School run with Covid positive parents

[Fairunibutterfly]

In light of restrictions ending tomorrow would you drop your dc to school if Covid positive? For info me and dh tested positive on lfts today, have no one else to take dd to school tomorrow (no time to sort anything and school won’t open til 9am to ring and check). I feel ok apart from a bit of a headache which sleep will possibly fix. Obviously if I feel too unwell to leave the house tomorrow I’ll stay at home.

We drop off outdoors in the playground and wouldn’t speak to the teacher/anyone else. Tested dd also and she is negative. I’d keep her home to keep others safe but I know the rule for a long time has been children can still attend school if negative plus she recently had a week off with chickenpox so am reluctant to keep her off when she’s not unwell in the slightest.

I think as long as you don't go indoors and don't chat to the other parents/keep your distance, it will be fine

I’d do that, it’s not like you’re talking to people or indoors

I would do it 100%

The mums in our class WhatsApp would ask another parents to walk their child from the car to the drop off point. If that's not an option I can't see a problem with what you're wanting to do

Even if your dd is positive she can come to school if she's asymptomatic. This is how I'm reading the rules atm.

I think workplaces are going to have to decide for themselves whether they want Covid positive people in, and if not to pay sick pay.

Thanks. I’ve struggled to sleep all night (not because of this dilemma) so now plan to see how oh and I feel tomorrow morning but it’s good to know my plan isn’t deemed wildly irresponsible!

Yes, like I would with any illness as long as I was fit enough to drive, if you can't hardly get out of bed you shouldn't be driving or going anywhere.

Yep, bring her in! I'm a primary teacher and I also read the new rules to mean that we'll also have the positive cases in class as long as they are asymptomatic. We've been doing that for months (years?) anyway because why would parents test unless there were symptoms, so it's certainly no issue you dripping her off.

Dropping, not dripping!

Yes I would. Why wouldn’t you? Don’t give it another thought. Don’t come too close to anyone and wear a mask, otherwise you’re free to go.

My ds is going to school today with covid

No symptoms now

I don’t think that’s part of the changes I’m afraid! You still need to self isolate (just not legally enforceable if you don’t).

Just like you wouldn’t send a child to school with chicken pox

I would. I won't be testing again so none of us will know if we're positive anyway.

Yep, it’s all over now !

No asymptomatic kids do not have to isolate

‘Should’ is the key word.

In work we’ve been also told to go in with covid from today

The whole point of the announcement is to stop testing and treat it like any other illness like a cold - stay off if unwell otherwise business as usual

God people love making their own rules up!

Me and my dh tested positive last weekend. Ds had to miss school on Monday as we didn’t have anyone to take him and school (quite rightly before restrictions lifted) wouldn’t allow us on site. Luckily we have found someone to take him for the rest of the week. It still doesn’t feel quite right to be out and about with covid even though legally there are no rules anymore!

@BetterBee

I don’t think that’s part of the changes I’m afraid! You still need to self isolate (just not legally enforceable if you don’t).

Just like you wouldn’t send a child to school with chicken pox

You don't need to self isolate. It's choice now.

@BetterBee

I don’t think that’s part of the changes I’m afraid! You still need to self isolate (just not legally enforceable if you don’t).

Just like you wouldn’t send a child to school with chicken pox

Generally speaking I'm of the opinion that you should still self-isolate if possible even if it's no longer a criminal offence. But that shouldn't apply to cases like this where you're not going to be going indoors or talking to anyone else.

One major advantage of this law change that Covid positive parents will still be able to do the school run in situations which pose virtually no risk of infection to anyone else.

I would OP but I would wear a proper mask.

I’m sure schools will make their own policies clear soon.

Boris Johnson was said we should move to "personal responsibility".

We know fleeting outdoor contact poses little risk. I'm not comfortable with the idea that parents will be sending their Covid positive children to school. I'm not particularly worried about being ill but I'm concerned for my exam classes who could potentially pick up repeated infections over the exam period.

Technically, you can take them. However, if it was me, I'd be wearing a mask, distancing on walk and drop off, not engaging with anyone.

Hope you're ok, OP. You mentioned you couldn't sleep - I struggled to sleep more than two hours a day in the first three days, apparently insomnia is a common symptom.

Yes sending a child from a Covid positive household in to school will spread the virus far more than the parent taking them in and dropping them off while avoiding contact with others and not going indoors.

It’s fine “ Covid has gone do what you like “ or at least the will be how the lifting of restrictions will be seen as 😢

I would ring the school, and arrange that even if DC are usually accompanied by parents when waiting in the playground, in this instance your DC go in alone

Keep well away from other people, and wear a good mask

@Helenluvsrob
What do you suggest? Do you think every mum or dad have a group of people who are dreaming to do the free drop offs/pick ups for us? OP’s child must go to school. Child’s absence will be recorded unauthorised if not in. What do you suggest? Will YOU help OP to drop her child to school?