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Child with diahorrea school play?

62 replies

tinatsarina · 09/12/2019 09:40

So my son had diahorrea this morning so I'm off work with him. It happened half 7 this morning but hasn't had any since. His school play is tomorrow and he has lines. Do you think if there is no more the rest of the day I could take him in tomorrow and bring him home again after the play? It's at 10. He's in good form no temperature or anything.

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velocitygirl7 · 09/12/2019 10:35

I work in a primary school, our nativity is tomorrow and the very last thing we need is a child who has had diarrhoea returning to school after 24 hrs!!
School policy will be 48 hrs after last 'incident' It's there for a reason please don't selfishly ignore it!

velocitygirl7 · 09/12/2019 10:38

A tummy bug won't normally come with a temperature and rarely has other symptoms.
Ffs just follow the guidelines. I'm fairly robust after 25 years in schools but tummy bugs spread so rapidly, especially when selfish parents don't consider others.

Rumnraisin · 09/12/2019 10:38

“If one incident then yes definitely send him. He's not ill and doesn't even have diarrhoea just one runny poo.”

Totally agree with this and working in childcare I’m a stickler when it comes to the 48 hour rule!

kjhkj · 09/12/2019 10:39

Nope don't be ridiculous.

Mumdiva99 · 09/12/2019 10:58

If one incident and no more today then I would send him. Any tummy ache, being off food or another loose bowel then no. I get runny after a roast dinner...I'm not ill.

Excited101 · 09/12/2019 11:01

One loose poo is not an illness, he shouldn’t be missing any school imo.

AlexaShutUp · 09/12/2019 11:03

One loose bowel movement at 7.30 this morning and no other incidents? I don't think that's really diarrhoea as such, so yes, I'd send him in if there are no further symptoms

Canyousewcushions · 09/12/2019 11:04

Please don't. I'm so fed up with everyone doing this and passing the bug round because they have a list of excuses as to why they don't think it's a bug. See it so many times on Facebook "poor wee xxx up all night vomiting but so desperate not to miss the Xmas party"

I'm half tempted to keep the kids off school for the last week of term so they don't come into contact with children who are back at school too early, passing on bugs and wrecking our Christmas travel plans.

Our last one involved small amounts of mild slightly funny poo. It still went round us all, one by one 🙄

LeekMunchingSheepShagger · 09/12/2019 11:05

My dc’s school policy is 24 hours so yes I would let him do it.

Notso · 09/12/2019 11:09

I wouldn't class one loose poo as diarrhoea school play or not.

WishITookLifeSeriously · 09/12/2019 11:15

This weekend, Dd has had the winter vomiting bug that has swept through the school. Last episode was 10:30 last night. When I called school to explain her absence today they said she can go in tomorrow if no more symptoms.

snowybaubles · 09/12/2019 11:41

My dc’s school policy is 24 hours so yes I would let him do it.

Your school goes against NHS advice Confused

I wouldn't be happy sending my child to a school that ignores something so basic. What else do they think they know better about?

Southmouth · 09/12/2019 11:42

No I don’t think you should send him in. Regardless if you took him home straight after the play he will have still be in close proximity of many people. We have a member of family with comprised immune system and I’m so fed up with the amount of people that don’t stick to the school guidelines.

RedWineIsFabulous · 09/12/2019 13:57

Oh no, that's really selfish of you. There are exclusion periods in place for a reason.

48 hours since the last bout of diarrhoea.

This is one of my hates about my children attending school. It's the lack of care or regard for other people's children ( as well as their own) some parents have- such a selfish " I'm
alright Jack" attitude.

This is why these things spread like wildfire.

Please don't be selfish

RedWineIsFabulous · 09/12/2019 14:00

Reading through this thread is exacerbating.

This is precisely why this kind of thing spreads

" It was something they ate"

How the fuck do you know? I mean, know 100%?

You don't.

" but it was only once, it's not a bug"

Again, how do you this 100%

Sometimes something is only
once that is a bug. The next person infected may be affected differently with differing symptoms.

Ffs ... lets be sensible here.

48 hours op. No less .

RedWineIsFabulous · 09/12/2019 14:03

Wish....

Your schools lack of following correct procedures is PRECISELY why this bug has swept through your school.

I would be reporting to environmental/ public health.

That's terrible.

LynnMa2 · 09/12/2019 14:11

Sorry but I wouldn't let him miss the play 😇

Teachermaths · 09/12/2019 14:19

Lots of schools go against NHS advice. There is literally no scientific evidence for the 48 hour rule. Most people are still contagious a week later and usually a couple of days before.

Flynnshine · 09/12/2019 14:21

No. Just no. Keep him at home and take note of the 48 hour rule. It's there to protect ALL of the children. It's his first year in school... you'll have plenty of times to see him in a play.
Don't be selfish!

Original poster
tinatsarina · 09/12/2019 17:40

Ok so I'm not sending him in tomorrow or Wednesday as the last incident was about 11.30/12 today so he can go back Thursday. He seems ok with that.

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jillandhersprite · 09/12/2019 17:47

Our school has just reissued the 48 hour rule by text this morning... It's also Nativity week... But DS has come home saying today's rehearsal had lots of people doing a second role to cover it. He's very chuffed because he's had a promotion from Camel to Inn Inspector and is desperately hoping 'jonny' is still ill for the performance on Wednesday!!!

velocitygirl7 · 09/12/2019 18:09

@LynnMa2 are you a parent? If you are I'm staggered!!! So op should send him back early and risk passing it onto other children? (like yours!) who will then potentially miss other lovely festive stuff, like parties, days out etc

Lesnamechange · 09/12/2019 19:21

Please do not send him back. Parents doing this is exactly why it spreads so easily in schools. You have no idea whether it was caused by a bug or something he ate but the likelihood is it’s a bug as there is one doing the rounds, he’s just been lucky that it hasn’t hit him too hard. Please don’t be that parent.

FeltCarrot · 09/12/2019 19:26

If you tried to send him in to my school we would send him straight back!

Piixxiiee · 09/12/2019 19:28

I'm sure school will send him straight home if you take him in. They have to safeguard the other kids.