Don't know whether to take my son out of school or not!

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My 7 yo son is overall healthy but asthma. And he still needs to have his inhaler morning and evening (brown) and the blue 1 every now and again if he sounds wheezy. The doctors and school won't advise me. Has anybody else taken their child that has asthma out of school? I work in a job where I can take him with me and I'm not around people so I've thought of doing it that way. But I'm constantly getting people telling me I'm over reacting by thinking of taking him out of school. His school is currently open, not sure for how much longer

Has asthma* sorry

Yes I have but my son (12) has brittle asthma probably copd. He takes 3 inhalers, montelukast and azythromycin long term, he is also on 8 steroid tablets a day right now, he also carries an epi pen. Is his asthma usually under control?

I took mine out. I figured that seeing as the schools will likely close soon anyway, a few days wouldn't make much of a difference. Lots of people have taken their children out of school.

I've taken my 7 year old out. She is healthy but I, too, am fortunate enough to have a job that means I can do this, so why not? We're keeping up with reading, writing, maths, spelling, etc and her school has posted topics they're covering on-line. Lots of kids have been taken out. I know I'm lucky to have this option; in my previous job there would have been no way for this to be possible.

Yes his asthma is under control but if he gets a simple cold a lot of the time it goes into his chest and then he needs antibiotics for a chest infection and this virus attacks the lungs so it made me even more anxious.

I think I will take him out seeing as I'm lucky enough to be able to do so. I really feel for the parents that aren't able to do it

I despair at the way humanity rarely bases its judgements on merits and facts.

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My daughter had 5 children in her reception class today.
I would just take him out, he won’t be missing anything major, I wouldn’t be surprised if schools closed by end of the week

If you are worried about how people view your behaviour, then you either haven't grown up or are behaving in a way you don't think is correct, the former is usually correct.

Seriously take some responsibility, if you feel like your DS is in danger then follow your heart and gut instincts and execute on them.

Yep I took mine out today who is very similar to yours, has one puff of brown inhaler morning and night.

Hardly anyone is at the school and when I asked them, they said it’s a mixture of illness and precautionary.

We’re doing home learning and sticking to a schedule while at home.

Yes absolutely!!

I've had mine out since last week.

Union leader on now saying they need to properly close schools and re purpose them!

They need advice on how to protect pupils.

And staff.
They cannot guarantee anyone's safety.

Don't even think about it.

Be the leader that you know your are :)

Sorry I'm fired up

Yes, mine are out of school now for exactly that reason. Having seen what any usual virus can do to my son, yet alone a lung attacking virus, I'm not taking unnecessary risks. Schools will be shut soon anyway.

She, by taking your dc out your helping them!

Your helping to thin things out..

If you can take your kids out of school then I would do so. Schools are open for those who have no choice, as far as I can make out. The fewer kids in school the better for teachers, kids and wider society.

Thank you for all your replies. I will take him out until it's safe to put him back in. Whenever that'll be!

I’ve got a similar predicament, my DD was diagnosed as likely asthma at about 3 years of age, it’s however got better now that she’s been having the annual flu nasal spray (colds went straight to her lungs and caused an awful hacking cough day and night).

Part of me thinks that she’s needs exposure to build immunity, the other part is anxious and is telling me to keep her home.

The other issue I have is that I can’t stay home for 12 weeks as I work in healthcare, so I’ve a chance of getting the virus from work and passing it on to her. She’ll also have to go to her DFs whilst I go to work as he can work from home, but I’m not sure if his DW can, so could get it from her if she still has to go out to work, so staying at home although is likely to be safer she’ll probably catch it from me from working in a hospital..