When does the 14 days start?

[AliMonkey]

DD has been identified as close contact of child with positive test. Child was last in school on Monday, therefore I thought the 14 days self-isolation would run from Monday, given government website says "If you have been informed that you are a contact of a person who has had a positive test result for COVID-19, you must self-isolate at home for 14 days from the date of your last contact with them." School says they must self-isolate for 14 days from today, when the school was informed of positive test and therefore informed parents.

Anyone know if the rule is different for schools? Or have I misinterpreted the rules? We will do whatever we have to do but not keen on keeping her at home for longer than necessary!

It's 14 days from last contact. The school may be misinterpreting the guidance

Thanks, glad it's not me going mad. Might drop the school an email to "just check" as there's a lot of children affected. But even if school disagrees I'm comfortable with doing what government says instead (and therefore getting to enjoy some time away from the house over half-term!)

It doesn't help that even hospitals give different advice to the government T&T information.

T&T say since last contact or since onset of symptoms. If no symptoms then 14 days from when the test was done, or last contact whichever is sooner.

My hospital discharge letter told me I have to isolate for 10 (14 for Dd and Dh) days from day I got result (day after the test). T&T took last Thursday as my date (when I had symptoms even though not the 'big 3' symptom. One doctor then agreed with T&T. Another doctor said from date of my test. PHE used my last date in school, plus two days before, for the purpose of school bubble/contacts - this was Monday morning though I had no contact with anyone as left less than an hour later as became ill.

So I and my family have been given three different dates spanning 6 days, and school given another date in between!

When was your dd last in school? Our school take it as 14 days in the contacts where in school as the positive case could have passed it on to another child in between delaying any on set of symptoms in my child. It’s all really confusing and schools seem to read the same rules slightly differently.

Last time you saw the contact here.

Its 14 days from last contact with +ve person. If you then develop symptoms it a minimum of 10 days of symptoms starting. However if you still have symptoms on day 10 you continue to isolate til symptom passes ( normally a cough)

The cough can last weeks so you don't need to isolate after 10 days if still coughing. You need to not have a temperature any more though

Definitely 14 days since last contact - in my case that meant I had to isolate for 7 days.

It's worth pushing back. We had the same situation with DD and school eventually agreed that it was 14 days from last contact. They even worked it out from the minute so she could get an extra day in school (contact was at breakfast club).

We’ve been texted via T&T and told 14 days until the 26th but our contact date was the 10th so 14days would be the 24th! Going to go with the 26th as not risking a fine!

14 days from contact here, so when our bubble "burst" the DCs were at home for 7 days.

I've had the same. Letter dated yesterday advising 14 days till 30th October.

I know nothing about who when the postive case is, but it's highly unlikely that they were present in school yesterday.

180 pupils isolating for a day? Couple of days unnecessarily? In half term in an already shitty year for them? Nope.

I've veey politely asked the school to check their time line to afford the cohort perhaps a couple of days of freedom in half term.

I agree, @AssCants. School have actually told us child not in school since Monday so it's not even me guessing they won't have been in. According to DD's class WhatsApp group, at least two parents have now questioned it with school but no response so far (maybe not surprising given it's both weekend and half-term?)

Government is clear that legally you don't have to self-isolate unless T&T tell you, but we will be sticking to it as morally seems right thing to do. But the legal aspect is particularly annoying as we are trying to get refund for some UK accommodation we had booked over half-term and they are saying no unless T&T contact. So if can't get a refund then we'd like to at least go for the four nights that would be possible if self-isolation is 14 days from the Monday.

We’ve been texted via T&T and told 14 days until the 26th

DH and DD's T&T text didn't mention a date at all.
Friend's didn't either.