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 .

And this is it. Once the free tests are scrapped, if you have a cold or another illness please keep off school. It's not just covid. A cold to one small child might not be anything but babies and toddlers can have quite severe illness with chest infections, bronchiolitis.

As I said above, those of us with children vulnerable to coughs and colds have lived with this all their lives. I can't talk for anyone else but I certainly I don't expect anyone to stay home just because they've got a cold or the sniffles.
Currently got my boy home from school because he's caught a cold (not covid) and is now struggling with his asthma. (And by struggling I mean that he's staying out of hospital by the skin of his teeth).
Maybe I'm a bit laisse faire simply because this has been our life since he was a few months old. Those of us who are parents of vulnerable children have been taking responsibility for their health long before covid appeared.

My dd is positive atm she's in year 10 school have said she needs 2 negative tests before she can go back.

@BrutusMcDogface

You can’t blame people for going in with a positive test result and only minor symptoms because those are the guidelines, aren’t they?!

I’ll keep my son off even if they say he can go in, because I happen to be off with the stupid virus myself. I do have extremely vulnerable family members and we’ve been keeping our distance and I really do get that we should still be very careful, but if I was well, my son was asymptomatic and he was permitted to be in school, there’s no way my headteacher would want (allow?!) me to stay off.

Two years in and people are still being put in all kinds of awkward situations by the stupid government and its stupid fuzzy guidelines.

That's not the guidelines. The guidelines are to stay away from other people if you are positive (until day 10 or if released at day 6 by two negative LFTs)

@Lilaclavenders

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?

Parents won't be expected to test their children any more, so no.

Some parents will still test. Some won't because of various reasons, but that happens now and has done all along anyway.

www.boots.com/flowflex-antigen-rapid-testing-self-testing-kit-5-tests-10312496

You can already buy five tests for under a tenner. I suspect the prices will fall further.

Our school will not allow them in until they've had two negative tests after day 5. Even though you no longer have to isolate by law. DD1 currently is positive. She's not allowed on school premises so can't get my other child to school either.

But its not a cough/ cold / flu or the sniffles.
What the government seem to fail to grasp is each varient is more transmissible .
I managed to avoid covid for 2 years

The standard for English schools seems to be 5 days off (on same basis as D&V is 48 hours after last heave, or CP all crusted) even if the DC is totally well in themselves.

They don't want it going round unfettered, because it's not trivial fir everyone, and they don't want DC to lose even more of their education because of staff sickness.

Sorry pressed enter too soon.
They day ba2 new omicron sub varient has similar r number to measles.

My 10 year old wasent too bad with it
My 16 year old double jabbed had couple days feeling poorly.
Me on the other hand feels really rough I said to husband I wouldn't be able go work through this.
Atm my husband negative we been daily testing for last 10 days we a family of 6 so used up 7lateral flow boxes.
My husband only get ssp if sick and new government changes mean he won't get paid for first 3 days so not only are families ill, the lose money.
My 3 year old goes to nursery in fairly deprived area I would hate for her to have it give it to child of working parent and then they can't work and lose money.

My year 11 is missing mocks this week so annoyed.
Those with covid can still access teams lessons.
Many teachers and some in her year had covid 2 or 3 times.
So many teachers off this week least 10 that I know of.
Its been a really shitty few weeks and still don't know if year 7 3 year old or husband will eventually test postive i thought u had escaped it as son stayed in his room.
I wouldn't wish this on another family.
My 3 years old is sad as she's missed 2 days nursery..
Today would be toddlers run by vunerable old ladies.
Tommorow ballet which I paid for by the term and shes missed 2 weeks now.
I wouldn't wish this disruption on anyone.
Also some in year 6 were really poorly so not all kids are fine.

DD’s primary school have said that come April if a child is displaying any of the three main symptoms then we can either pay for a test and prove they’re negative or it’s five days off. They’ve said that they’re open to reviewing individual cases following discussion with the school.

I don’t think many have clocked what that will mean in practice because barely anyone has passed comment on it.

We've had an outbreak in our small primary school. This isn't the first time, however this time it's taking down the staff one by one. At one point we were running on 50% capacity. We could only just stay open.

Many forget this virus is extremely contagious, and can take half the school out in a few days.

It's a fine balance. We're lucky we've been able to just about open safely which means parents can work etc, but staff are run ragged and we're now seeing staff who didn't catch it, going off with stress and exhaustion. It all has a knock on effect.

And also don't assume everyone is asymptomatic. Every single member of staff who's come down with it was ill enough to be off a few days, covid or not.

@Disneyblueeyes

And also don't assume everyone is asymptomatic. Every single member of staff who's come down with it was ill enough to be off a few days, covid or not.

I'm not a teacher but almost everyone at my work who's had it was off for a week. This is in a job you can do from home so genuinely ill not isolating.

I've just gone back to work after two negative tests and I still feel ropey.
This was my first round with it and I openly admit I wildly underestimated how rough I would be.
Yes it's 'mild' if you don't have to go to hospital but this was not like a slightly bad cold it was awful for me personally.
My kids were also positive and absolutely fine, im glad of that but it's not straightforward to say just send everyone in