaks to digits can cause life long issues if not set properly

DD has broken two fingers at school now and on both occasions we've only found out when she's got home from school. She hasn't been in particular pain or upset on either occasion.
The first occasion, we rang A&E, were booked in for 9pm, eventually triaged at 11pm and told we could expect to wait overnight. We didn't bother but just splinted it and told us to keep
It like that for a couple of weeks. The next time, we only had a 5 hour wait and all they did was splint it, again, and tell us to keep it like that for a couple of weeks.

Wow, that's really not on. I'd be very unhappy with that.

Not true about the treatment actually. My 15 yr old nephew broke his little finger playing football at the beginning of September. It was X-rayed that day, then they applied a little boat type support to it which he had to keep on for over a month (maybe 6 weeks) and he's had 2 check ups. It's off now but he has to do exercises as it's healed a bit wonky and there's scar tissue making it a bit bulbous on the end. So, worth getting it checked out asap I'd say.
Office lady's attitude seems harsh.

My dd2 had a suspected broken pinkie when she was in Y5. Got called by school to get it checked straight away. Took her for an X-ray to rule out a fracture. Thankfully, she was fine but the triage nurse was such a bitch, making out my dd2 was making a big fuss over nothing and not even believing how the injury was caused!

Not the same situation, but I wish I had put in a complaint about her tbh.

I'd be extremely pissed off and have plenty to tell that school. That's just not acceptable at all. Even from the perspective that he must have been in some pain and yet was expected to rejoin class?? Lunacy.

Seriously? I broke a finger at work, it was seriously bloody painful and I was sent home.
Yes, all that happens is your fingers get strapped together and in my case I needed the nail piercing to release blood build up. But I also needed painkillers.
Why do some Mners just expect children to put up and shut up, that is a serious lack of empathy.

You should have been contacted immediately. There is no reason for your child to be distracted in pain while trying to learn. It might just need stabilization, but that stabilization would mitigate pain significantly.

It also isn’t up to them to decide treatment options. Doctors with training and proper equipment review injuries to make sure that it isn’t something more serious before sending you off with a splint or some tape because sometimes a finger injury means surgery.

OBVIOUSLY you should have been contacted if the school suspected a broken bone, so that you could go and get it dealt with. Ffs.

It's all very well to get progressively less concerned and I understand this with several children that are playing contact sports it is going to be par for the course and not a PFB minor injury blown out of proportion situation with the children. But damage to a finger, and damage left that shouldn't be, can be very detrimental in some cases to future fine-motor skills in sport, music, writing, painting, and so on. It should always be dealt with properly at the earliest sensible opportunity and appropriate pain relief should be offered. What is wrong with people?