School want to see covid result

[Poolhater]

I’m just after a bit of perspective as not sure that I’m just being a bit blaze about it!

I’ve kids at three different schools. Neither of the senior schools want to see (PCR) covid result if the kids have to have a test but the primary school always asks.

To put this into context, the primary school has also said kids with cold symptoms must be tested and receive negative results before return to School. Whereas neither of the senior schools have said that - they only want covid tests if displaying the covid symptoms as set out by NHS (cough, high temp, change in smell/taste).

My sister, (a teacher at a different primary) also has children in the same primary school as my kids. She thinks that they are wrong to ask for us to email in the test results (to be clear, they aren’t asking for us to email in “Little Miss Poolhater has tested negative” but actually want us to forward on the test result that we receive). She thinks this breaches confidentiality. I’m of the view, if it keeps the cogs turning, I will do it.

So who is being unreasonable here, me - I will happily send it in, or my sister - why should they have it and not just take our word for it?

I should add, I think my sister is frustrated by their requirement to keep kids off with cold symptoms (who are otherwise well) but their refusal to provide any work for those same kids on day one of that absence.

I had this but with nursery. I had no issue with them having this info about the child in nursery but refused to forward on the results of any one else in the household. Said I’d happily show them at the door but they wee not entitled to have this information.
Not sure why it annoyed me so much but it did massively.

We ask for sight of all negative PCR tests, no one has ever thought it an unusual thing to ask for.

It’s because people lie about pcr’ing their children and schools don’t trust parents.

Our primary asks for the actual email with the results too. It's a very disorganised school usually so I assumed it was probably something they had been told to do by the local authority. They are not asking for tests with cold symptoms though.

Not sure how useful it is as from what DD tells me, half the kids aren't having PCR tests after close contact anyway.

People lie so I don’t see it as a big deal. I’m just grateful my child’s school is open so I’m happy to do it!

We were told we were not allowed to ask for proof back in September 2020. I don’t know if that rule has changed.

I’m happy to send a screenshot of the message we get though. It only has a date of birth, date of test and the result. The school already has your child’s DOB so not really a big deal.

As above, parents lie and send kids in when they blatantly shouldn't. That's not new in any way, but now, instead of a stomach upset, they're potentially sending in kids with covid cases.

So, they ask for proof. Seems reasonable enough.

Oh and we’re another school asking for tests for cold symptoms. We were advised to do this by the LA after a massive spike in cases.

I live in France, my DCs are not allowed through the door without showing their negative result. The first time DC1 was made to wait for 2 hours in the playground until he could get in touch with me for me to email his result to him and school. They also ask that we test for any symptoms, including cold symptoms and not allowed back at school until they show their negative result. I don't have a problem with it.

I don't have an issue with it. It has very little information. Information the school would already have.

If people have an issue with this, I think their issue should be with parents that lie.

Yes asking to see the result is standard practice here too (Primary).

Thanks all.

I’ve been known to be massively off key with some things, but this, I’m glad, I’m with the majority!

Primaries and secondaries are always going to be different given the different nature of the schools. For example, a lot of secondary school kids have been LFTing throughout the pandemic where primary kids haven't so secondary cases are more likely to be identified and primary cases missed. That'll be part of the reason for sending kids home for tests.

Regarding sending proof, I can completely understand this. We have had parents lie to us and tell us their child has had a negative result when they've not taken them for a test in the first place. We also have parents who believe personally that isolation is ridiculous so would try to send their child in even after a positive test.

In relation to setting work, work is only supposed to be set if the child is well but can't attend due to isolation rules (well but waiting on a result, positive but asymptomatic, etc.) If a child is symptomatic or unwell then work does not need to be provided.

Our school isn't asking for proof which I find odd! I tend to delete the negatives after 24 hours or so

You can't get a pcr for a cold though?

@Theunamedcat yes you can

I’m pretty sure the rules state you’re not actually allowed to insist on proof but I don’t blame schools for doing it. Number of times I’ve taught kids who have told me they’ve thrown up in the last 24 hrs and are still in school makes me so I certainly wouldn’t trust parents not to lie about PCR results.

Very sensible school. Wish my kids schools would do the same. People take the piss otherwise.

Dd had a cold last week. School were happy to have her in with snotty nose then the investable cough started and I got her a pcr test which was negative. I always send in a screenshot of test results though. I don't think schools can insist you send in results but I have no issues with sending it in.

That's good.
You only have to look at threads on here about people refusing to test and not giving a shit about others to see what it's like out there. I'd be impressed and thankful that at least one school continued to take its moral responsibility seriously.

Number of times I’ve taught kids who have told me they’ve thrown up in the last 24 hrs and are still in school makes me angry so I certainly wouldn’t trust parents not to lie about PCR results.

Unfortunately we know some of our parents have lied, several of our parents have told us they've been for tests when they haven't.

I've been firing our PCR emails straight over to school without a second thought, quicker I can get them back into school the better!

It's just a template email with personal details that the school already has 🤷‍♀️

We forward the email for nursery. I don't see the issue.
It only had their DOB on?

Not only have our school asked to see children’s negative test results, they’ve also asked to see adults (when we’ve had to keep them off for a day while awaiting a PCR result for me or DH).

I did wonder whether technically they can insist on this, but I can completely understand why schools are asking and have no problem providing it.

@Iamnotthe1

Primaries and secondaries are always going to be different given the different nature of the schools. For example, a lot of secondary school kids have been LFTing throughout the pandemic where primary kids haven't so secondary cases are more likely to be identified and primary cases missed. That'll be part of the reason for sending kids home for tests.

Regarding sending proof, I can completely understand this. We have had parents lie to us and tell us their child has had a negative result when they've not taken them for a test in the first place. We also have parents who believe personally that isolation is ridiculous so would try to send their child in even after a positive test.

In relation to setting work, work is only supposed to be set if the child is well but can't attend due to isolation rules (well but waiting on a result, positive but asymptomatic, etc.) If a child is symptomatic or unwell then work does not need to be provided.

Can I ask you about the work being set?

When you say if kids are unwell work doesn’t need to be set; are you talking about kids who are so unwell they wouldn’t be in school anyway, or are you talking about kids who literally have a sniffle and have to be off until proof of negative result comes through (but pre covid times, would absolutely have been in School).