To find it increasingly annoying, that parents send clearly ill children into school

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As the title states really, why do parents continue to send clearly ill children into school . When they should
A. Be at home resting and recovering
B. Stop spreading their illness on to everyone else
It’s not fair on the child and everyone else , and I find it incredibly selfish

Presumably cause the school crack down on absence and they have to work.

Unfortunately the schools sort of ask for it with attendance percentages and stuff. We have been fortunate that the kids haven’t needed time off school the last term but I can see why some parents feel they have no choice but to send their kids in.

Completely agree! I know it can be tricky if you're working but it is so unfair knowingly sending them in to pass it round. Not to mention issues with staffing when they get it

Because people have to work.
Because schools send threatening letters, if your child is off too much.

Schools do not have an issue with children being off when ill . It’s when parents lie and take them on holiday etc .

Wrong. You get the threatening letters for genuine sickness too.

Don't agree that parents send really ill children in because they are worried about attendance figures- never known a school that would prefer attendance over the spreading of illness

Parents have to work but if children are ill they need to come first . The same.way an adult would have time off if clearly sick . School don’t have an issue children having time of if ill . They have an issue with parents lying and taking kids on holiday

I kept my day off for a week because she was throwing up. I went to the Drs and was told to ride it out. The school didn’t like that even after phoning up every morning and emailing the Drs proof, they said they will have to see if the Head approves it. So I took her in the following day and she threw up and they phoned me up to collect her.

Depends what you mean by ill. Clearly ill with something but they feel ok then in they go of course. Too ill as in feeling unwell to be in school then no, i keep them off.

Im the same at the min. Have obviously got a virus but its fairly low level and I feel ok, so ive been going in to the office when needed.

Exactly I have never had an issue reporting my kids illness. If she is off school when genuinely ill .

That's just not how life works though for a lot of people. The children come first, but in a way that keeps a roof over their head and that means going to work.

There are plenty of jobs where taking time off sick is such a hassle/frowned upon that people drag themselves in if at all possible - clearly not in every instance but I know as a teacher I almost never called in sick. There were plenty of times when I’d have loved to but th hassle and the number of people it affected meant I soldiered on. I suspect NHS jobs are similar, and plenty of others.

I only keep my kids off for vomiting/diarrhoea really. They’ve never had a cold bad enough I thought it necessary.

We’ve been firmly and repeatedly told that a cough / cold isn’t a reason to stay home.

It’s a pretty tough call when you’re rushing in the morning to get out the door whether it’s bad enough or whether they’ll perk up come 9am.

Ours kids’ school had a policy against illness. If off more than a handful of days the pupil couldn’t go on the end of year trip. Pure madness to me. Especially when teachers are then off ill.

That is complete rubbish, for a start.

That’s ridiculous, I’ve never had an issue when reporting illness to the school . The school is clearly in the wrong .

I agree op it’s neglect. I worked with someone who put her little girl in breakfast club and after school club all day when she had a temp. She ignored the school’s calls. Her job was higher level administrative/management. We were horrified and told her to go but she was of the opinion work came first.

I had pneumonia three times in one year when I worked in school. Never had it since.

Germy little beasties!

School's absolutely do have an issue with children being off when ill. All illnesses at my DC's are marked as unauthorised unless the parent provides evidence of a doctor's appointment - not all require a trip to the doctor so what do you do? That will cover you for day 1, day 2 requires evidence of prescribed medication.

I received a phone call querying why I had said that my DC with a sickness bug would be off school for two days, apparently at their school only 24 hours absence is required.

I don't want to send them in any more than they feel well enough to go in but every unauthorised absence adds up and no, I don't take them out for holidays.

Selfishness. This is why we end up with flu spreading so badly and covid waves - schools are key sites of infection.
Also guidelines are ridiculous. Is it 3 days off school now if you have covid (or even no time off at all), even though many people test positive for 7+ days which means you are infectious still. Last year Dept of Education had a crazy ad campaign with mottos like 'Little Ed felt sick this morning, but he came to school anyway and look at him now!' so they are totally complicit in encouraging sick children in to school, all for the sake of attendance.

Clearly you've never dealt with a child whose unwell a lot then 😅 school definetly do take issue if your child has too many days off due to being unwell

Will it’s my truth 3 children and their school has never had an issus. I never send my kids in when they are ill . I also don’t take them out of school to go on holidays etc so their attendance is still good .

My DC school doesnt have a 48 hour policy for d and v. Ive kept my kids off after vomiting (except in the case where DS has migraine induced sickness which is different from a bug) and school called to ask where they were. DS had a really awful bug earlier this year (we had to go to A and E twice) and was off school for over a week. They still emailed to ask where he was. I wouldn't have contemplated sending him in , but as he was 15 he was able to be at home on his own

Because my children have the bare minimum days off and will go in if I think they can make it through the day. And still we get the report at the end of the year with a sad looking face saying ‘below school’s expectation’ for attendance.
Which makes me think screw you, you can look after my sick kids then!!

I do think it teaches resilience too, unless you’re in the 48 hour sickness rule or have a fever you’re going in!