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?

@hurryupautumn my sons school is the same. Still pretty sure I’ll get a scathing reply when I let the school know tomorrow he’s not coming to school as he’s got a temp! Hope your LO feels better soon xx

Not just tomorrow. All week, in the house until next Sunday.

No. Do not send a child to school with a temperature, especially at the moment.

This is why this 7 day isolation thing isn’t going to work

@KeysDontBelongInTheFridge - thanks so much, just wasn't sure. But I'll keep her off of course xx

@Knowhowufeel2 the NHS guidelines published online.

I was just asking some advice. Ill keep her off tomorrow.

You must keep her off for 7 days. That means the earliest she can go back to school is 23rd March.

@SharkasticBitch - will do.

I don't read or watch the news so I'm not really up to date with what's going on.

You need to. Right now it is irresponsible not to at least keep up to date with the UK guidelines.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

You don’t just keep her off tomorrow @hurryupautumn you’ve got to keep her off and at home isolated for 7 day’s

I do think the guidance should be amended to say ‘even if you are otherwise well’ or ‘even if you don’t believe you have covid 19’

Jesus wept

I think threads like this clearly demonstrate that we need more public service broadcasts on TV and all social media platforms.

Omg. How many people like the OP are out there? No wonder it spreads like wildfire.

Mumsnet needs a banging head against brick wall emoji for these threads.

@Ginfordinner I'm not on any social media. I just wasn't sure, but anyway. I know now!

Having a go at the OP and accusing her of being a troll is not exactly helpful.

Advice changes regularly as the situation progresses about who is supposed to isolate themselves.

It's a GOOD thing for people to feel comfortable asking for clarification, even if it seems like a daft question.
If people feel under attack then they wont ask, and are more likely to make a poor decision.

OP- At what temperate would you keep your child home normally??? Or do you just send them to school anyway?

I think threads like this clearly demonstrate that we need more public service broadcasts on TV and all social media platforms.

Totally agree.

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@hurryupautumn have you taken the temp of everyone in your house? You could ALL have it. Then you all stay in for 7 days!!

@Elouera - well 38.2 is the highest it's been, it was down at 36.5 this afternoon. It's been up and down.

You actually must self isolate for 7 days! Don't go outside your house. For the next 7 days!!!!

Advice changes regularly as the situation progresses about who is supposed to isolate themselves.

So she should be looking at the official guidelines, rather than asking randoms on a forum!

@Orchidflower1 - it's just me and DD, mine is normal.