To send 6yo to school late?

[DaffodilsAndDandelions]

He appears well at the moment but the baby is absolutely full of cold so could be passing it on. 6yo was about falling asleep at the dinner table last night, he goes to bed between 6:30 and 7:00 and is still fast asleep, I also had to wake him yesterday.
Should I let him sleep as long as he needs then send him to a school for 10 ish?

I have to wake my 6 year old up every day. But there was a day this term where he was very tearful and shouty when I tried to wake him, so I gave him an extra half an hour in bed. We ended up being a little late, but I think if I’d had insisted he got up he’d have cried and argued all though breakfast and getting dressed , and we’d have ended up late anyway!

I'd let him have as much sleep as possible then wake him and get him in on time. If he's falling asleep at his desk or the cold hits him at school they'll call you to collect him. He might be absolutely fine by the time he's woken up properly, it's not ideal for him to miss a day because he might be grouchy. He's only 6 but school isn't optional, best to save his sick days for when he really needs them and it'll teach him he can't wing a day off when he wants. Hope he doesn't get the cold and baby feels better soon

This time of year is where they start to flag, send him in as usual and if they have any concerns, the school will send him home

You have a loooooooooooong way ahead school wise, and it will get easier, he only has today to get through and then it’s the weekend

You can’t keep a kid off school because they’re tired! What sort of lesson does this teach them? I bet the teachers are tired too but they still go in. Wake him up, and unless he’s poorly get him to school on time.

My reasoning is that he gets very argumentative and stroppy when tired. Will argue black is white, that he hates biscuits and grass is purple just to be awkward.

You’ve just described pretty much EVERY 6yo ever!

My 14 yo wanted today off cos he’s exhausted... I drove him to the bus stop... that was my concession

Keep him home to rest so you can enjoy the weekend together I utterly despair at posts like this. No, no and no again. You can’t choose when your kid goes to school because he might be ill and it might affect your weekend. Send him to school. It’s the law.

With suspected SEN I would be even more reluctant to start a “don’t worry we will stay off/go in late” approach.

Of course letting a sick child sleep as much as they need it's ok. It's not ok to send a child in late every day but as a one off of course it is. People here are so weird. Get him up. You can't send him late. Of course you can. It's no big deal. It's disruptive for about 60 seconds. He's only young.

So many posts on here about what a poor life lesson it is - he's six! In most countries, six year olds haven't even begun formal education yet. If he's tired and under the weather then by all means keep him at home.

He's not going to use this against you when he's sixteen and you make him go to school for his mocks

If he's ill keep him home
If he's tired send him in

Ds is tired a lot, he has complex needs, but I try to stick to the above otherwise he would be at home all the time!

I have to wake my children every day. Everyone is tired but left to wake naturally dd would do so around 9am at the earliest. Ds is 4 sometimes he's awake for 7 naturally but most days I have to wake him. He'd much rather stay home with me when he's tired but he knows that he has to go to school unless ill. This time of year is lots of fun with rehearsals and he's fine once there. It's over a miles walk to school too but he manages great.

Typically on a Saturday and Sunday he's wide awake by 7 😩

My son slept in today. He got there late but it's a one off. I really can't get mad about it. I wouldn't have kept him till lunch though, how weird.