Has anyone taken kids out of school?

[SunshineMoon100]

Has anyone actually taken their children out of school? A few parents were discussing taking their children out of school, we have not really thought about this until today. Not sure how the school would respond to.

I have the same question OP. Place marking

Parents of an immuno-compromised child in my DS's class have removed him just in case. The family of an older child in the school had just returned from Italy before the flights stopped and they've simply chosen not to risk it.

We are getting daily emails from the school at the moment. Updating school policy, updates to LEA policy, reminders about hand washing and self isolation etc.

Why would you?

I assume it would be recorded as unauthorised absence unless they were actually displaying symptoms.

@BiggerBoat1
As a precaution, because some families have people with pre-existing conditions and low immunity. Because some people have no extended family nearby to help if parents get ill. Because the scale and intensity of this infection is unprecedented and there are a lot of unknowns.
Keeping kids out of school is a very smart thing to do.

I think the rate were going
schools will
Close when its all gone out of control.

Oh, loads have. I've been missing 30% of my class since last week.

Hi @becausereasons
Have parents been upfront about the reason?

I don't understand why you would? Norovirus can be deadly, places a huge strain on the NHS every year and yet it seems most people can't be bothered to keep their children out of school for the required 48 hour period after the last bout, thus it spreads easily through schools. Why would you keep your child out of school (unless they are for example immunocompromised) just in case due to coronavirus?

Have parents been upfront about the reason?

No, they've given a number of reasons- d and v, temperature, a cold, not feeling well... But it's not just my class that's seen that sort of drop in attendance. And siblings are being pulled out at the same time.

A child in my immediate family has since we had a confirmed case in our town but he has stage 4 cancer, also his sibling. I think that's absolutely fair enough.

I'm considering taking my preschooler out of nursery as she suffers from asthma with viruses. But I honestly don't know if I'm doing the right thing

Mine are out of school. I am immune compromised and DH is an ex teacher.

We have cases locally. School have been supportive.

I think if the jump is 100 + I will.

Children have mild symptoms but the spread of norovirus says how quickly things spread in schools. It's not them I'm worried about, it's us, my parents etc.

Well, today I had my first parent aggressively tell me we should shut the school and then march off to the head when told it's not really my call... If you're going to keep them off guys, just keep them off- it's really not the teacher's fault that the government haven't shut the schools yet!