Positive dc going to school

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He's been snotty and coughy for a good ten days with a negative test so he's been in school. Yesterday we both tested positive. School's policy is he can go in as long as he's not unwell with it. He's bouncing round the place and driving me mad as I just want peace and quiet to rest 😩 At what point would he class as being well enough for school? I'm totally baffled as school policy say he can go in if positive but not unwell but the NHS website says 3 days after a positive test (I think that's what it said but I'm not quite with it so might have got that wrong). I don't drive and don't want to ask anyone to take him to school. Once well enough can I just take him as normal even though we are both positive? Hope this makes sense.

I believe current guidance for schools is to keep him off for three days from the positive test and then send him in providing he’s well. We’ve got covid in our house at the moment. My youngest was well with it when he first tested positive and then quite poorly. Keep him at home while he’s infectious it’s so disruptive for everyone else he infects.

Our school is three days for primary age too. I wouldn’t. My feelings changed when I caught it at 36 weeks pregnant. Ended up in hospital and baby had to come early

Our 2 schools, like other schools in our area, says covid is no longer a reason to keep kids off school and to send them in if they are well enough, keep home if not. Covid has already been presumed to have gone round my eldest's class. So if your school says ok , go with what is best for your personal circumstances.

Just don't be annoyed if the class teacher gets it and is off for a week or more. Perhaps also consider other children/families will be disrupted by catching it.. and by the class teacher being off.

School have confirmed he can go back 3 days after his positive test. I will see how he is then as it's a long walk to and from school and it will be a challenge for me feeling like I do at the moment. Plus I'm supposed to stay home for 5 days after the test. We are both asthmatic, me badly enough to be CEV and I spent the first year of covid very anxious about catching it. I avoided it until now. I'm not surprised I've caught it considering there's no testing of children generally anyway so goodness knows how many have got it and are merrily spreading it around. Thankfully I feel fairly rotten but not too bad so far. It's a bit variable though throughout the day. I started steroids for my chest before I got the positive result so they will be helping a lot as they always do. Without them my asthma would be very bad by now. Ds is hardly bothered by any symptoms at all. Things might tighten up with the guidelines for winter as it's reported to be on the rise again. I'm more worried about my disabled mum catching it off me. I'm her carer and have been with her up until yesterday. I won't see her now until it's safe to do so. I know lots of people say it's just a cold but to those of us with underlying conditions it's rather scary and I know quite a few people who were really poorly and in hospital and my friend has long covid and is ill with fatigue and sinus issues every couple of weeks now along with her hair falling out. Another school mum I know has long covid and was running 5km a day and is now reduced to half a mile walks.

Last week we had to put classes in the hall to watch videos as we had so many staff off from one department and not enough staff to cover lessons.