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Symptoms in primary school child

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 09:29

Please just bear with me.

Child in my sons class had a high temperature and cough on Thursday - mum kept him off but he was better Friday so she sent him into school and did a PCR on Friday before she dropped him off. Child was at school on Friday and doing sports club on sat and as ‘he felt better and fine’ - he’s now tested positive and she’s posted this in the what’s app group. I thought a child had to isolate if they had symptoms until the PCR came back?

She’s breezily posted about her child now testing positive etc and they are now isolating. Have I misread the guidance I thought unvaccinated you keep them off until negative PCR if they either have a positive lateral flow or have had symptoms she said as his symptoms were better Friday she sent him in

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dementedpixie · 19/09/2021 09:31

Yes, if they have symptoms and have gone to get tested then they should isolate until they get the results back

TheGrumpyGoat · 19/09/2021 09:31

Yes you’re supposed to isolate while waiting for PCT results. Nothing you can do about it now though, what’s done is done.
Has your son been identified as a close contact?

hotasharibo · 19/09/2021 09:32

If he had symptoms she should have isolated him until PCR result. Totally selfish as he probably have spread it further.

I do think some people genuinely don't understand though. In her mind he was feeling better, so ok to come back to school.

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 09:32

Mum is just being all high and mighty on the group about how she notified us as soon as she could

She says the lfd was negative and his symptoms cleared up etc she sent him in (he is 8)

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PollyDarton1 · 19/09/2021 09:33

Our school won't let the child back in if they've had symptoms until a PCR confirms it's negative. Parent should have tested her child on the Thursday and isolated until result was received back.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 19/09/2021 09:34

She may as well not done a pcr test if she was flippant about the results

Walkaround · 19/09/2021 09:48

She’s an idiot. The rules are to isolate if symptomatic until you get a negative pcr - or for at least 10 days from onset of symptoms if you have a positive result. Her ds was clearly symptomatic, so she broke the rules to send him into school just because he was “feeling better now.” The rest of the family (if adults double vaccinated) were allowed to keep going out if not symptomatic, but not the ds who had the symptoms. She’s just one of those twits who thinks they can tell the difference between a covid temperature and cough and a non-covid temperature and cough. That said, children often get headaches and sore throats as their main covid symptoms and their parents are not breaking any rules to send their children in, as those are not official covid symptoms. So, in the long run, there will be loads of children with covid going into school without realising and not testing for anything either.

TheRainbow · 19/09/2021 10:01

Yes, you're right op, she should have isolated her son until PCR results came back, even if his symptoms were improving. This flippant attitude is commonplace sadly.

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 10:07

Ok I don’t want to tackle it on the parent group but I have emailed the office to query.

They also have birthday party for their child next Weekend a huge one and say that’s still going ahead 🤷‍♀️But that’s not 10 days from Thursday and if PCR was done on Friday am - should be 10 days from then - huge party booked with 100 kids

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 10:11

So if he was ill Thursday night they can’t have their party next Sunday can they? Is it 10 full days isolation

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BedTed · 19/09/2021 10:14

She’s a twat, who the fuck sends a symptomatic kid in after their morning test? This is why kids get affected in the o run as people “know” it’s not covid then the school loses teachers and kids get sent home again. If everyone plays nice then schools stay open

MonsterKidz · 19/09/2021 10:19

I would be absolutely livid OP. After 18 + months of this virus not understanding the basics of isolating if you have any of the symptoms i’d an absolute disgrace. If the school knew he was showing 2 symptoms and let him back into school on Friday, I would be absolutely livid with them and would take that further to ensure all protocol was being followed. Of course that is assuming they knew, ie she told them what his symptoms were.

Sunnyfreezesushi · 19/09/2021 10:35

Yes the mum should have kept the child home after symptoms and taking a pcr. However, at least she is brave enough to inform you all and took a PCR in the first place. Plenty of people are not bothering with the PCR at all and not bothering telling people. So I think she did not approach it textbook but she is doing more than many others.

