School not accepting LFT?

[WaitroseAldi]

Dd was sent home on Monday with hayfever. She had 2 LFT and they were negative. Her brother is in the same school. On the Tuesday they said he wasn’t allowed to go until they both had proper tests. I only had one so sent dds off on Tuesday but still not heard anything. They both did LfT last night and still negative.

Dd is missing school desperately and doesn’t cope well without his routine. DD is fine just sneezing but better after some hayfever medication.

I hope they accept dds test results to allow ds back at school 😩

Why didn't you just take them to a test centre so they could have a test each?

Sadly anyone with symptoms needs a negative PCR result to return to school. LFT are for anyone without symptoms.

Your ds should only need to isolate until your dd's test comes back as he doesn't have symptoms

if it was the first time school had insisted I think fair enough, third or fourth less reasonable

Just get them a pcr test...

Because it’s so traumatic as it is, and I thought doing it at home would be less stressful for her.

Does your DS have symptoms?
If not then your DD negative PCR should be enough for them both to return.

The school are wrong to insist on a negative test for a symptom-less child (assuming they are both primary age)

Because it’s so traumatic as it is, and I thought doing it at home would be less stressful for her

The PCR test procedure is exactly the same as the LFT procedure though

@WaitroseAldi

Because it’s so traumatic as it is, and I thought doing it at home would be less stressful for her.

I thought you could order a PCR test to be delivered to your house, is this not the case anymore?

You could have got a PCR test at home on Monday. Shed have been back be Wednesday.

Get your GP to write a letter about the hayfever if it becomes a regular occurrence

The school are wrong to insist on a negative test for a symptom-less child (assuming they are both primary age)

Whatever age they are the whole household should be isolating until the DD has a negative PCR result back. The school are absolutely correct.

A new test is coming today so I will get it sent off today, or shall I take her to a walk in one?

Just send it off

Wont the result come back more quickly if you go to a walk in one?

Does she have symptoms or a runny nose?

If she has Covid symptoms the school are correct to request a PCR test.

You will get the results quicker if you gonto a test centre, still don't get how it's more traumatic to do the test at a test centre that at home but there you go.

You need to follow the correct guidelines I'm afraid. Lateral flow tests aren't accepted

We did walk in and got result within 10.hours. Can you get to a centre easily. Ours was a 2.5 mile walk, through a big path though!

@CarrieBlue but they're asking for a negative result from her ds because her dd (presumably) has symptoms, that bit's not correct.

*park

@Hellocatshome

You will get the results quicker if you gonto a test centre, still don't get how it's more traumatic to do the test at a test centre that at home but there you go.

The only way this would be the case is if you're not actually doing the test properly, or at all.

DS had a PCR test this week as his hayfever is causing a cough. His hayfever is extremely bad so it was also more likely to be caused by that but it isn't worth the risk to his teacher and classmates. I presume it's because she has a cough anyway

Iv booked at a testing centre for 11, it’s not far from us which I didn’t realise.

She has a cough and runny nose so I can completely understand the need for a test. But she’s also had lots of nose bleeds which she gets with hayfever. She hasn’t got a temp or anything.

@WaitroseAldi

Iv booked at a testing centre for 11, it’s not far from us which I didn’t realise.

She has a cough and runny nose so I can completely understand the need for a test. But she’s also had lots of nose bleeds which she gets with hayfever. She hasn’t got a temp or anything.

Fingers crossed you get the results quickly.

It's unpleasant but it's not traumatic. And no more traumatic than a lateral flow unless you're not doing it properly.
You could have had this over with by Tuesday with only one "traumatic" test.

It's rubbish but necessary to keep potential spread to a minimum. Hope the results come back soon.

It’s not remotely traumatic and is exactly the same as an LFT. Wondering how we have got this far into the pandemic and people STILL don’t know the correct procedure.