In thinking the school should have told us about corona testing?

[mybikebirke]

I posted a couple of weeks ago about two students from DS's school returning to school after half term (Winter break here) right after they'd got back from Milan.

They've been off the last couple of days and the head has confirmed with a parent that two kids have been tested for coronavirus.

He's refusing to say when or when the results are expected back.

My ds is immuno compromised (he's actually be off all week with a fever that got up to 41) and after hearing a stomach bug was going around now I'd decided to keep him home the rest of the week too.

I feel like I don't want him returning to school until I've heard whoever was tested has tested negative. Aibu?

And aibu to have expected the school to have informed parents? There must be cause for concern if the kids are home and being tested now?

dd's school didn't tell us (although they did hold assemblies for the actual students) that two Italian girls who had been home for half term were put into isolation and sent for testing.

Until there's a result they don't really have anything to tell you, because the kids might not be ill.

YANBU to keep your DS off if he's immune compromised though, have you checked with his consultant as they may not want him to go back for some time?

As he is immuno compromised then I think you should keep him off. I feel like the school have a duty of care to keep all the parents informed also, especially when there are people in your DSs position (not just kids but also maybe because of unwell family members).

I think the government need to issue a formal protocol to schools regarding communicating with parents and staff as it seems that schools cant use their own common sense.

You have no right to be privy to another child's medical history.

The school will be following advice from public health England and the NHS regarding testing and isolation, and contact tracing, if necessary.

Sorry to be clear, I think that the school should inform parents if children have been attending school and have been asked to self isolate due to having symptoms. Then also if there are any positive tests.

The OP is not asking for a childs health info. She is asking to be inform if there is a risk of the virus at the school, saying that there are case of self isolation with spem pupils at the school gives other parents to make their own informed decisions.

*some not spem

I agree with you op.
Yanbu to keep your child off either, I would do the same.

No. You don't have any right to know about someone's MH.
The result isn't back yet so there is nothing to discuss on that front.
I get why you would be worried but that's like asking for everyone's MH because your son is immuno compromised it would breach confidentiality.

I do think parents should be told. At both of my sons' schools, if a pupil is found to have a contagious disease or head lice etc, everybody is notified. No identifying details are given so I don't understand why they won't confirm in this instance.

Keep him home.

But they won't be saying "Phillipa Smith in year 5 has tested positive" they could announce 'a child has tested positive "that is not disclosing a person's medical history.

But they haven't tested positive yet.

A local school near me was in the same position, a child was tested but was negative. The child was off school until the results came back. But other parents weren't told.

if a pupil is found to have a contagious disease
Exactly, IF. They haven't been diagnosed yet so there isn't anything to tell unless later this week there's a positive result.

YABU for posting about this shit in AIBU. MN have created a coronavirus thread, go find it.

You have no right to be privy to another child's medical history.

They don’t have to name the child.

Are you really suggesting the OP has no right to know if a virus which could seriously affect her child has been confirmed in the school?

Are you really suggesting the OP has no right to know if a virus which could seriously affect her child has been confirmed in the school?

No one has suggested that, because the virus hasn’t been confirmed in the school.

If there is a confirmed positive case, the parents will be notified as per PHE advice.

Op has been clear that there hasn't been, but is asking for further information about the child(ren) in question.

Not a single under 9 has died from the virus so far.

If you are worried about the small risk from school regarding, then you can withdraw your child, but this would likely need to be for a prolonged time.

*You have no right to be privy to another child's medical history.

The school will be following advice from public health England and the NHS regarding testing and isolation, and contact tracing, if necessary.*

This^^

We're in the States not UK and other schools have been confirming whether or not they've tested students. HIPPA laws prevent details but not saying whether they've tested or not.

However, the Head has refused to confirm or deny in this school whether anyone has been tested (although he has to other parents ) so I'll guess I'll be keeping ds home for the foreseeable.

Hi @mybikebirke we're moving this over to the Coronavirus section.

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Op there's a risk of virus at every school now. That virus free ship has sailed. Keep your child off school. Any parent I know here with a vulnerable child are isolating them!