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.

You literally addressed your first comment about contact isolation to 'OP'.

Am sure you can understand the confusion.

I really do not understand all the drama about getting a PCR done for a primary school age child who has Covid symptoms or otherwise unwell.

What's the issue?

As a parent of primary aged children I really would prefer to know if other children in the school have Covid or not!

And don't get me started on people/parents who say- ah little Johnny has a cough/fever....but it's definitely not Covid

Just get a bloody test done!

@TurquoiseDress our school aren't informing of cases in the school so you wouldn't know anyway.

@TurquoiseDress our school aren't informing of cases in the school so you wouldn't know anyway

So that makes it ok then?

This is a public health concern, I think parents have every right to know if there are positive Covid cases in their child's class.

Bottom line is, if a child has symptoms, parents should get a PCR done so at least they know their children are Covid positive, rather than blithely carrying on as if it's all an over-reaction by the school & beyond.

Our school have so far let us know which years have cases and they update us a number of times a week

Your sister has a worryingly inaccurate understanding of what it means to breach confidentiality if she thinks that sending in your own (primary-aged) child's PCR test result is breaching confidentiality.

I really don't get what the issue is