to send dd back to school tomorrow when she was sent home at 2pm today after vomiting?

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I duly collected her, reassured them I would keep her at home for 48 hours as per the school rules. She looked suspiciously well.

I brought her home, gave her a bucket, snuggled her on the sofa. She still seemed fine.

She has played games. She has eaten. She is asking what's for dinner. She seems remarkably well.

On questioning about where the vomiting happened at school, it transpires it was in the playground. I asked who'd seen it. Nobody because it was in her hand. Smaller than a penny apparently. The size of a small nut she estimates.

She has a cough and cold (mild and the whole class has it). She does cough up phlegm/mucous because of this, especially after running around in the playground and coughing.

She had eaten her entire lunch (cheese roll, two pieces of fruit, yoghurt, granola) an hour before this.

She says 'something came out of my mouth' was interpreted by the dinner lady as 'she's been sick', which was passed to a TA, then the teacher, then the reception and when they said 'mum's on her way', she just thought 'great, I like her'.

I send her back tomorrow right?

do the school have rules in place they might send her home again bu t tbh if you think it was phlegm then send her back with a note

Call the school in the morning and explain.

My ds is a phlegmy person and is often sick as a result but school are aware and wouldn't expect to keep him off unless it was a tummy bug. You can tell the difference.

I'd expect if she had D&V, she wouldn't be bouncing round the house, saying she feels fine, no D, no V, no stomach ache and no aversion to food or playing. And a child who has eaten her entire lunch an hour ago who is 'sick' is probably going to be actually sick I'd imagine.

I've just called the school to leave a message on the answerphone and the school secretary was there (parents evening for KS2) and she said she was v surprised to see dd in the office as she seemed utterly fine and declared herself that she didn't think she was actually ill.

She says it's fine for her to come back providing she's well overnight.

Fingers crossed.

YANBU - she has just gobbed out a bit of phlegm. I'd be quite pissed off that they sent her home.

I've (very rarely) had a cough so bad that I have actually vomited - would they expect her to stay off for 48 hours for that too?

YANBU but I bet they won't allow her back anyway.

LittleBairn, they've said she can go back .

I think it was miscommunication. The playground supervisor misunderstood, relayed the incorrect info, the TA, who heard the word 'sick' and assumed it was D&V, it was passed on to the teacher and so on...

The school is very good and they are sensible usually.

Oh good a sensible school they are unusual on MN!

My DCs are both prone to migraines and vomit at the onset, the school are sensible enough to differentiate between this and D&V unlike their old school