To take my son to the park

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Basically school overreacted to my DD cold. Streaming nose and sneezing started 8 days ago. Kept her off on the day she was sneezing and feeling abit rubbish after a poor nights sleep. No fever. No cough. No sore throat. Just general grotty for two days. Then her two year old brother had three days of snot and is now fine.

School rang me and said get a test or isolate for two weeks. No joy on getting a test. we are all absolutely fine. Six more days until school can restart.

Anyhow seeming how we've had no symptoms of Corona in the house. It's 8 days later. Would I be such a criminal to take my two year old to the park to play this morning? He has been trapped home for ages and he's barely been out this year. He's so fed up.

I'm really annoyed with the school as she really has not had any of the symptoms you should isolate with.

School rang me and said get a test or isolate for two weeks

I'd be refusing on the grounds that neither of your children have any of the recognised symptoms. Email the head. Tell them that dc will be back Monday regardless as their absences have zero to Do with covid and they have never, nor are they currently, exhibiting any of the known symptoms.

Pretty sure thats an illegal exclusion of sorts? Happy to be corrected.

If your children don't have symptoms, they can't have/don't need a test. They should go back to school ASAP.

Ask for the exclusion paperwork to be provided, your child is not ill, is not eligible for a corona test and is being excluded from school.

I am convinced that schools are at the root of the current problem over lack of tests. They seem to be insisting parents get tests for the slightest thing.

@Florencex

I am convinced that schools are at the root of the current problem over lack of tests. They seem to be insisting parents get tests for the slightest thing.

I think that schools are quite rightly trying to ensure the safety of their staff. If I was a head teacher in a time of a rampant epidemic. I would also be erring on the side of caution in order to keep my older staff safe.

Im going to complain to the school but I guess their hands are tied.

I just don't think this plan is sensible. It's messing up everything. Jobs. Education. Socialising. the kids have missed enough.

It's not just erring on the side of caution though. There are no covid symptoms. They aren't eligible for a test. I had a headache yesterday, should I have been tested? It's all a bit ridiculous really.

It's not erring on the side of caution though @disorganisedsecretsquirrel it's excluding children for no reason. No one is being protected by unfairly persecuting children because they dare to sneeze.

OP, take him to the park. If none of you have had Covid symptoms there's no need to isolate. Go have some fun!

I am convinced that schools are at the root of the current problem over lack of tests. They seem to be insisting parents get tests for the slightest thing I agree - some schools, anyway.

OP, no it would not be unreasonable to go to the park.

Im going to complain to the school but I guess their hands are tied

No, their hands are not tied, they are acting against the guidance, and illegally.

If a school is willing to break the guidance and law here, what other areas are they willing to?