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

@HazeyJaneII my daughters school are quite sensible to be honest. If daughter is having an off day, I email the school first thing. They do call me if they feel she needs to come home but she also has a medical exemption card where she can go and take 5 minutes should she need to.
My son who has bad hay fever, goes to the first aid room at lunch and they give him his medication. The trees in his school grounds are causing him a lot of grief at the moment but they are aware.

@sherrystrull

Direct your displeasure at the government for not supporting schools in making them safer.

I wasn't aware that I wasn't.

I broadly agree with that list but as a very snotty child myself (many allergies) it would have been a nightmare for my parents. Just hope they show a bit of flexibility.

@IloveJKRowling

It seems really obvious to me it's any new symptoms.

If your child has been off school for 3 months and has had a snotty nose all that time it's obvs not covid. And as PP have said, talk to the school about how to manage it rather than just throwing teachers and school staff and all your kids friends and family under the bus without any kind of dialogue whatsoever. Maybe they'll say one test showing negative and then only test for a CHANGE in symptoms. It's not bloody rocket science.

If they DON'T have a snotty nose and then they GET a snotty nose, you test and then you don't need to test again until they get any new symptoms or the snotty nose significantly changes beyond what would be normal in the aftermath of a bug.

If they normally get hayfever, talk to the school.

Really, really not rocket science.

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[quote brizzling]@sherrystrull

Direct your displeasure at the government for not supporting schools in making them safer.

I wasn't aware that I wasn't. [/quote]
You said 'they're not making any effort to social distance'. That implied to me that you were unhappy with the school.