To make my children go to school with temperatures over 39

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DS(6) and DTs(4). Two of them have temps over 39 but cheerful. The other no fever but complaining of not feeling well.
I've been up every night with them for five nights. The DTs don't go to nursery Mon-Tues, so it's been 24/7 since last Friday.
Given that they are all now clamouring for cake, WIBU to send them all to school?

Niskayuna I care a lot about my children, who are currently holding a no-adults-allowed meeting in my bedroom, before we head out to the park. They're grand.
I've kept them home largely not to spread infection, even though loads of other children already have apparently the same virus.
I don't think my situation is even slightly exceptional, but I would have plenty of sympathy for another parent dealing with this kind of sleep deprivation.
Isnt that the point of mumsnet? Sympathy and moral support from other people who've been through the same thing?

No, high temperatures don't cause febrile convulsions. A rapid rise in temperature does. There's nothing that can be done to prevent it. I've seen kids have FCs with temps in the 37-38 range. Telling people that high temps cause FCs has led to the widespread myth that kids need to be dosed up with paracetamol and ibuprofen regularly or they'll end up with a FC. 97% of children will have a temperature and never have a problem.

Especially as I'm sure NICE say that giving anti pyretics doesn't make much difference in preventing FC.

high temperatures don't cause febrile convulsions. A rapid rise in temperature does. There's nothing that can be done to prevent it. I've seen kids have FCs with temps in the 37-38 range.

While i agree that high temperatures dont cause the febrile convulsions, but the rapid rise which is usually the first sign of illness therefore you wouldnt be treating them at the time.
However as i said above my ds has had over 20 fc, due to a condition caused gefs+ which meant he had febrile convulsions up to the age of 13. The only time he had a second fc was when the temperature rose suddenly again when the paracetamol wore off. He never had a second one when he was dosed with ibroprufen and paracetamol as advised by the hospital.

meant to say last time ds temperature wss only 38 and he fitted twice. He was at secondary school and it was 3 years since previous fc.