Sparkle275 · 19/09/2021 10:47

She's an idiot. She should of kept her child isolated whilst waiting for the results. In that space of time when he was at school he could of quite easily spread it around to other children and then also their families. I would be really annoyed.

BitterTits · 19/09/2021 10:49

Let me guess, this family doesn't need to worry about any impact on their ability to work while isolating either?

Cornettoninja · 19/09/2021 11:23

She may have been badly advised by the school in fairness but you are right.

TheRainbow · 19/09/2021 11:25

Having a party with 100 children, when her son has covid and still needs to be isolating, doesn't sound like she has concerns about anyone's welfare, let alone 'ability to work' concerns!

dementedpixie · 19/09/2021 11:31

Next Sunday would be the last day of isolation and they'd be free to go out on monday

Bobholll · 19/09/2021 11:33

He has to isolate until next Sunday. Has anyone challenged her on the party thing?! I mean, I certainly would be cancelling my attendance 🙈

She shouldn’t have sent him in but not much to be done now.

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 11:53

@Bobholll

He has to isolate until next Sunday. Has anyone challenged her on the party thing?! I mean, I certainly would be cancelling my attendance 🙈

She shouldn’t have sent him in but not much to be done now.

I've just emailed her to check and said even if she take Friday as a clear day her DC needs to be in isolation until at least Monday -I'm livid. I am double jabbed -but my immune system is compromised. Another parents is double jabbed but children in her DC's class live with their parents and gran who has cancer and currently doing chemotherapy.

Another parent has commented on the group chat -it's no worse then flu so hope you all recover soon will pop around and see you all in the week -I've had it so I'm ok and I've been jabbed. Of course it is just like flu hence national lock downs etc! I'm just like WTF. Have screenshotted it and can email it to the head if needed.

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 11:57

@BitterTits

Let me guess, this family doesn't need to worry about any impact on their ability to work while isolating either?
No -her and her husband work from home. So it's doesn't impact on them -they are self employed.

Does for me -if my children (2 in the school and one in their class) test positive as I will have to stay home to look after them.

To be fair one of the other parents is a GP and is totally anti them being isolated even if they test positive and did say on a previous chat -and refuses his to do a LFT at secondary as he doesn't want them isolating. (Different school). But he has made his feelings clear.

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RumblyMumbly · 19/09/2021 11:59

Frustrating but it's done now OP and she made the wrong call sending him in. I know someone who did exactly that last year, tested child didn't wait for results, sent into school as felt better then got a positive and the whole bubble had to work from home (so at least you and your DC are saved from that disruption now.)

In her defence she may have got confused as people who are testing as a contact now don't need to isolate until their test results come back (so another child was off with Covid in my DCs class and they asked us to do voluntary PCR but DD didn't have to isolate while result came in.)

They shouldn't be having a party within 10 days. Who has a kids party for 100 children anyway, that's just nonsense, children don't have 100 proper friends!

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IAAP · 19/09/2021 12:00

@Bobholll

He has to isolate until next Sunday. Has anyone challenged her on the party thing?! I mean, I certainly would be cancelling my attendance 🙈

She shouldn’t have sent him in but not much to be done now.

I'm not being funny here. But if my children don't go to the party -everyone else is- so that's a 100 children in the school going. Cancelling my attendance is not going to stop it from spreading -her child was in on Friday whilst waiting for the PCR and in school Saturday am for games -*they have school on a Saturday am. Mine was sat next to them Friday for some of the time and playing sports with them on Saturday. If my DC has it, they have it -probably too late now.
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TheGrumpyGoat · 19/09/2021 12:05

I'm not being funny here. But if my children don't go to the party -everyone else is- so that's a 100 children in the school going

I’m sure you won’t be the only one who cancels their attendance due to an active Covid infection though. I can’t see many people going.

RumblyMumbly · 19/09/2021 12:06

@IAAP

So if he was ill Thursday night they can’t have their party next Sunday can they? Is it 10 full days isolation
If it includes the Thursday with symptoms then it's 10 days on next Saturday