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16 children positive and 3 adults in Year 3

72 replies

Ryderneedsus · 23/01/2022 22:30

My child is due to go to school tomorrow. The school sent a letter out that 12 kids and 3 staff in Year 3 (2 form intake) have tested positive.

On the parents Whattsapp group 4 more kids have tested positive this weekend.

There is no way I am sending my child in. Is the absence allowed on the grounds that I feel the risk of catching it is too high or do I need to pretend my child is sick with something else?

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Aurorie11 · 23/01/2022 22:32

It won't be authorised absence. TBH they've already had contact, keeping them feels like closing the gate after the horse has bolted

welshweasel · 23/01/2022 22:34

I’d send mine in. They’ve already been exposed multiple times so they’ll either get it or not, but going in tomorrow won’t change that.

GodspeedJune · 23/01/2022 22:37

You’ll need to say they’re sick with something else. I don’t blame you for keeping them at home.

cheekychaplin · 23/01/2022 22:41

Those that are positive won't be there? Your kids have already been in contact with them. Oh, and if you keep them off this week covid will still be there next week.

DownWhichOfLate · 23/01/2022 22:55

Keep them off and say you are avoiding potentially further spreading covid. Your child has been a close contact.

NYnewstart · 23/01/2022 22:58

I wouldn’t from a viral load perspective. Yes they may have caught it already but you want to minimise exposure.

altmember · 23/01/2022 23:32

If you don't have anything important on over the next few weeks you might as well not bother trying to avoid it. Just get it over with at this stage.
Consider schools as the equivalent of chicken pox parties for covid. That's what the government have been doing for the last 9 months.

MiniatureHotdog · 23/01/2022 23:37

I wouldn't consider keeping them home. My eldest had over half the class off in the autumn with it. She went in as normal. Never caught it. Several have it this weekend again. She'll be in as normal this week. Covid isn't going anywhere.

massiveblob · 23/01/2022 23:42

I'd just send mine in. They'll all get it at some point from someone or not. Otherwise you'll be keeping them off for weeks

beentoldcomputersaysno · 24/01/2022 01:16

Depends on school. Some will be flexible on authorisation, some won't. If they are unlikely to authorise, then pretend she has a bug. Don't blame you. Might be too late though. I hate how this government treats school communities. Good luck.

ArianaG · 24/01/2022 06:22

how long would you keep them off for?
the situation may remain like this for a long time?

twinkletoesimnot · 24/01/2022 06:37

Say she has had a temp and you have sent for a home PCR kit. By the time you get results back it could be most of this week.

Alternatively speak to school and explain your concerns- ours gave 3 days grace to see what the situation was with new cases etc.

Username3092997 · 24/01/2022 07:34

It was similar in my kids school a week or two ago. The vast majority of them had it. Probably about 20 out of 25 kids. All very mild, many had no symptoms but was picked up from testing.

If it was me, I'd send my child until I couldn't - they either tested positive, got symptoms or the class shut.

I can understand your concern, but covid is rife and this may not be the first time there's an outbreak. You think after an outbreak all the kids wouldn't get it again... but my Dd has had covid twice in the last month! Once before Christmas and again after the outbreak in her class!

Remmy123 · 24/01/2022 07:34

Why won't you send your child in? My school has had a few outbreaks and my son never got it (regularly tested him)

You can't keep taking kids out for covid cases!!!

LadyGAgain · 24/01/2022 07:36

Unless you, or they, are CEV, YABU. Just get on with life.

Svara · 24/01/2022 07:37

We are all going to get it eventually, except maybe the most vulnerable if they are able to protect themselves. The school would send the children home if there were not enough staff to supervise, otherwise mine would be attending, they have missed enough!

MarshaBradyo · 24/01/2022 07:38

I’d just send them in

CatFreckles · 24/01/2022 08:03

I was like you - really worrying about the dc catching covid. But then ds caught it (despite us being overly cautious) and honestly, it’s such a huge weight off my mind. As others have said, the damage is done already

Sandyjag · 24/01/2022 08:10

I sent my kid in and they did catch it. I reckon it has only taken a week for it to flash through her class and will be gone now. The class wattsapp has monitored cases v closely and there were a couple more positives on Saturday but obvs they’re not going in and everyone is testing daily. However; it’s possible the remaining kids have already had it so had I kept my kid back for a week they may have caught it going back, particularly with ppl sending their kids back in as quickly as possible! On the other hand, so far my kid catching it has been ok. They are feeling better. I now have it but triple jabbed. I think you’re safe to make your choice either way. Don’t question your resolve to keep your kid off if you really don’t want them to have it, I think that should be your choice!

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 24/01/2022 08:11

Ridiculous ! Your child will get it at some point, because covid isn’t going anywhere. Stop disrupting his education

SparklesAndUnicorns · 24/01/2022 08:11

My kids school has 60 kids and staff off all together! It's mad really but they've been going in as normal

Blubells · 24/01/2022 08:53

Your kids will catch omicron at some point - they may as well catch it now and gain some immunity!

Dghgcotcitc · 24/01/2022 09:38

I think give he is year three and not going to be vaccinated until year seven you need a longer term plan if you don’t want him to get covid. I think homeschooling really is your only opinion continúelo pulling him out of school every year for four years when there is an outbreak will be way more disruptive to his education

Desmondo2021 · 24/01/2022 09:44

Send them in. I'm finding peoples' over dramatic reactions to this now really tedious. There's a cold going round. The only thing disrupting life are the isolation laws

Blubells · 24/01/2022 14:36

homeschooling really is your only opinion continúelo pulling him out of school every year for four years when there is an outbreak will be way more disruptive to his education

Yes. If you're so worried about Covid, why not pull your kids out of school completely and homeschool them?