Returning to school with positive case in house..wwyd

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My husband tested positive on friday, symptoms started on thursday. Myself and 2 DC tests have come back negative. I know with the new rules that this means they can go back to school tomorrow, which they want to do, but i'm just not sure how I feel about this. wwyd?

Difficult one as your following the rules if you send them in. My eldest child tested positive for covid but I decided to keep the youngest off school even though I could send him in. 4 days later he then started with symptoms and tested positive. I was glad I had decided not to send him in. Our situation meant we could keep him off though and I realise not everyone has that luxury.

Unfortunately at our school, you won't get absences like this authorised. It's so hard - I don't know what I'd do.
If they go to school, please test daily (lateral flow) and consider another PCR around 5 days after your husband tested positive (or if anyone develops symptoms). It may be that they'll catch it from DH but this can take around 5-10 days.

We had this, me and one child positive, the others negative. We did LFTs everyday before sending them in as it felt a bit wrong. They tested negative throughout.

We had a similar situation. Dd tested positive on PCR. The rest of us tested negative a few days later. DS went to school as normal on advice of the school (first week of term) and continued to test negative on daily LFTs and a further PCR towards end of DD's isolation. I'm pleased we went with the new rules, even though it made me feel very uncomfortable. DS would've missed a whole week of school unnecessarily if we'd kept him off assuming he'd catch it too. It's such a tricky one!

I find it a bit bonkers that children won't have absences in this instance authorised. If you can keep them home then I don't see the problem with this. I'd probably want to do that in this situation, as I'd feel wrong to keep sending them in. Guess they just want it to spread now though.

I tested ds every morning before school when dd had Covid. Made sure there was enough time to wait for result before I send him in. On day 4 ltf was positive and I kept him off school then. None of his friends, close contacts etc has tested positive since (10 days ago) so I think it was the right strategy. I didn't allow any after school play or activities though. Just school and back home.

DS tested positive today, DD has had no symptoms and negative LFTs so she will be going in tomorrow and we will continue to test her.

I'm fairly sure DS has Covid. He tested positive on LFT, is ill and had PCR today
His brother had Covid last winter and has tested negative on a LFT, so we feel torn too, but he's year 11 and worried about attendance for sixth form application.
He had 70 days' self isolation last year at home due to high volume cases and has missed huge chunks of school and confined to his room.
We will do LFTs daily, but he will go to school as the crazy rules dictate this.

I know what you mean about feeling uncomfortable.

I hate they don't authorise. What do families do with young children isolating who can't be taken out about getting other children to school?

You'd think in a pandemic normal rules would be relaxed a little

DD took a PCR test straightaway and then LFT every day. She is in high school so she would miss an awful lot. Plus it is rife around here in all schools

Plus DS (who has in now) is the only one of us who hasnt had it

I think it’s completely selfish to send a child in with Covid on the house, even if the government don’t care about vulnerable people getting infected before they have boosters. If I knew a parent had done this I wouldn’t look at them in a good light again.

@Quartz2208

DD took a PCR test straightaway and then LFT every day. She is in high school so she would miss an awful lot. Plus it is rife around here in all schools

Plus DS (who has in now) is the only one of us who hasnt had it

And we wonder why it’s rife in schools

@AntiMaskersAreTwats

I think it’s completely selfish to send a child in with Covid on the house, even if the government don’t care about vulnerable people getting infected before they have boosters. If I knew a parent had done this I wouldn’t look at them in a good light again.

It's the rules tho goes down as unauthorised absence if they stay home and they have missed school enough. We are avoiding vulnerable family until after Xmas at least now in the hope it peaks but I don't see this going away so everyone is going to get exposed sooner or later just hope it not an Xmas or something

@AntiMaskersAreTwats

I think it’s completely selfish to send a child in with Covid on the house, even if the government don’t care about vulnerable people getting infected before they have boosters. If I knew a parent had done this I wouldn’t look at them in a good light again.

How would you feel about me as a teacher coming in to teach your child every day when my DH and kids are all positive? I will have absolutely no choice in the matter and will face a disciplinary if I don’t go to work. I would hope that the only people you viewed in a bad light over this would be the government who made this decision, not me as the teacher.

Pretty much all parents are @AntiMaskersAreTwats because that is the rules and how it works. As I said we have PCR tested twice both negative. LFT every day and she is wearing a mask and limiting her interactions.

You would Im afraid in both schools mine go to pretty much not like any parent then. I am not saying it doesnt feel odd because it does. And we have moved what we can in terms of extra curricular activities online, not gone or discussed with those who run it how they feel and taken it from there.

As a PP said its school and straight home - and I know who her close contacts are and they are also comfortable with it.

Of course it is the reason that it is rife in schools - but actually she could get it as well from school.

What would your solution be then going forward?

I am in this situation. Ds and dh negative. Dd and I positive. He is going in with daily lateral flows. He had a negative pcr yesterday so as long as his lateral flow is negative. I am as confident as I can be he isnt currently positive and therefore isnt able to spread it.

Should add following rules at home to stop him getting it. Dd and I isolating and using separate bathroom. All windows open. Mask wearing when walking in hall way to go to bathroom. Alcohol gel constantly.

I would send them in. I don’t know about your personal circumstances but my DC have missed enough school!

Well and that is the other thing - would you get fined. DD would have been 8 days off and a fine per parent is £240.

Schools are adamant they have to go in.

We're currently in this situation, DS has had a PCR today and DD has no symptoms. Going to keep DD off until DS PCR is back and then cross that bridge...

Send them in 100%.
Test daily.

My childrens' school has just sent out a letter saying that they know it's not government policy, but due to rising cases in the school please keep your child at home if you have a household member with covid.

Speak to school and get their view.

My DH and two kids had it and I didn't. I'm double vaxxed so according to the rules I didn't have to isolate.

But it just didn't feel quite right to me. I did LFTs daily and only went out as little as poss. After all I could catch it any moment.

Which I in fact did - now on 10 days isolation. If I'd been out and about a lot I would have spread it I am sure.

@Twillow

My childrens' school has just sent out a letter saying that they know it's not government policy, but due to rising cases in the school please keep your child at home if you have a household member with covid.

Good for them.

Something every decent school should do ^^ Ours doesn’t expect them in from a Covid house and teaches them online as part of the live class.