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Am I really supposed to send DD in?

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ThePlantsitter · 04/12/2021 13:01

Dd1 (secondary school) has Covid. Dd2 (primary) hasn't. No Omicron information was given so I presume it wasn't there. DD2 goes to school on Monday, right? This just seems insane to me but is that what everyone is doing?

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freddiethegreat · 04/12/2021 13:04

That’s the guidance, yes.

Remmy123 · 04/12/2021 13:05

Yes you can but test her every day and do a pcr

PoorMegHopkins · 04/12/2021 13:05

Yes. It’s running through my class because of this but you are supposed to. Government have given up.

discoland · 04/12/2021 13:07

Yes, we have had covid twice in the house (DH a couple of months ago, me currently) where only one member of the household has had it. Both times the kids had PCRs and regular LTFs but were sent to school. I’ve seen posters here insisting that keeping them home in these situations is the ‘right’ thing to do but my children would have now missed over 3 weeks of school in their first term to needlessly self-isolate.
If tests are clear then send her in.

Original poster
ThePlantsitter · 04/12/2021 13:09

@discoland did you do anything to prevent the rest of your getting it? I'm trying to keep DD1 apart as much as possible but she's only 12.

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EllieSattler · 04/12/2021 13:09

It's madness really. DH manages a team that works physically closely with one another. One got a positive LFT on Friday morning so DH (contrary to company policy) sent them all away to work from home and get PCR tests. By Monday three more of the team were down with Covid and could have spread it through the entire building.

PoorMegHopkins · 04/12/2021 13:11

Keep testing but (from my experience) it would be nice to let the teacher know so they don’t sit too close or live mark and can protect themselves a bit, especially this close to Christmas.

discoland · 04/12/2021 13:14

@ThePlantsitter I’m not sure why only one of us got it each time, last time when DH was positive we’d been in the car together, obviously shared a bed etc etc when he was having symptoms yet I never caught it. Yet now I currently have raging covid so I’m obviously not immune.
It makes no sense but it seems very commonplace for only one or some family members to have it.

Alltheblue · 04/12/2021 13:15

Yes. We're the only developed country who has decided our children aren't worth protecting.

No vaccines.
No ventilation.
No restrictions.

Just Covid.

Alltheblue · 04/12/2021 13:16

Initial reports suggest that children may be in a more similar boat to adults with the new variant, making this approach even more reprehensible. And the government knows that.

Sirzy · 04/12/2021 13:18

I would check with school. DN has just tested positive and both siblings schools have took a “if you decide to keep them home we will support it” approach. Basically I think it’s they can’t say stay home but would prefer it

JanglyBeads · 04/12/2021 13:25

Policies differ between local public health authorities an between schools, but for the majority it’s ‘send em in’, yes.

DirtyDancing · 04/12/2021 13:25

@Alltheblue

Initial reports suggest that children may be in a more similar boat to adults with the new variant, making this approach even more reprehensible. And the government knows that.
Agree with this. Worrying early date for the under 4s
Obsidiansphere · 04/12/2021 13:28

@Alltheblue

Yes. We're the only developed country who has decided our children aren't worth protecting.

No vaccines.
No ventilation.
No restrictions.

Just Covid.

Agree…absolutely dreadful Angry
SellFridges · 04/12/2021 13:40

Our school has asked that children with covid in the household are not sent in. Been the same rule since the start of September.

FreeBritnee · 04/12/2021 13:50

Does anyone knows what happens if I test positive and DCs dont? Can I enter the playground masked up or do I just keep them home with me?

Idontevenknow · 04/12/2021 13:55

Technically yes, I sent my teenager after a negative PCR and they lateral flow each morning. However we are in Scotland so masks are also mandatory for secondary pupils. However I did not send my toddler to nursery, he requires much more closer contact with staff and can't socially distance from his brother of a similar age at home the same way as teenagers so more likely to catch it. I think its about making judgement calls too

NellieBertram · 04/12/2021 13:58

@FreeBritnee

Does anyone knows what happens if I test positive and DCs dont? Can I enter the playground masked up or do I just keep them home with me?
You can’t leave your house if you have covid.
MarshaBradyo · 04/12/2021 14:02

My dc didn’t pass it to each other but got it too far apart, so I was glad I didn’t isolate one unnecessarily

You can PCR test and LFT

santabetterwashhishands · 04/12/2021 14:10

Both my children's schools are now insisting they stay home if there's a positive case in the house 🤷‍♀️
By handing out warnings for attendance if you do ffs! We can't win

RuleWithAWoodenFoot · 04/12/2021 14:20

Ask your school. I live in one county and work in another.

Me and my partner had covid, we followed the advice and got child a PCR. She had one when we were T&Td as a close contact, then had another after 5 days. Both negative. She didn't go to school in that time, but it was mostly half term/inset anyway. After that I asked the school what to do, they were happy to have her back. We LFTd her every morning and other parents took her in for us.

In my own school, the PHE advice is to keep household members at home for 5 days and then get a PCR test, negative needed to come back to school. If you don't want to test a child, you have to keep them home for the full 10 days. SO many children have been 'surprise' positives through this. Two thirds of my class were out by Friday. It all came from one child who was sent in between household positives, and her own PCR result. We then sent home every child who sniffed, coughed or complained of a headache. Only one of them WASN'T positive.

Original poster
ThePlantsitter · 04/12/2021 14:49

I will ask school. I think I'll keep her off on Monday so I can ask and get a good answer. I'm triple jabbed and hoping it misses me.

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Frazzled2207 · 04/12/2021 15:09

Same here. Healthy kid to go in but they ask nicely that we do one PCR and then daily LFTs.

Jmaho · 04/12/2021 15:42

My son tested positive on Saturday and we had neg PCRs on Sunday. None of my children have been to school or nursery all week but that's because they are ill and have the same symptoms as my other child. My daughter had a positive lat flow on Tuesday, still waiting postal test to confirm (terrible service!) the rest of us are still feeling poorly with mainly headaches and high temps but we have had a flow up PCR (went to test centre not postal) and that was negative too. If we continue with negative lat flows over this weekend then my two children who are negative will have to go back in as long as they are both well. They have missed a week of school and nursery yet are negative? I have felt dreadful since last Sunday, actually feeling the worst I have today yet showing negative still

Bobholll · 04/12/2021 17:25

My kids went to school/nursery when I had covid. They had negative PCR’s & we LF daily. They never caught it & so thankfully, glad they did not get stuck indoors for 10 days unnecessarily.

We did nothing to prevent anyone catching it. My kids are young, my husband was working away 🤷🏼‍♀️ I PCR tested them on day 2 & day 9 plus negative LFs and no symptoms. They almost certainly never caught it from me!