To keep ds off school because he is tired?

[Lasaraleen]

Ds is 9 and in Y5. He has also been awake since 2:30am. Properly awake. I have no idea why, it has never happened before, he woke up with a stuffy head cold and just couldn't fall asleep again. I tried everything I could think of and he was trying really hard too, he was very worried about being too tired for school.

So I know you're not meant to keep kids off for being tired, and it's not like he's in reception. But I can't send him in on 5 hours sleep having been awake since 2:30?! Can I?

I think you have done the right thing.
My children's schools are also really bad at sending sick kids home...they care more about ofsted ratings now Sadly :(

I think you have done right thing.

perking up a bit isn't a sign they should immediately go back.

could be meds have kicked in for now. could be he could crash in an hour.

or it could just mean you made the right choice and it's working and tomorrow he will be ok.

Thanks for the reassurance! I do work so staying at home is usually something I agonise over and is not done lightly. Fortunately I can work from home and have an understanding boss, so it could be much worse, but I always feel guilty anyway.