To take DD (6) on a day trip when she’s technically off school sick?

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DD (6, Y1) has a cough and a bit of a sniffle. On calpol she is completely fine in herself just an annoying and very frequent cough.

PCR and LFT negative.

Just picked her up from school and her teacher made it clear they didn’t expect to see her tomorrow as she is having ‘coughing fits’.

WIBU to take her to the local zoo that she is owed a trip to? She is 100% fine in herself except the cough. She has been promised this visit since Christmas but haven’t been able to fit it in and the weather is due to be lovely!

covid cases are high in the school

they were very insistant that her cough was 'coughing fits'

She could test positive tomorrow or the next day. Even if not COVID, she obviously has a bug. But you want to take her out, coughing, IN PUBLIC? Sure, just let her cough all over everyone else and spread it a bit further.

So selfish of you. Just let the poor kid stay at home and get better.

i can appreciate that a cough may interupt a class and her learning, hence why i thought taking her out might be good. shes well in herself, just coughing and is busy running around and playing right now.

I thought (as well as a good opportunity for her owed trip) that some animal learning was better than a day watching frozen on repeat.

DS had the same cold, he's just got a tiny residual bit of the cough left - never tested positive. We all had covid just after christmas too.

@DrinkingByTheLake

They'd just phone after an hour and say she wasn't well if i did send her (they have done before with one of my others).

Presumably because it’s affecting her ability to do work or she’s not playing, in which case she’s ill and needs to be at home. They don’t send kids home for a bit of a cough if they’re otherwise well.

It sounds like you just want to take her to the zoo, so just do that, you don’t need mumsnet to approve. 🤣

Your child's school might not, but I have 2 children at different primary schools and one of the schools send them home constantly.

greenfingers but we dont all stay home for every cough and sniffle? if we are feeling well enough we get on with our lives? or has that now changed since covid and we now have to isolate for every illness?

Your child's school might not, but I have 2 children at different primary schools and one of the schools send them home constantly.

If they’re ill then they do so presumably the parents are ones that send their children into school to infect everyone else’s. OPs school would be right to send her dd home as it’s interrupting work. Schools don’t send well children home.

I has similar last week.

Daughter was coughing so much was a bit sick, so we kept her off as precaution and got a PCR. She was absolutely fine straight after, bouncing around demanding biscuits.

Because I mentioned sickness the school wanted her off 48 hours which is understandable. I had work the second day so grandad had her. Turns out they had a trip to the beach and had a lovely time!

I would keep her at home. Even if it's not covid I wouldn't want to be standing next to someone coughing everywhere.
My nephews have been off school this week with coughs , all LFTs negative. PCRs came back today - positive.

has that now changed since covid and we now have to isolate for every illness?

We are not past COVID! It is still all over the place. So yes, you should be isolating for a coughing bug. Full stop.

It depends how bad the cough is. If it's frequent/constantly, she needs to be at home. If infrequent coughing, I'd do another LFT and take her if negative. School can't complain as they've made it clear that they don't want her in.

If a child has a cough that affects their learning, you were always meant to keep them home or accept the school will ask for you to pick them up.

Unless she tests positive or is really not well tomorrow just Take her to the Zoo and enjoy it.

Stop over thinking it and ignore the negative comments.

@filka

Just don't post the photos on social media

Take her - fresh air and sunshine always do chests a world of good.

NHS advice for a child with a new, continuous cough is:

Get a PCR test (test that is sent to a lab) to check if they have COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until you get the test result.

But yes, just ignore that too and let's keep COVID spreading as long as possible.

Also empathise with them repeatedly sending her home.

When DD started primary school, it seemed that they rang for the children to be collected for EVERYTHING. She once fell over at play time, ripped her tights and I had a phone call at work asking if someone could collect her.

Schools cannot refuse to have children back and dictate how their time at home is spent.

I’ve literally just got home from a zoo. I spent quite a lot of my time dodging children with horrible coughs. It’s really antisocial when people can’t be sure that it’s not covid, and anyway really - I don’t want to catch someone else’s nasty cough bug because I’ve shared space in an indoor animal house on what is supposed to be an enjoyable day out.

Sounds like you’ve already decided but personally I wouldn’t. Bit wary of mine learning that if they’re off sick then they get fun days out so if mine are sick we stay home.

If she tests negative in the morning I would take her to an outdoor activity where you can give others a wide berth. Good dose of sunshine for both of you would probably be beneficial.

I would take her to the zoo, Looking at all the animals will take her mind off feeling a bit rough,

It's very difficult, because a cough could be so many things. DD was coughing a lot for about three weeks, at which point the pharmacist said we should ask for a GP appointment. He prescribed an asthma inhaler which seemed to be the solution.

Hayfever has started this week for a lot of us. I have a sniffle and a sore throat, but I'm pretty certain it's just the hayfever, and the tests seem to be in agreement.

@FloraPostePosts

I’ve literally just got home from a zoo. I spent quite a lot of my time dodging children with horrible coughs. It’s really antisocial when people can’t be sure that it’s not covid, and anyway really - I don’t want to catch someone else’s nasty cough bug because I’ve shared space in an indoor animal house on what is supposed to be an enjoyable day out.

Your fear of other people's perfectly run of the mill bugs is not their problem though, it's yours.

Frankly we all need to go catching each others' germs again, our immune systems need the workout.

Everyone is assuming covid, could she have allergies? Animals are beginning to shed winter fur and the pollen season has begun. You don't have to be sneezing if it's mild, she could be coughing from the mucus trickling down her throat.

The zoo is educational innit! Take her.

Yeah I absolutely would! More fun than sitting around at home, and fresh air is basically always a good idea in my view. She may have covid, she may not but we actually do t legally need to isolate anyway. She may need to be off school but she’s doesn’t need to stay in. Have fun!