Send kids to school with positive household member or not?

[MissSkate]

I'm interested to know if others have sent their kids to school if a member of their household has tested positive for covid19 or kept them off? I know guidance is to send them in. I kept mine off even after negative pcr's as it feels wrong to send them in especially as they could still be asymptomatic

We did daily lateral flows as well until a couple of days after her iso ended.

We did but also had negative PCR tests or no symptoms and negative LFT

I wouldnt its basically going to spread it round the school. the government are ridiculous in sending them in. Our school tried following the government rules and it was such a cock up they had to close the school for a week and still now there are loads of people off very ill including teachers. So not worth it.

@MissSkate

I'm interested to know if others have sent their kids to school if a member of their household has tested positive for covid19 or kept them off? I know guidance is to send them in. I kept mine off even after negative pcr's as it feels wrong to send them in especially as they could still be asymptomatic

Same. And so have many others with kids my my DC classes

Tbh I didn’t have the energy this morning to argue with school or invent an illness that would keep DC off for the next 10 days whilst we are in isolation. Two of us have covid this week a few days apart in a small house, I’d be surprised if the DC aren’t positive by Monday anyway. School head teacher was very clear on it though, these are the rules that we all should be following.

It’s bad enough having covid, we don’t need the school and local authority on our case for authorised absence

We’ve not been in this situation (yet), however the school have made it absolutely clear numerous times that they expect the children to come into school unless they themselves get a positive test.

I don’t know what happen if there is no one able to get them to the school for whatever reason, I guess they must have a work around it they are insisting the children go in.

In our case they asked if we had family who could help. No. Then they said could she walk with another child, I said I don’t think anyone lives near us and I also don’t want to ask parents I don’t know that well if they want to come up pick up kids from a covid household 😆. Then school suggested one of us drives, so if we feel well enough we will continue to do that as it’s less than 5 mins. They are too young to walk alone. If driving isn’t an option then it’s Google classroom. I fully expect them to test positive soon anyway.

Yes. I’m positive at the mo. DD1 has been in school & DD2 has been in nursery. Didn’t even think twice. My children do not need to miss anymore education when they are not ill. The isolation last school year was insane.

I’m on day 8 now & both children remain negative on LFTs & symptom free. They had negative PCR’s over the weekend.

I sent mine in when I had it few weeks ago. Clad I did aswell as she never caught it and would off missed 10 days of school for nothing.

I was in this situation recently and didn't send the two negative siblings in. The schools re-iterated the current guidelines and that I could change my mind but it was pretty clear they supported me. They were given online work too.

It's the rules now

Absolutely wouldn’t and haven’t and school were very appreciative of me not spreading covid Rois the teachers and others kids.

It’s crazy anyone considers it

The guidelines are leading us to be the most sick country on earth with covid.

I’m normal, young, do normal things like see some people indoors snd go to shops & im triple vaxxed but we should all still be careful. It’s an airborne virus fgs.

Yes I sent mine in, school insisted.

The only option if your child is well is to just lie and say they are ill every day for the isolation period. But then they can’t access any online school work if they are “ill”.

It’s crazy anyone considers it

Not everyone's home situation is the same, so whilst you might consider it crazy with your family scenario to send in close contact children, other people's family circumstances may consider it crazy to to keep dc home when they Don't need too. It could be a huge detriment to the child's mental health, educational benefit or family finances to do so.
Don't judge what others do, your not in their shoes. The "greater good" ship sailed a long time ago, many people are juggling things the best they can without too much detriment to their own family.

Our school have asked that if 2 or more member of the same household test positive all children attending our school stay home too. They are providing comprehensive online lessons. Staff are dropping like flies in classes where pupils are attending with covid positive siblings at home.

I tested positive on Saturday and I have sent dd in school as per guidelines. No symptoms /negative lateral flows.

I work in a primary school and we have lots of covid cases. School are strongly encouraging parents to keep children at home if a member of the household tests positive. Children coming into school from covid positive households and then catching and passing on covid has really driven up cases in our school.

It’s illegal not to and you could be fined if you miss more than 9 school sessions (am / pm)
Yes you send them in.
I feel so sorry for all the poor kids suffering with abuse and abusers / neglectful parent looking for any reason not to send them in so this rule is vital IMO (not in anyway referring to you as this, but as an ex teacher I can well imagine it would happen)

I've got to because I'm a teacher and won't get paid if I take time off to look after a positive child, let alone a child who's 'just' a household contact. Or at least my employer thinks I won't but won't confirm either way presumably so I'd continue to set cover

I guess it varies between schools. From what I’ve heard all the local schools here are following the rules. I know several teachers who live in various places across the country and they too say the advice is the same in their school, the rules are that children should be in school if possible. Perhaps there are a small number of schools whose leadership teams have decided not to follow the rules if covid is very bad in their area.

Currently DH both my daughters and my son are off sick with covid. Eldest daughter is quite ill. She has been ill since Monday, DH tested positive yesterday and the other 2 this morning.

I'm a teacher and have to go to work or take time off unpaid. I had to wear a mask until I got a negative pcr and do daily LFTs I have been asked to do a day 5 PCR but feel it's ridiculous that I'm allowed to be in a primary school with no social distancing and carry on life as normal despite my whole family being ill

It doesn't make any sense to me.
Why not just get people to stay off when they're actively ill and forget the contact tracing if we're all going to have to abide by these ' new' rules?
Because the current carry on isn't helping our kids education. So many teachers off ill while covid is ripping through.
Covid is either a thing or it isn't and this situation is so bloody half arsed

It's not just children coming in with positive cases at home. I work in a school. DS tested positive on LFT 4 weeks ago, confirmed by PCR the next day. I rang work immediately and said "I know the rules say I come to work but I wanted to give you a heads up first." They asked me to LFT then, as long as it was negative, come in and work as normal but in a mask (I followed the government guidance and did PCRs and then on top an LFT every day until the end of DS's quarantine). I was the first member of staff in that position. I know of at least 5 more staff who have since been working with a positive case at home, all secondary age children.

A member of staff queried what would and wouldn't be paid and was told that if we isolate outside the rules we don't get paid.

Luckily, I didn't catch it and DS was only mildly ill.