to not send my DS to school?

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DS is in reception. This week a quarter of his class have benn off / sent home with D&V. DS is currently well but I could really do without him bringing it home now - I’ve just started a new job (literally a couple of weeks) and I’ve already had to take time off for DS sibling this week. I really can’t afford to take off the 48 hours needed for D&V.

I am part time and this would be my hours gone for another week, its not a job I can work from home or make up the hours. My job is one where I must strictly observe the 48 hour rule too if I go down with it.DH is in a simmilar work situation and did his share this week too so he really can’t afford to take more time off either.

I don’t work Fridays, DS sibling is off anyway. AIBU to keep DS at home and tell the school the lurgy has got us too?

YABU He has already been exposed to the germs and he's not ill. He could throw up next week so you'd have been lying for nothing. .

Call in every favour you have just in case he gets it next week

You say he's in reception. If he's not yet 5 you can keep him off just 'because '. I know a few 4 year olds who've had a Friday off recently because they're tired.

As a reception teacher I’d say keep him off!

I'd keep him off. But wouldn't lie to the school incase he actually does pick the bug up next week.

Keep him off.
If he's not yet 5, then keep him off next week too

he is already 5

It compulsary the term after they are 5 so will be fine

He has already been exposed to it anyway so it would be pointless

YABU because it won't make the slightest bit of difference - he's already been around classmates during their infectious period.

Agree with the idea of lining up,favours for next week if needed.

I'd send him in, chances are he's already been exposed to the germs. Keeping him off today won't change that, and lying won't help if he comes down with it next week.

Since he's already 5 he needs to be in school, and it's a fantastic learning experience having 15 children compared to the usual 30, the teacher will be able to give him much more time.

If he is going to get it he will get it regardless of keeping him off so you could keep him off then he gets it next wednesday seems totally pointless.

Any ideas who I can ask to look after 2 vomiting kids? I don’t have local family and my only mum freinds who are around in the week are those on mat leave with young babies (whose siblings go to a different school and so might not have had this bug...) I’d love to cash in some favours but I am stuck about who to ask? My lovely childminder who does my ad hoc childcare very rightly won’t take them after D&V. I am stuck!

Sods law will kick in here. He is either going to get this or he isn't as chances are he has already been exposed.

Up to you if you keep him off today if its not compulsory to send him yet but i honestly doubt it will make a difference.

If only a few of the class have gone down with it so far, I’m not sure there’s much point just keeping him off for today. If you’re going to keep him off to avoid him getting it you’ll need to keep him off until it’s stopped going round.

I'd keep him off

You might need to pay for a train fare so family can visit, ditto an old friend, or pay for a temporary nanny.

Or tell their father (assuming he is alive) that because of the newness of the job that he needs to sort it this time.

And you need to work on develo Ing a support network, because this won't be the only time a DC falls ill at exactly the wrong moment. I know that sounds a bit glib/smug, but it does make life much harder if you don't.

It's fine. Take the precaution.

I don't think you should keep him off just in case. There will be loads of stuff going round all the time, you can't keep him off every time just in case. He'd never be there. I do sympathise as I have nobody to take my ds if he's ill either but it's part of having kids I'm afraid.

Keep him off. No one would look after two vomiting children.

You don't have to enrol a child below school age in school. But if, like OP, you choose to, then DC should attend.

You cannot however be fined for absences of DC under CSA (start of term after 5th birthday, which OP's DC will reach in January)

Keep him off OP.

Don't worry about a few pearl clutchers on here aghast that you should consider it.

He's reception, he isn't doing his GSCE's.
If you save him getting D&V then you're saving you all from having time off.

One day is worth it.

What you're doing is logical.

I am blessed with an amazing support network, but seriously noone wants to sit with a child with DandV!

Don't worry about a few pearl clutchers on here aghast that you should consider it. He's reception, he isn't doing his GSCE's.

No one who has said send him in, has said to do so because missing out will mean he fails exams. Most of us are saying send him in because he's likely already been exposed to the bug, so if he's going to catch it then having a Friday off won't change that. I don't see how that's pearl clutching, it's just common sense.

It’s not really all that logical at all. Most of the class haven’t had it yet, so it’s going to be at least the middle/end of next week before it’s fine to send him back.

By all means keep him off for the Odd day if he’s below statutory school age, but there’s no point pretending that it’s going to stop him catching it.