To think many parents aren't aware that you are now supposed to send child to school even when household member has Covid?

[Babamamananarama]

Just that really.
I've brought this up with 3 separate people this week none of whom was aware.

Under new covid rules, if one child (or a parent/household member) has Covid, the other children can be sent to school as long as they aren't symptomatic. Schools are otherwise supposed to treat as unauthorised absence.

YANBU = wow I had no idea, WTF?
YABU = yes everyone knows this

Regardless of the rules it’s common courtesy. My local schools certainly aren’t treating as unauthorised absence when family members are infected.

I think people are aware but it's a bit of a crazy rule so they might keto their kids off regardless.

We were all told before the summer holidays, the same letter went out County wide so I think many are aware.

YABU - well, until your post I thought everyone knew. Seems common knowledge around here. A lot of people are relieved their DC won't have to keep having days off if someone has a symptom or they get told to isolate via NHS App.

Nope I had no idea and the school didn’t say either

I did know, but only because I read it on MN a couple of weeks ago!

Seems a little risky.

I knew but I think I would be keeping my child off. Apart from anything else we would have no way of getting him to school

I can see why parents wouldn't want multiple children off school when they aren't actually ill/showing symptoms. However, it seems ridiculously risky......

Fortunately, I won't be going back to school myself....all these risks is one of the reasons why I have packed in my school job and won't be returning. I have already discovered the school where I used to work has a high number of families who've just had/now have COVID and many siblings will be back in nevertheless. I'm tired of it all; and that's before we get into the cough/cold/flu season.

I am now doing a job where I don't work with children at all, my new workplace is calmer, quieter and we tend to work on our own, so relatively COVID free. Bliss....

YANBU lots of people are unaware of this. I work in a school in Scotland so have been back a few weeks and we're being absolutely hammered with COVID just now.

One of the dc's schools has specifically said that they would prefer it if we did not send dc in if there is an affected family member and they would live stream lessons for them.

I'm aware. It's nuts.

Aware as is everyone I know as letter have gone out and it's on Gov web sites. Most people I know are happy enough and we'll wait & see. Schools will implement their outbreak plans if needed.

YANBU, I think it’s bloody ridiculous! If one of my kids gets covid I will keep the other off because it’s fucking common sense.

Yes, I’m aware.

I agree it is nuts. As a teacher I have close contact with hundreds of pupils a day. I could have 3 people at home ill with Covid and I’ll still be teaching.

I’m aware and I am quite happy about it!
All sensible vulnerable older people are vaccinated, younger people don’t tend to get Covid so badly.
Life needs to go on now!

I knew. I have one child at home with Covid and the other 2 have gone to school.

This is my 3rd child at home to get it and at no time have any of the others caught it from them. But they've missed so many weeks of school because of all the isolations. They are well. They need to be at school. I need to work.

They just don't want education affected - they know the probable consequences, and will announce that primary school children must be vaccinated.

They’re aware. We have several families where the children are in school despite a positive result in the household.

My daughter has just tested positive and I have two other kids. One school has hinted heavily they would not count as unauthorised absence and will provide online lessons if I keep my other daughter off so I am. She's year 11 so no childcare issues Other school fine for my son to go in but i does seem strange :..I'm waiting for a pcr result for him first although not necessary it just feels like one way of making it a bit safer and the school were grateful- typically his is the one test result I'm still waiting for

I'm aware and worried as work in a nursery. At least children of positive families have had to stay home til now despite the lack of social distancing etc.

It's a money issue. Furlough ends on 30th Sept and so does the £500 grant for fully vaccinated people, therefore they need to make sure people can go to work and children to school_childcare.

I went back to work in a secondary school last week after a year's sabbatical (for non Covid reasons).

We are welcoming all comers with open arms regardless of who they've got at home (or in hospital in one case) with Covid.

Feels like working next to a time bomb tbh. If I could afford to I'd leave in heartbeat.

Our school made us aware, if a parent does decide to isolate negative children for 10 days it won’t be recorded as unauthorised.

We all had covid in February, so hopefully none of us will test positive in the coming months, if we do I will keep my son off for ten days.

I don't think all schools are aware either. A friend had quite an argument with her child's school about this, even when she could show that the child had tested negative on a lateral flow test.

Yep-it’s crazy. One of my colleagues’ husbands tested positive last Wednesday, she taught the class Thursday/Friday and then tested positive Saturday.

Parents haven’t even been told.

Yes

It is recommended you get a PCR if you’re under 18 and a close contact. That’s it really.

We are in this situation and school were very clear DD has to go to school otherwise it’s unauthorised absence. It feels so strange. 2 household members have covid and she is going to school!

I think this is where we need to adjust our thinking towards ‘living with covid’ as we would other illnesses. But it takes some getting used to.