AIBU to expect a child to go to school if they've stubbed their toe? What have you kept little ones off with?

[Kattekit]

Just as the title suggests would you allow your child a day off school if they'd stubbed their toe, no blood, no broken bones, no bruise.

I for one wouldn't, but my sister has and I've told her it's not appropriate.

The DD is 10, I think she's been played but hey maybe I'm being far too harsh?

Opinions very welcome just please don't flame me!

What would be helpful are examples of why you've kept your dc off school.

Mine have to be properly ill to have time off - criteria of:
Sickness bug
Temperature/flu type illness or very heavy cold.
Leg falling off!!
DD is old enough to stay on
Her own all day so if she has a stinking cold she'd just sort herself out. Dh works locally so sometimes comes back at lunchtime. If she was puking I'd stay off work though.
I certainly wouldn't let them off for stubbed toe. They've both gone in with plaster casts on (obviously after being treated).
I usually use the criteria of 'would I go to work in this situation?' I haven't had a sick day for over a year.

DS stubbed his toe, just as we were leaving the house for holiday club. He cried, I gave him a hug, and said he'd live.

Picked him up several hours later, and asked how it was. He said it was better, now the bleeding had stopped

Sure enough, he'd bled right through the sock, and it was bruised as along the nail.

To be fair, I do keep him off when his asthma is bad...

Maybe it's broken? I stubbed mine and broke it last year. It did need a day of total rest.

I sent Dd after falling and, I assumed, stubbed her toes and maybe sprained her ankle a bit.
Until I got the phone call later in the day to suggest I take her to a and e. Broken metatarsal and severely sprained toes leading to a few days of missed school thereafter due to the pain killers and inability to walk.

Oh and the days off we're due to hospital instruction to not walk on it for x days

Thanks for the replies so far, made me feel much better.

In answer to a couple of questions, yes sister does work but I think the reason dc stayed off school is more so she could stay off work....

As for the toe, no blood, no bruising nothing at all to see. If they couldn't walk properly then I'd be inclined to consider if they needed to be excused PE and would drive them to and from school but still wouldn't keep them off.

Think I'm with a fair few on here, only off if infectious, d&v or needing to see the gp and they advise to stay home.

Growing up both our parents were self employed so we got sent to school whatever, maybe that's why she's being much softer?

DD broke her toe - taped up and sent to school. School were aware and fine - she had to sit out sports day but otherwise nothing different. She was in yr6 and rather enjoyed the attention!

My mum once sent me to school with flu because my sister also had flu and she 'couldn't have two children off at once as it would be suspicious'. I would love to know what she would have said if I asked for a day off for a stubbed toe.

Mind you this is the woman who made me walk for five miles on a fractured foot BUT always let me have sports day off because I hated it. I luffs my mum!