schools list of symptoms not to send kids in with

[jupitermars1345]

During the autumn term we was told not to send in with a continuous cough
High temperature
Loss of taste or smell or both
Stay home and test.

For the return to school this has increased to also include
Runny nose
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
Head cold symptoms .
I think there is a couple more to but I can't remember them from memory

Aibu to worry about how much more education will be missed if we can't send with a runny nose ?

We've been asked to test for any of these symptom's to. Nightmare for working parents if your kids have allergies to

If everyone keeps their sick kids home then they won’t pass round colds OR covid, will they?

Testing is really quick now too.

Surely she will miss more through bubbles having to close if everyone ignores the known possible symptoms?

Our local authority has a symptom checker thing that specifically says this:

What to do if:
"My child is ill with symptoms
not linked to coronavirus, for
example a runny nose, sore
throat or mild cough."

Answer: follow normal absence procedures.

I think this is weird. I only had a runny nose for the first 3 days of covid and my cough was initially mild. Obviously we can't keep them off for a runny nose but sending as normal for a mild cough feels needlessly confusing. It's quite subjective what's mild and what's continuous? 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours is arguably mild.

@Kylorey

Our local authority has a symptom checker thing that specifically says this:

What to do if:
"My child is ill with symptoms
not linked to coronavirus, for
example a runny nose, sore
throat or mild cough."

Answer: follow normal absence procedures.

I think this is weird. I only had a runny nose for the first 3 days of covid and my cough was initially mild. Obviously we can't keep them off for a runny nose but sending as normal for a mild cough feels needlessly confusing. It's quite subjective what's mild and what's continuous? 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours is arguably mild.

But you can keep them off for a runny nose. DS has two colds last term. We tested for both. Now test results are so quick it’s only a day off school. Better than the whole class having to isolate for ten days. Our school provide home learning if off sick.

Our school says unwell in any way, quite rightly IMO.

Whilst I think the lateral flow tests are used you are entitled according to government website for two a week. You could LFT snotty child and send in with negative test. Shit for the poor kid though

www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

I'm a bit worried about very sporty healthy dd3 (17) - her temp is always high!! May have to get a note from the doctor.

[quote HolmeH]@UhtredRagnarson - you can’t feasibly keep primary aged children off school for every cold, they’d miss weeks of education every year![/quote]
If everyone kept their child off when they had a cold maybe this would reduce the number of colds in circulation, and therefore reduce the frequency of absence? Good respiratory hygiene could be an essential strategy to minimise the risk of future viral mutations.

I think this is good every school should follow suit. Allergies such as hay fever can be treated with antihistamines and added to child record at school.

They’re mirroring the symptoms that a lot of NHS trusts have listed for staff for a few months now and I think it can only be a good thing for the next term or two tbh.

As pp have pointed out, tests are very quick at the moment (let’s hope there’s no one feigning surprise that reopening schools means increased PCR testing this time round) so it’s likely to be minimal disruption for those who do need to test and get a negative.

My adult dd tested positive with a sore throat and runny nose. No other symptoms

No way. Mine are going in with a runny nose. We all need to get a grip.

@LaceyBetty

No way. Mine are going in with a runny nose. We all need to get a grip.

Well you certainly do. Ffs.

I hope the school calls you to remove them every time you do it.

At the moment “getting a grip” is releasing that we all need to make sacrifices to help ensure children get as much education as possible. If that means an extra 24 hours off to test once every now and then rather than risking meaning the whole class has to isolate for 10 days then so be it.

I would much rather we isolate with runny noses and other kids do at the moment thinking about it to avoid covid but home learning has been so hard .
Will comply though and tests should be turned around quick if needed
Thankfully we are coming out of cold season to

@Cornettoninja

They’re mirroring the symptoms that a lot of NHS trusts have listed for staff for a few months now and I think it can only be a good thing for the next term or two tbh.

As pp have pointed out, tests are very quick at the moment (let’s hope there’s no one feigning surprise that reopening schools means increased PCR testing this time round) so it’s likely to be minimal disruption for those who do need to test and get a negative.

My NHS trust is 1 of the main 3 symptoms or at least 2 of the other symptoms. I would not be allowed to be off sick from my hospital with just a runny nose or just a headache.

My 5 year old has a runny nose all the time so I guess he's not entitled to an education.

@freezingmarch my (now ex) Trust changed it pretty quickly to be clear any sign of a respiratory virus, minor cold symptoms included, or new onset of symptoms even if they were related to a known allergy.

I think there was so many interpretations going on they decided to just implement a simple blanket policy.

In fairness though there was a lot less illness in general which was probably down to masks at all times on site which isn’t something primary schools have to rely on.

@Cripesitsthegasman19

My 5 year old has a runny nose all the time so I guess he's not entitled to an education.

Well no, you’d test to rule it out and then unless it stopped and started again it wouldn’t count as a new symptom.

As my child has dust allergies and hay fever I would literally have to test him everyday. I give him antihistamine everyday as it is, I honestly can’t remember the last time he made it through a day without a snotty nose and sneezing.

you can’t feasibly keep primary aged children off school for every cold, they’d miss weeks of education every year

But not this year. They haven't had colds.

My daughter can a sneeze a few times of a morning to 🤷‍♀️
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But literally two to three times and that's it.

I wonder how many will actually keep there kids of every little sniffle and whether teachers have time to even notice every childs sniffle.

I wonder when we will just be able to send our kids to school without wondering about every cough and runny nose .

But not this year. They haven't had colds.

I think that depends. My daughter hadn't had one since February 2019 but I know some children have still had colds etc but maybe not as many as they would of usually had.

I do worry tbh. I think they need to build up some immunity to these every day colds etc.

A school my friend works at have sent a letter home saying they can have children in that cannot blow their own noses! That would be most of our KS 1 classes!!!