Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Covid

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Original poster

Schools LF Testing Consent Form

39 replies

Theimpossiblegirl · 26/02/2021 23:39

I've received information from the school and a consent form, as expected.

But the last point on the consent form is this:
I consent that if a close contact of my child tests positive but my child tested negative, they will continue to attend school but will be tested every day at school for 7 school days.

So no burst bubbles or isolating if they've been a close contact unless they test negative? I'm not happy about this at all. Have I understood correctly? Is this going to be standard now?

OP posts:
Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 26/02/2021 23:40

*Sorry, unless they test positive I mean.

OP posts:
RoseWineTime · 26/02/2021 23:40

That sounds like the policy before term started in January snd they have forgotten to update it.

Wandamakestoast · 26/02/2021 23:41

That policy was scrapped by the government. Have the school made a mistake?

CallmeIT · 26/02/2021 23:42

This was certainly the plan in January. It hasn’t been mentioned either way re this return.

Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 26/02/2021 23:45

Thanks, I'll email them to query it but just wanted to check the hive mind first so I can word it reasonably. I know it's a giant pita for them to organise.

OP posts:
EdithWeston · 26/02/2021 23:48

Email to query

Ours did not say that, and I think that that close contacts of confirmed postitive cases are still be required to SI (bubbles not bursting until more than a single case)

Level32 · 26/02/2021 23:50

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 26/02/2021 23:57

I'm the future it makes sense, but not for March 8th, it's too soon to stop isolating close contacts.

OP posts:
Howshouldibehave · 27/02/2021 00:02

They have sent out the wrong form. The MRHA refused consent for this to happen so it must be an error.

Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 27/02/2021 00:06

That's such a relief, thank you. I've sent an email politely querying it, the admin of this must be a nightmare.

OP posts:
Orangeblossom1977 · 27/02/2021 08:52

We had the same, form sent yesterday. Don't think it is a mistake.

Orangeblossom1977 · 27/02/2021 08:54

I consent that if a close contact of my child tests positive but I/my child has tested negative, I/they will continue to attend school but will be tested every day at school for 7 days.

Orangeblossom1977 · 27/02/2021 08:55

That is what we have consented to.

twinkletoesimnot · 27/02/2021 09:25

They will be closed in no time then. In our very small primary bubble 1 child had it. We DID isolate and 4 children, 1 teacher and 7 family members got it.

How short sighted can they be?

I used to laugh at people saying the gov wants kids to have herd immunity, but you do start to bloody wonder.

Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 27/02/2021 09:30

@Orangeblossom1977
Wondering if you're the same school in the South West?
If not, why is this not being publicised? These are young adults, so many cases over Christmas.

OP posts:
twinkletoesimnot · 27/02/2021 10:05

I just checked with a couple of high school teacher friends. This is definitely NOT policy and has been dropped.

Thank goodness.

Must be old letters.

Howshouldibehave · 27/02/2021 10:08

@Orangeblossom1977

We had the same, form sent yesterday. Don't think it is a mistake.
This is NOT policy and schools should not be doing this.
kimlo · 27/02/2021 10:08

my daughters said the same thing. I keep meaning to email and ask because I'm sure that policy was dropped.

If I knew she was a close contact and that is right I would just say I didn't consent anymore i those circumstances and keep her off to self isolate.

twinkletoesimnot · 27/02/2021 10:10

But the point isn't self isolating YOUR child- it's that they would be at school with others that should be isolating instead of spreading the virus around.

Orangeblossom1977 · 27/02/2021 20:20

I am SW yes, it is a MAT several schools in it. I think it is OK better than 120 sent home I suppose. I consented to it anyway

Original poster
Theimpossiblegirl · 27/02/2021 20:51

I'm having real trouble with the idea of it being allowed to sweep through schools with no isolating of close contacts. It can't be right.

OP posts:
Orangeblossom1977 · 27/02/2021 21:31

It's such a difficult thing- in schools before the winter break it seemed fairly inconsistent with some schools sending 120 home - whole year groups - and others close contacts..

I mean even if they isolate close contacts would that prevent it when others in the year group may be on contact too?

and this was before testing in school was being used

SpringisSpinning · 27/02/2021 21:36

And so... The chaos and misinformation begins.

Aalvarino · 27/02/2021 21:36

I think it is an error based on an old version of the form they would have had on the stocks and been intending to send out for the January return. Our school's one said same.

The DfE guidance has no mention of serial testing.

wonderstuff · 27/02/2021 21:43

I think this is really worrying. I'd hoped that the use of LFT instead of isolating had been dropped, I certainly won't be giving permission for my kids to be tested instead of isolating.

We're so close to getting adults vaccinated and that's why we shouldn't be messing about with using unreliable tests instead of isolating. Cases need to stay as low as possible.