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AIBU?

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To take my children out of school from tomorrow?

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Keepingitreal14 · 01/07/2021 12:54

My DD is due to have significant surgery on the 13th July, we are only required to isolate for 3 days before the surgery with a Covid test at the beginning of the three days.

My DS is at secondary school that has had loads of cases recently, he has only escaped isolating himself as he spent a few days in the school iso unit. Today we have just had a non close contact letter for DD school and one year group bubble has burst, they have been really lucky so far.

I'm really concerned if either child becomes a close contact we are likely to have to cancel the surgery.

So to avoid that risk next would would you send your kids in or keep them home? DD wont go back after her Op until September and DS is going to a new education place in Sept.

AIBU - Yes, leave them in school, No, keep them home next week

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TeenMinusTests · 01/07/2021 12:55

keep them home

olderthanyouthink · 01/07/2021 12:56

Extenuating circumstances, keep them home

OnTheSeaShore · 01/07/2021 12:58

Absolutely agree. Keep them at home.

TotorosCatBus · 01/07/2021 12:59

Keep them home.

Lavinia321 · 01/07/2021 12:59

Personally I would take them out now if your daughters surgery is really important. Numbers o covid cases per 100k of population have gone up loads in the past few weeks and given that 50% of adults are double vaccinated and more are single vaccinated that suggests that disproportionately the cases of covid will be in the younger age groups - ie unvaccinated school children. I think this is why we’re hearing of so many bubble closures with this wave even though numbers of covid cases per 100k have reached similar levels previously.

Quartz2208 · 01/07/2021 12:59

In your circumstances with a surgery on the line - keep them at home

IncyWincy21 · 01/07/2021 12:59

100% at home

Dinky2004 · 01/07/2021 13:00

I would keep them home, sounds like your daughters surgery is more important than a couple of weeks of school at the end of the school year.

Silkiecats · 01/07/2021 13:00

I would keep your DD home from tonight and send your DS in as it's only the child who has to isolate.

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Keepingitreal14 · 01/07/2021 13:05

@Silkiecats

I would keep your DD home from tonight and send your DS in as it's only the child who has to isolate.

That's true, unless he actually catches it from school. Then we all do.

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autumnboys · 01/07/2021 13:07

Keep them at home. Sounds like a sensible plan.

feathersandferns · 01/07/2021 13:10

Keep them both home. Sounds like it's highly possible DS or DD could catch it from school. Explain to the schools how important it is and go from there. If you agree to home school them I can't see that the schools will complain. We are living through a pandemic.

dopeyduck · 01/07/2021 13:21

Recently been in this situation (surgery not school) both DP & I insisted on working from home for the 10 days prior so that we definitely wouldn't miss the surgery. It was already delayed by over a year and the backlog is mental. There wasn't a chance in hell I was letting DS miss his slot.
We didn't strictly isolate but we were very careful and only did low risk stuff e.g outdoor activities etc, online shopping, we did have a coffee out once but sat outside etc. We're both double vaccinated.
Our swabs were thankfully negative and his surgery went ahead. I was relieved.

Clymene · 01/07/2021 13:22

I absolutely would in those circumstances. Hope the surgery goes well

GoodVibesHere · 01/07/2021 13:24

Keep them home, definately. Perhaps school could provide some work for them to do at home?

We must be reaching a point now where a switch back to online schooling is necessary? It's getting so hard for kids constantly having to isolate. The 'not knowing' is hard on them - not knowing whether they'll be in school tomorrow or be sent home. With the summer break coming it'll be so crap for kids having to self-isolate at start of the holidays.

spanielstail · 01/07/2021 13:26

Depends if the op is something that could be postponed if needed as they have missed a lot of school. However it's a vital medical need then that takes precedence over schooling.

Also what about work for you and your husband? Can you both work from home? If you are going to work it's not eoryh taking them out of school but otherwise yes it might be a good precaution.

LadyPenelope68 · 01/07/2021 13:27

Extenuating circumstances, definitely keep them at home.

SquashMinusIsShit · 01/07/2021 13:29

I'd definitely keep them both home if you can, explain to their school(s) and ask for work to be set (the teachers might have work prepared or already being set for DC already isolating so hopefully isn't loads more work).

SquashMinusIsShit · 01/07/2021 13:30

f you are going to work it's not worthtaking them out of school

Presumably it depends on the job? if the OP and her DH are teachers no probably not, but general office worker in well ventilated office, masks, distancing etc then it probably is as cases will be spreading in school much faster.

lunar1 · 01/07/2021 13:32

I'd keep mine home in this situation.

welshladywhois40 · 01/07/2021 13:34

Keep them home - I was quite blasé in jan and still sent my son to nursery while I was getting to the end of a pregnancy. Son caught covid just as I reached week 38. Cue a very stressful 10 days praying not to go into labour. And baby came on due date

Workinghardeveryday · 01/07/2021 13:34

Keep them home!
Mine are off home schooling as too many cases and it’s a worry as I am CEV.
Just keep them off!

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Keepingitreal14 · 01/07/2021 13:35

@spanielstail

Depends if the op is something that could be postponed if needed as they have missed a lot of school. However it's a vital medical need then that takes precedence over schooling.

Also what about work for you and your husband? Can you both work from home? If you are going to work it's not eoryh taking them out of school but otherwise yes it might be a good precaution.

DD is in constant pain and the recovery period is at least 6-8 weeks so this date ties in lovely with her returning to school in Sept so wouldn't want it to be postponed unless its an absolute necessity.

I am working from home for now, our office is due to reopen in mid August so again having the surgery done now means I can still work after her initial stay in hospital, later on will mean me taking much more time off.

My DH is going out to work and I do appreciate there is a risk with that, however I feel the risk of him being a close contact is much smaller then the children in schools based on how many isolation periods and bubble closure we have already experienced against only one positive case in DH's company during the whole pandemic.

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2021isnotgoingwell · 01/07/2021 13:35

100 percent we have done the same thing for surgery tomorrow.

Neptunesgiraffe · 01/07/2021 13:38

Yes keep them off. My surgery was postponed when my child had to have a covid test. It was negative but we didn't know that on the day of the surgery so it ended up being postponed. Its also very stressful for the person having their surgery rearranged - I had to prepare myself mentally (because I was very nervous) before each appointment.

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