AIBU to send DS to school tomorrow, (chickenpox related)

[MistyMountainHop]

he has had chickenpox

the spots came out a week ago tomorrow, but he didn't have very many and seemed pretty well in himself other than a bit itchy.

the spots have already nearly gone apart from a few which scabbed over a couple of days ago. i have duly kept him in all last week and this weekend and have been climbing the walls

according to some of my friends whose DC are at his school, you are meant to keep them off school for TEN DAYS after the spots have scabbed over. but that seems a bit excessive to me? as as far as i was aware once the spots had scabbed they were no longer contagious? and in fact they were MOST contagious before the spots even appeared?

so should i send him? or not? quite prepared to be told IABU btw

The rules at my DS's school is as long as they are all scabbed over, they can go in.

NHS advice is that they're fine to go back to school once the spots are scabbed over.

Call the school and find out. Ten days seems to be a lot, are sure it's not ten days from first spot appearing?

as as far as i was aware once the spots had scabbed they were no longer contagious? and in fact they were MOST contagious before the spots even appeared?

That's what i've always believed as well. maybe give the school a quick call in the morning and see what they say?

I think the usual advice is 5 days from onset of rash, when the spots have all scabbed over. My DS had it before Easter and I kept him off for two weeks, though, because he was really poorly with it and wouldn't have coped with a full school day before that.

The school will have the guidelines, and will know if there are any children in high risk groups, why not give them a ring on monday morning?

Usually takes a week to ten days for the rash to scab over, maybe your friend is mixing it up?
Once scabbed over he is fine.