To have sent my kid to school this morning

[DinoSand]

Got the guilt. DD is 4. Just started reception. Was just settling into school routine

Sunday night: vomited x 2
Monday: unwell on sofa. No sick
Tuesday: seemed much better but then a little bit sick again at 6pm after dinner.
Wednesday: absolutely fine, jumping off walls, eating all day.
Thursday (today): ate huge breakfast. Fine. Sent to school

I haven't stuck to the 48 hour rule as that would be 6pm today.

AIBU?

But we don't know if it's contagious.
Could have ate something dodgy,over filled themselves with junk.
Or could have been excitement over something.
Just because a child vomits it doesn't mean it's noro.

As long as the child doesn’t have diahorrea, then what you did is fine imo

I'm not on about OPs example but generally you can tell if a child is unwell as they're sick once after eating something funky and if they're unwell as they're shitting and being sick excessively often unexpectedly. For it to spread so readily there must be people who still send their children in because they can't be bothered to be responsible.

Just wondering if people also stay off work for 48 hours after feeling better?

I'm on the fence to be honest

She probably got the bug from one of her peers who had a selfish mother like you who sent their sick kid to school.
I just hope their aren't any vulnerable dcs at the school who'll suffer badly if they catch it as a result.
I have overhead mothers saying that their kid was sick last night but have still taken them in as they seem OK and actually laughed.
It's not about your child, its about the others. Children of that age aren't the best at hygiene and are constantly sharing toys etc. That's why the expression superspreaders is used for that age group. Ffs.

Where I work the policy is that you have to.

If this is true, you should report your GP for giving wildly incorrect advice.

Research indicates that viruses cause 20-40% of gastro cases developed countries, and young kids are usually much more likely than average to have a virus Vs food poisoning, as they are far less likely to be fed 4-day-old leftovers (or drink too much and call a hangover as a vomiting bug) and much more likely to be hanging around other kids who get ill and pass things on. There are so many D&V outbreaks in schools, it's not due to a mass case of insufficiently cooked chicken.

It used to be a 24 hours but they extended it to 48 hours because sometimes the bug did linger a few extra hours. But I think 30+ hours and no symptoms for 24+ hours is what most people would do, it seems like common sense and I doubt any harm will come from it.

It's not a random time... Anyone working in healthcare knows this.

I think 48h is a good guide. But if he was 100% yesterday then I think it's fine.

I would have done the same OP.

A cough is very different to D&V though?

no worries, your child likely caught it from another whose parents couldn't be bothered to follow rules, and will catch it back that way.

I am sure some parents will be delighted of the extra 2 or 3 days holidays they'll get if the school ends up closing.

That has happened in our local schools, and not just once, they shut down to do a deep clean (and presumably keep all the ones with lazy parents away for more than 48h).

That was the only improvement around Covid, but seems we are back to normal.

@TheLongGloriesOfTheWinterMoon Like where? Your GP sounds misinformed, the 48 hour rule exists in a lot of countries, and most of them are a lot more stringest about it than we are.

@JoshLymanIsHotterThanSam Maybe for your specific school; but the NHS and usual guidance is 48 hours for both. Although I love your username and I agree 😆

Sounds ok to me. He does sound a lot better!

@Goodgrief83

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50333122.amp

Also was a school governor and have had a class close to try and reset after D&V outbreak

This sucks, its a legitimate reason to enjoy a day with your child if they should still be off, but feel fine. Why would you waste that?

There’s a rule. I broke the rule. AIBU?
Yes, you are OP.

No, but DH and I both have the option to work from home. I wouldn't go into an office or similar environment in the meantime.

I do think a little rounding on the 48 hrs is ok to be honest - for example if last sickness had been 10am on Tuesday then school back this morning is close enough. Being sick Tuesday evening means it's only been about 37 hours and that feels a bit more of a risk so I'd have leant towards keeping her off today too.

A friends little one had a similar bug week two of school - she was sick Sunday night, then again Tuesday lunchtime so she missed 4 days of school in the end as she could only go back on the Friday. Following the logic here she'd have been in school when she was sick again on the Tuesday and could potentially have infected her whole class.

Yes, YABU. You know about the 48 hours rule, you just don't think it applies to you.

Thanks for spreading your kid’s virus around. Charming.

I would have kept her off, under 5 they can't do anything about attendance

Seriously? Putting aside the controversy of if the child should be in or not, this is not a good reason to keep a child off school! What if the op has a job to go to? I’m a carer for my child but even I need the time mine are at school as when they’re home and not ill absolutely nothing can get done.

Schools are under huge pressure to keep attendance up, what would you advise the op when they start getting threatening letters from the council about low attendance rates of their child? ‘Oh well she was absolutely fine but you can never be absolutely too cautious so we spent the day watching Blippi instead. That can count as home educating, right?’.

Not to do with schools but my DH has a client that runs care homes. In the early stages of the pandemic they actually had fewer deaths than normal, partly because they luckily didn’t have any COVID cases but also they didn’t have any visitors bringing in norovirus which can be a killer for the elderly

I have to in my work.