Dd (10 yo) has a school friend who has lots of time off school due to illness. I have sympathised with her mum over the years about this and we have discussed other issues that may be at play but all have been dismissed and mum just think she's prone to illness.
The friend walks to school with myself and the dcs so I et a text if she's not coming in. This week she has been off on Monday, in Tuesday for class photo and then went to office and went home. She was then off for 2 days and back in today (class jolly to museum planned).
The problem I have with sympathising with all this is that the child managed to attend all her extra curricular activities this week e.g Cubs, Drama, Dance and has even been to the cinema on one of her 'sick' days.
So, if you are 'sick' is that only applicable to school hours and I should 'wind me neck in'. 