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School tomorrow or not?

38 replies

ProseccoLush · 06/02/2022 19:55

DS had a very faint positive on Friday and so stayed home from school. He has no symptoms and LFT tests were negative yesterday and today. He is in Y8.
For variance reasons his attendance isn’t great. Around the 82% mark so I’m keen that he is in school as much as possible.
Do I send him to school tomorrow or keep him home until Wednesday?

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SometimesRavenSometimesParrot · 06/02/2022 19:59

Keep him home. He’s had a positive, so needs to isolate till negatives on day 5 and 6. Yo

UpsilonPi · 06/02/2022 20:13

Did you let the school know why he was off on Friday? If you did then you would need to keep him off until day 6.
Personally I would keep him off until day 6 anyway but I can understand why you would be tempted to send him in.

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ProseccoLush · 06/02/2022 20:19

I left a message on the absence line so yes, school are aware. A couple of teachers are setting on line work for those that are isolating but not every subject. I know Covid is running rife through the school at the minute so I know he won’t be the only one off. It’s just so frustrating

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Icantremembermyusername · 06/02/2022 20:28

Bucking the trend. I'd send him in if tomorrow's test is negative.

truthfullylying · 06/02/2022 20:30

You follow the rules. He has had a positive LFT so he is off for the required time.

CarrieBlue · 06/02/2022 20:58

He can’t go in unless day 5 and day 6 tests are negative. Wednesday at the earliest. Sending him in knowing he has tested positive really isn’t fair on students or staff. Why did you test yesterday or today? Makes no difference what those tests say.

Iggly · 06/02/2022 21:03

Well is it a Flowflex test? Because my dd gets faint positives on those (followed up by multiple PCRs which were negative).

So I would try another LFT brand.

UpsilonPi · 06/02/2022 21:05

@CarrieBlue

He can’t go in unless day 5 and day 6 tests are negative. Wednesday at the earliest. Sending him in knowing he has tested positive really isn’t fair on students or staff. Why did you test yesterday or today? Makes no difference what those tests say.
Friday is day 0, so unless he had symptoms before that, he can't go back until day 6, which is Thursday.
AlexaShutUp · 06/02/2022 21:08

Presumably the school wouldn't allow him back in anyway, if his isolation period hasn't finished. So no decision to make.

whiteworldgettingwhiter · 06/02/2022 21:11

Had he had a PCR?

Rekorderlig88 · 06/02/2022 21:12

I'd test agon on the am and if. Negative send

AreWeThereYetMummy · 06/02/2022 21:19

Book a PCR
DO NOT send him until you get a negative PCR

ANYTHING ELSE IS HORRENDOUSLY SELFISH!

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ProseccoLush · 06/02/2022 21:20

No PCR just LFT. It was the Flexflow as these were the most recent ones provided from school. I’m sure we’ve got some of the old ones though so I’ll test in the morning with one of those.
CarrieBlue - we tested again because it was so faint and he has absolutely no symptoms at all. Not even a sore throat.

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Cryingbutstilltrying · 06/02/2022 21:25

Surely if you’ve informed school of a positive test he can’t go back until day 6 anyway, so Thursday? If you send him in they’re likely to just send him home and make you all look bad.
He’s off until Thursday. Sorry op.

Talkwhilstyouwalk · 06/02/2022 22:13

I'd ask the school and take their advice. Strictly speaking it's probably a no.

Orchid876 · 06/02/2022 22:34

The school will probably just send him home again.

Lindy2 · 06/02/2022 22:41

He tested positive only 3 days ago. Clearly he has not yet completed even the minimum isolation period. Why do you think the rules don't apply to him?

gardenhelpneeded · 06/02/2022 22:47

God people are being a bit shitty. I get you OP but I think you need to follow the rules unfortunately even though it’s only been a one off positive. So day 6 and 7 I think it is. It’s crap and I hate them missing school.

pollygartertidywife · 07/02/2022 05:38

Unfortunately, because of the political situation and the appalling behaviour of those in charge and a desperate need to distract and 'give the people good news' .. there has been a narrative of 'it's all over' .

Nothing can be further from the truth. ! Get on the Zoe app and inform yourself of the very real surge in cases since masks came off in schools and shops (for people stupid enough to believe politicians)

We are at 516 on ventilators because of Covid . My quiet rural county has Covid at a rate of 5k per 100k. That equates to April last year when the rules were no gathering inside households and maximum of 6 outside and mandatory masks.

Be really careful about believing politicians in areas of public health. Especially those in danger of losing their jobs. Behave as you should do in a pandemic with a child who has tested positive regardless how faint. It's not about him it's who he could infect at school , on the way there or the way home.

SpiderinaWingMirror · 07/02/2022 06:23

Dd year 9 is at home til Friday unless she is negativeon weds and Thurs. Tbh the last few weeks 40% at least of pupils haven't been there and they have had an endless number of substitute teachers so I don't think she us missing much

Magicandspiders · 07/02/2022 06:26

It was a positive and you've informed the school. They will not allow him in until the 6th day now. He may suddenly show again tomorrow. He needs to isolate.

ChildHeadache · 07/02/2022 06:30

It has got silly though. We've just had 2 completely fine children miss school for a whole week.

Most children it seems have no/little symtpoms and can be in school. It's spreading like wildfire in school regardless so I do hope they will stop all this soon.

Op as youvereported covid you will need to isolate til day6 but I agree its ridiculous now.

Iamnotthe1 · 07/02/2022 06:47

Absolutely not! It's ridiculous that you're even asking the question.

You son tested positive for Covid on Friday. You should have reported this via the self-report system to the NHS who would have then advised about isolation periods. Doing additional lateral flows before day 5 (Wednesday) is pointless as they do not count towards the 2 required and they don't change anything.

You do a lateral flow test early Wednesday morning and then again early Thursday morning. If they are both negative, he can go to school on Thursday. Doing anything other than this is a breach of legal duty and, in addition to being potentially harmful to those around your son, you can be fined for it.

ItsSnowJokes · 07/02/2022 06:54

@AreWeThereYetMummy

Book a PCR DO NOT send him until you get a negative PCR

ANYTHING ELSE IS HORRENDOUSLY SELFISH!

Wrong advice. You can test positive for 90 days on pcrs. The guidance is lfts on day 5 and 6 and then you can leave isolation if negative.

No OP do not send him in. He needs to do 5 full days of isolation and then test.

Shortofspace · 07/02/2022 07:02

Stop testing him! Wait till it actually makes a difference. School will send him home, but not before he's been in contact with dozens of students and several adults.

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