Schools and isolation.. if well can go in !!

[Louisa111]

What is the guidance now for schools.. we all keep hearing mixed messages from our daughters primary school . One of the teachers has been saying ( only heard this via a parent) if they feel well while positive with covid they can go in only isolate if poorly.. I know we have to live to this now but am I right to be uneasy about this if true .

how much more education do you think kids should miss out on?

At our school they ask you to isolate for the normal period so 10 days but can come out early on day 6 if 2 x negative tests. Its the same with my work. They are asking people to stay home/work from home if not too ill

I was just checking this, and believe that is what I read on the gov website (or nhs but definitely on one of the more legitimate sites).

@CannaBelieve

how much more education do you think kids should miss out on?

You could say the same about chicken pox though couldn't you? It's a rife at the moment but some kids feel well with it so should they be allowed in school as well if well?

One of the teachers has been saying ( only heard this via a parent) if they feel well while positive with covid they can go in

I thought that was the official rule?

There's no need to test so many pupils wouldn't even know if they're positive...?

The guidance is for a positive case to remain at home for 5 days, and have two negative tests on day 5 and 6 before returning, provided they don't have a temperature. It's not law now but guidance.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

Still says you should stay home if you can, even in England

So all the year 11s and year 13s with exams coming up, should stay at home for up to 10 days and miss school? Even if they're asymptomatic? Or have a mild sniffle?!

And thus after having missed soo much school during the past two years

The guidance is still the same and any responsible school will be sticking to 10 days or 5/6 with neg LFT HOWEVER my parent brain is thinking only test if absolutely necessary and carry on as normal unless you've got this positive test. I work with children and have been close contact a few times recently. Only testing if I have symptoms though. Getting back to a normal way of living.

My children schools are still enforcing isolation until testing negative/ 10 days.

@Lilaclavenders

So all the year 11s and year 13s with exams coming up, should stay at home for up to 10 days and miss school? Even if they're asymptomatic? Or have a mild sniffle?!

And thus after having missed soo much school during the past two years

If they’re asymptomatic they wouldn’t test or know would they?

I agree with you btw

One of the children’s schools has said stay at home for 5 days if you’re positive but you no longer need a negative LFT to return, as long as child is well. Making it up as they go along.

I'm only testing my children if they show symptoms but we are talking about a child in the school who has tested positive.. has a very heavy cold and nasty cough but mums been told if he says he feels ok can go in ( and spread to the class and teachers ) sorry I think it's wrong in this situation

DD is currently off with covid, for her it's 5 days plus 2 consecutive negative days with lft or 10 days isolation.

Our school are enforcing DfE guidance about 10 isolation and only come back if negative after days 5 and 6. I wouldn't test unless there are symptoms.

So when my 6yr old was poorly last week we tested, got a positive. He's been poorly all weekend but now nearly 100%. I'm homeschooling him with work set by school, whilst feeling like utter 💩 as I'm positive as well.

Roll on tomorrow when I can start testing and fingers crossed for a negative!!!

DS is off with it at the moment, can come back after 10 days or early with 2 negative tests from day 5 ( think this is the same as when DD had it in January). He got sent home I'll on Wednesday and today was the first day he felt well enough to do the work set. Fortunately at 9 he can mostly get on with it as I'm now positive and feel rubbish.
Today school sent out an email saying cases are rising and please test your children if they seem unwell.

Our school has no remote schooling option either. Just insane. Talk about picking and choosing.

I'm homeschooling him with work set by school

Unfortunately many parents have not got that luxury - they need to work and earn a living!

@Lilaclavenders you missed off the next bit of my sentence. I'm currently off work sick as I'm positive as well.

If I wasn't ill, I'd still be off as he's 6 so can't be home alone but annual leave. I never mentioned people needing to work as I get it as I'm one of those people.

If I wasn't ill, I'd still be off as he's 6 so can't be home alone but annual leave

Yes, what I meant was that there are many employees who cannot take annual leave to look after their isolating children.

DfE guidance says to follow this. It states that people with covid should stay at home and avoid contact with people. My school are complying with this for staff and students.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-people-with-covid-19-and-their-contacts/covid-19-people-with-covid-19-and-their-contacts

Schools should be following DFE guidance which is still the whole 10days or 5 days if you test negative. In two weeks time, lateral flows are going to be about £7 a test. Safe to say I won’t be testing anymore!

As for chicken pox v covid - very different. My DD has recently had both 🤦🏼‍♀️ She was miserable with pox, not ill but super itchy, running quite warm and super irritable. School was not the right place for her until about day 7 when her spots had crusted & off she went back to school. She had covid last week & was 100% asymptomatic. Zero. We found out she was positive during a trip to A&E for an injury. There was no reason for her to be at home at all. Luckily, now it’s not legal to isolate we went out for some nice walks on my lunch break & after work! She also played catch over the garden fence with her little pal next door! ❤️

In two weeks time, lateral flows are going to be about £7 a test. Safe to say I won’t be testing anymore!

Will parents be expected to pay for tests?

Those saying “but what about all the school they’ve missed”, “what about exam years”, do you realise how selfish that sounds? Do you think those in exam years want to be put at risk from other students spreading Covid around? Or their teachers? Yes, that individual may only have a sniffle, but there’s every chance it’ll affect the next student (or teacher, bus driver, fellow passenger..) who catches it far more seriously (let alone if they or anyone they have contact with is vulnerable). You only have to read some of the other threads on the Covid board to see how unwell many people are. Do you think the exam year teachers will be able to support their students if they feel like that? Think of others and just keep them off. Isolation is already far reduced from what it was, and they no longer need to stay at home. It’s there to cut chains of transmission by reducing contacts. And if they’re lucky enough not to have bad symptoms, great, they have a few days of being able to study remotely. Compared, say, to another student who gets it badly and is completely unable to work or misses an exam, or worse.
Don’t get me wrong, I know there’ll be some parents who can’t afford to stay off work. That’s horrendous and I sympathise. But let those families be the exception. If you/your child can stay off school/work, it’s pretty selfish not to. Same for testing really. They’re still free for now, at least.

I've just had a letter from my school and they are having to rotate sending year groups home. The staff have all got covid. Therefore I don't think its practical to send them in if this is the outcome.