not to self isolate for 14 days?

[Manchmallehrerin]

Ds 5 has a pre-existing medical condition which causes him to have a high temperature on a fairly frequent basis. He has just developed one today since coming home from school. Last time he had a temperature we all self isolated for 14 days as a precaution but no one else had any symptoms - it was just his usual problem. His illness follows a set pattern and this matches exactly.

AIBU to say that this is his pre existing condition and not follow the covid advice? Or do I need to follow the advice to the letter - Temperature = 14 days etc and potentially close his school etc?

Maybe get him tested ? But yes follow advice

You can "say" it is his pre-existing condition. But you don't know that for sure.

Get a test? That's the advice.

Getting him tested seems a reasonable compromise.

Book a test, get the results, if negative, back to school. Done.

Can you not get him tested and then go by the result as to whether self isolation is required

You have to follow the rules I’m afraid. If everyone had a reason not to follow them (“just a cold”, “pre-existing condition”, hay fever) etc., then it will start to spread again and we will be faced with the prospect of starting all over again with lockdown. You may be right, it might not be covid, but you might not be. Who is to say whether it’s covid without a test? Get the test

Temperature = 14 days etc and potentially close his school etc?

Just book a swab, the results are back in under 48 hours. If it’s negative he can go back to school. You cannot just assume it’s his usual illness.

Test. Isolate until result back. Negative back to school. Positive and test and trace will call you

I feel for you, my dd used to get high temperatures every 2 weeks, thankfully she grew out of it. It would of been a nightmare in this situation

It’s tough isn’t it, my DD seems to just be quite a hot person so pre-Covid she was sent home from nursery at least once a month with a ‘temperature’ even though there was clearly nothing wrong with her.

We haven’t sent her back to nursery now it’s open again because we could see they’re going to be constantly checking their temperatures and we’d probably end up paying full whack only for her to be sent home for 14 days.

Out of interest, can I ask his condition? My DH gets this and we dont know why.