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Sending kid to school with a slight blocked nose?

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UserNo374826372819473 · 05/07/2022 09:29

When otherwise fine? DD had a bit of a cold over the weekend, did an lft and negative better and back to school . No probs.

DS got an ever so slight runny nose, a bit sneezy and congested. Barely noticeable and no other symptoms. Kept him off yesterday just in case It got worse which it didn't, he's been eating, running around and being silly. Nothing wrong with him.

sent him back today. He some congestion on his nose but not runny. No other symptoms. Totally fine in himself.

i know covid can present as a runny nose but so can a cold. Ds had covid a while ago, I know he could get it again...

took him to school and was totally spoken down to by the head. He was off with cold symptoms yesterday, why is he in? Could it be covid.

I was taken aback because Usually they are hot on attendance and want them in.

Ds literally has slight nasal congestion - no cough, no fever, not poorly at all. I wouldn't send him in when he was ill.

if his nose was running like a tap, id keep him off but it isn't, just a bit blocked.

Ds then proceeded to tell his teacher his throat hurt but that was from all the screaming at me this morning. We are currently going through phases of school refusal (he has sen). This is another reason I don't want to keep him off unless he was actually poorly. Multiple days off make things harder when he goes back.

I thought I was doing the right thing by sending him? Now totally questioning myself. Can we really keep our kids off every time they have a bit of a snotty nose anymore?!

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SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 05/07/2022 10:10

YANBU. That’s mad. My DD would never be at school if we kept her off with every sniffle. Did you do a Covid test?

Comefromaway · 05/07/2022 10:13

The head is being ridiculous. You can;t keep a child off every time they have a cold. And so what if it is covid anyway. if your child is well enough in themselves they are fine to go to school.

Mariposista · 05/07/2022 10:40

How ridiculous. Children should only be off if they are too unwell to be there.

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UserNo374826372819473 · 05/07/2022 12:15

I didn't actually test him as is autistic and testing him is hell. However, both me and Dd had similar symptoms at the weekend and had negative lft's so likely he had the same. When we all had covid at the same time our symptoms were all totally different, but this weekend we literally all had sneezing and cold like symptoms.

regardless, he isn't ill. He's feeling fine, eating, running around and he's got a slightly congested nose which you can hear when he talks.

she did probably think he looked ill because he'd been crying and screaming all morning not wanting to get dressed (regular occurrence) and he was red in the face and watery eyes because of it. I explained this to her and she said maybe he didn't want to come in because he's ill. I replied, that he hadn't wanted to come in since September 😅

worried he'll start exaggerating symptoms at school, which has happened before and they've sent him home!

drives me mad. I've been made to feel guilty for keeping them off, but guilty for sending them in too!

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