Covid lateral flow test my 3yr old without consent

[ConfusedinCotswolds]

I've just been informed by my 3yr old that my preschool/nursery provider have been lateral flow testing her. This was done without my consent, and without symptoms. Why do I feel so violated? What happened to individuals rights and bodily autonomy?
Can they do this without my consent?

Are you testing them and registering the results?

Huh? Surely they can’t do this without permission?

Your 3yo was able to tell you they'd had a LFT?

They surely should have sent an email consent form

I'd go nuts. I'd rather do it myself at home.

Our nursery just sent out a policy stating children under 11 shouldn't even be doing LFT's. IF they have symptoms they have to get a PCR. I'd be furious!

@Whatwouldscullydo

They surely should have sent an email consent form

I'd go nuts. I'd rather do it myself at home.

Why couldn't they? My son would certainly know if someone shoved a swab up his nose and tells me everything!

@Gearedtoyou

Yes my 2 year old could easily tell me… not the point of the thread at all.

At secondary we aren’t allowed to do the swab for any kids, we supervise, even if the child asks for help.

I’d be fuming

Under 11s are not supposed to be LFTed anyway?

I wouldn't be happy with this!

No they absolutely can't do that without your consent.

Nobody should be sticking anything in your childs orifives without your knowledge and consent. Were they asking the children to keep this a secret

Why couldn't they? My son would certainly know if someone shoved a swab up his nose and tells me everything!

I'm.wondering what the point even is I mean not only do you have to wash your hands for 20 seconds before doing the test, well the results take 30 mins. It must take forever. Wtf r the kids doing the whole time they are waiting. How many staff are taken up swabbing noses instead of running activities the kids.

Parent are paying fir them to do what exactly?

Anyone just in for a morning or after noon.session would barely get to pay at all of they keep them in some kind.of quarantine corner til results are thru.

Whats the point

I would go absolutely mad. They do not have consent to do this.

Why would I be testing her?

She saw me doing mine, and recoiled from the swab explaining that one of her teachers "tiggled their nose with it" and said "I'm not poorly I don't need to see the doctor"

This is dreadful, no they can’t do this without your consent and completely inappropriate- are you going to take it further?

I couldn't get worked up about it personally. Presumably the child was willing, they didn't hold her down screaming?

I've LFTested my 6 year old niece. Was a total non event. Swabbed her throat then her nose and she sneezed then went off to play.

Presumably the child was willing

A 3 year old can't give informed consent.... Not remotely, a person in power over them doesn't need to hold them down to abuse them, THINK a little bit before you write such please...

An LFT is a medical device, the test is a medical procedure, same as a pregnancy test or an STD test.
People can't be doing them on others without consent.
The results are sensitive medical data and the data subject (person being tested) has to consent to what is done with the results in addition to the test being performed.
These are legal, ethical and safeguarding issues and I would query it with the authority that licenses/inspects this nursery and find a different nursery for your DC asap.

@Heruka

This is dreadful, no they can’t do this without your consent and completely inappropriate- are you going to take it further?

I don't know how to, any suggestions? I'm sure the way that hysteria is gripping the world that the legal system would probably end up siding with the nursery and state it was for public health or some nonsense.

Have you actually spoken to nursery? I would speak to them first.

YANBU. I would be furious. I would make a formal complaint.

Some children don't mind the tests but a lot of children find them unpleasant and some children (including my DS) find them traumatic. It is up to the parent to decide whether to test and if so to decide when and how it is done.

How dare they

There has to be more to this!?. If they have tested your child without your consent that's unforgivable and unexplainable.

How do 40% think YABU!!!

@NerrSnerr

Have you actually spoken to nursery? I would speak to them first.

I've emailed explaining what she told me and asked if they're conducting tests

Totally illegal and a serious breach of protocol. I would be reporting this to someone in power. Not sure who though. Make formal complaint to management. No one under 11 should be having an LFT. PCR if symptoms and that's it!

There must be more to this. No one should be testing 3yos, no one should be testing anyone without consent.

A nursery would know this, so why would they even want to?

You need to talk to the nursery and find out what has happened.