To expect parents to keep their children home for 48 hours after a D&V bug?

[Marne]

I know this has been said before but it really anoys me. One of dd's friends was sick at school and her mum sent her back to school the next day, now half the class have come down with it .

Now i am anxious that dd will get it as i suffer from sickness phobia.

If only parents kept their children home for the recommended 48 hours then these things wouldn't spread as fast.

AIBU?

Whilst I wouldn't send a child back so soon (except DS1 who, when smaller would be sick with a cough and I discussed it with staff at the time), our school has a 24 hour rule, so I would, and have, sent them back after 24 hours.

The last time DS3 was sick, he threw up on his way into school one morning, so DH turned straight back round with him, but he was completely fine for the rest of the day. DH did ring to check the policy before we turfed him back into school the following day.

Our school has a 24 hour policy which I disagree with. Does anyone have a link which says children should be off for 48 hours?

jodie0 - here you go this states 4hrs though maybe other countys are different?

Before giving up work last year i was working in the food industry and if a member of staff was off sick they would have to sign a form on their return to say it has been 48 hours since their last symptom. Maybe they should do something like this in schools.

I think a lot of parents don't know about the 48 hour rule. My neighbours boy was sick a couple months ago and she was telling me 'oh * was sick last night but seems fine for school', when i told her about the 48 hour rule she didn't seem to have a clue about it (she still sent her son in to school and the rest of the class came down with it).

Before giving up work last year i was working in the food industry and if a member of staff was off sick they would have to sign a form on their return to say it has been 48 hours since their last symptom. Maybe they should do something like this in schools.

I think a lot of parents don't know about the 48 hour rule. My neighbours boy was sick a couple months ago and she was telling me 'oh * was sick last night but seems fine for school', when i told her about the 48 hour rule she didn't seem to have a clue about it (she still sent her son in to school and the rest of the class came down with it).

I give this to all my mindees parents.

I also give them a slip staing when they were last ill in my care and the earliest time they can return, as have had some try to bring back early.

I have had to close before when we have all come down with D&V, when a child has been sent in, when parents have known, they ahve has sickness/loose stools in the night.