To be very cross that school's incompetence may have made DS ill?

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DS's year had a mini sports day on Tuesday. Parents were invited to spectate in the afternoon so DH and I went along. I noticed that drinks were not brought outside for DC (which has happened before so I had brought one with me) so tried to get DS to drink the bottle of water I brought but he was worried he would get told off so only took a few sips. This was a 2 hour event with no breaks. It wasn't hot but very overcast and sweaty. DS's hair was soaking. I went to the shop and left DH to wait for DS to come out afterwards.

On the way home with DH, DS said that noise/talking was annoying him as his brain hurt. DH put it down to lots of jumping around, gave him a drink/snack and told DS to lay down for a rest. He took himself off to bed and conked out very uncharacteristically! I woke him later as I was worried and he was very upset that his 'brain was hurting' and his body wouldn't work. He was clammy, and I realised that he was probably dehydrated. He then told us that he had not had a chance to drink his breaktime drink as some of the DC were chosen to practice for the afternoon event so he had spent most of the morning running around too. I asked if they were offered water and he said no. The only drink they were offered was after the afternoon event just before hometime when they were told to have a drink after they got changed. So DS did almost 4 hours of quite vigorous exercise with only his breakfast juice at home, a small cup of water at lunchtime, and a few gulps of water from the bottle I took with me.

DCs are only 6/7. Surely it is irresponsible of the school to not make sure small DC are hydrated during sports events in June?

I had to spend Tuesday night trying to get Dioralyte down DS (big battle as he hates it) and he had a high temp for most of yesterday with headache and lethargy so was off school. He is recovered today and has gone to school with a note that consideration should be given to this at future sports events.

AIBU to think this could have been preventable?

Ideally they would have had water available and a break in the middle of the 2h time slot for water.

But it isn't the schools fault if a child hasn't drunk sufficiently at the many opportunities during the day - breakfast, break, lunch and after school.

There is no need to have access to water constantly.

I fucking hate it at exercise classes, 5 mins in "get a drink of water" after the next exercise "get a drink of water" WHY WHY what the fuck has happened to people that they need a drink all the time.

Oh FFS. Children are perfectly capable of getting from 1pm to 3pm without "a little snack" even if they are running around. And on an overcast day most will manage fine without a drink too. They don't need to be slurping and stuffing at every verse end!

But you had a drink with you. He said he might get into trouble. As the parent you say you drink the water, if there is a problem I will deal with it.

Yes, perhaps the school should provide cups of water. However I doubt that a 6 year old undertook 2 hours of vigorous exercise at a school sports day. More likely lots of sitting around waiting with bursts of exercise now and then.

As you were there, noticed he had no drink, had a drink with you I would actually say it is as much your fault if not more.

Perhaps mention it i the context of next year perhaps ups of water can be provided for those taking part. Usually our PTA runs a drinks stand.

Lets remember the school sent out no reminders to parents about bringing in drinking water for sports day

Why would you need a reminder? It's YOUR child, you should know to send a bottle of water for sports day! Do you need notes from school to tell you to put a coat on them when it rains?

A lot of the DC were dripping with sweat. It was very humid. Would an adult do 2 hours of sports with no break whilst dripping with sweat without having a proper drink break FFS. I cannot believe some of these responses.

I can't believe you let your child get dehydrated while you stood and watched with a bottle of water in your hand, but there you go.

Oh FFS. Children are perfectly capable of getting from 1pm to 3pm without "a little snack" even if they are running around. And on an overcast day most will manage fine without a drink too.

Athletes drink and eat small amounts of snack food so they can burn fuel and keep themselves hydrated. My children's school provided them with drink and snack on sports days. Should children be treated differently?

Children aren't athletes, so yes, they should.

Why would you need a reminder? It's YOUR child, you should know to send a bottle of water for sports day! Do you need notes from school to tell you to put a coat on them when it rains?

My children who seem privileged was given a drink and a snack by the school.

Seems strange my daughter's school sends a note home in advance of sports day or if they think it's going to be hot to bring extra drinks with them.

Shall I say it again for the hard of thinking! I was not there in the AM so was not aware that DS had done extra sports without any drinks. I was not there are lunchtime to make sure he drank more due to doing extra sports. I was not aware that there was not going to be a break during the afternoon session. The school arranged all this. It was down to them.

Children aren't athletes, so yes, they should.

Prove it I want to see medical evidence.

So why didn't you or your husband ask a teacher or anyone else in charge about the drinks? Maybe the school forgot and would have appreciated the reminder, maybe other provisions were made that you weren't aware of. A quick word with a teacher would have prevented all this drama.

NotAnEvilStepMother It's not "odd" that a child of 7 would be nervous to drink from "the wrong" bottle.

Some children are very sensitive and don't like to do anything deviating from the norm. It's completely normal for some children to have worries about doing things differently.

Prove your point BarbarianMum with evidence.

There is a whole heap of evidence about childhood obesity being linked to over-eating. And lots more about the links between blood sugar levels and a whole host of illnesses. And yet more on the physiological difference bw children and adults and athletes and non athletes. It is proved.

Some children are very sensitive and don't like to do anything deviating from the norm. It's completely normal for some children to have worries about doing things differently.

My 9 year old is very shy and she probably wouldn't ask unless it was offered to her.

Maybe school forgot and would have appreciated the reminder

They managed to provide tea and coffee for the parents!

Try google. Or a biology text book.

BarbarianMum come on thats you again I want to see evidence.

Henry yes...I dislike the way some posters assume ALL children are comfortable asking for what they need. It's not unusual for older children to not draw attention to themselves at all when they can help it and that includes not asking for drinks!

I already know the answer BarbarianMum and I know your talking shite. My partner is a Personal fitness trainer studied with the best in the country and he studied Osteopathy.

Didn't expect a snack for DS BarbarianMum but are you linking a small snack, like an orange slice perhaps, during a children's sports event with childhood obesity.

Some people have nothing better to do than argue the toss about nothing.

And yes, DS is very like that Horrid and MrsOver. He is perfectly behaved and will not ask for/say anything for fear of being told off. Drives me nuts as he can be a little bugger at home.