Do I send my 9 year old to school with temp

[hurryupautumn]

DD had temp of 38.2 and sore throat. Do I send her to school tomorrow?

Is this some sort of fucking joke?!

It is very clear, a cough or fever over 37.8 and you must self isolate for 7 days

No. The advice is clear. There is no need for people to wonder what the cause of the temperature / cough is. If you have one, you stay at home.

No, you need to isolate for new continuous cough and/or high temperature. 38.2 is a high temp

There’s no hope for us with questions like this 😩

Of course! And tell her to shake everyone's hand while she's there.

Jesus wept.

She hasn't got a cough. Was just asking! Thanks all ☺️

Government guidelines say if it’s a persistent cough or a temperature over 37.8 you should self isolate so she shouldn’t be going to school.

I would not send a child to school with a high temperature on a normal day.

Genuine question - why is it you think the guidelines wouldn't apply to you?

It's cough OR high temperature

if this is one of those weekend/half term/long vac bored teenager posts,
this is really not the time.
pleaze.
this is a life and death situation the country, the world, is facing.
please dont be silly.
people have such a lot to cope with. dont try and scam them, waste their time, for pity's sake.

Are you being serious?

Oh come on no need for the snarky comments.

This is new for everyone she's fine in herself and had no cough - I was just asking!

Well you might as well OP Because most ppl in the U.K. seem to be on another planet completely so what's one more eh??!!

Can't believe you need to ask this. Of course no, you need to self isolate too.

Blimey. Are people this stupid?

Even without a corona virus scare I wouldn't have sent DD to school with a temperature.

Are you a troll?

@alexdgr8 - don't know what you're on about.

Were you for some reason incapable of reading the guidelines? It clearly says high temperature = isolate. I fucking despair.

Seriously?????

@Ginfordinner oh my god no!!! I was just asking a question! She's absolutely fine in herself! I really wasn't sure!

With people so incapable of reading and following basic guidelines we really have no hope. And half of those who can read them will thing they don’t apply to them anyway.

Extremely well publicised guidelines say isolate for 7 days for a fever OR new cough. She has a fever. So should be isolated. Not complicated in the slightest!

Yes it probably is a normal virus rather than covid19. But the guidelines are there for a reason so should be followed.

Who sends a sick child into school, even without factoring in CV ?
Completely crazy to do it now.

Did you think the guidance was to isolate if you have a temp and a cough?

You need to isolate for either a temp or a cough, or both together.