If your DC has covid but well, is school expecting them in?

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Haven’t really kept up with the guidance for schools. What’s the recent advice? If DC have tested positive, but not unwell ( slight runny noses only) do I keep them home or send to school? It seems so wrong to send them in for the first 5 days at least.
Out of interest, what’s the guidance for teachers at the moment? If they have covid are they expected to go into school and work?

Thank you. I was trying to find the general advice for schools if you have a positive covid result. So when I keep them off school tomorrow, I can remind them of the guidance that they should be following!!!

Our school says 3 days but obviously plenty not testing now. Tbh OP I was in London yesterday it was full on sardines everywhere. I’d just send them in!

Ours is pretty strict, if you know they have covid they are asked to stay home 3 days, if well enough then they go back in (not asked to test again). That's what they tell us anyway...I am sure loads are in school with it and don't know but personally I would feel too guilty if I knew they had it and I would not send them. I know plenty of people still testing (when mildly symptomatic), teachers, nurses, normal people with relatives who have health issues...

Teachers and students at my school are expected in with a positive test if well enough.

All these people asking how they know they have covid if they aren't that Unwell?

You know it's because some people still choose to rest right?

It's just a bit very subtle dig at people testing when you don't think they should.

OP do what you feel is morally right. If you think it's fine to send them in do - if you don't then keep them home.

It's not an easy call because we know lots of people just have cold like symptoms now but some people can become really unwell still.

And lots choose not to test and so spread covid unknowingly.

We are definitely at a point where personal choice leads decisions in most cases except where there is actual guidance written/ risk assessments - eg social and health care.

I'm guessing sons OP was Friday? If so they isolate for three days (by guidance) so due back on Monday. Our school is following the NHS advice not to test kids so DS would go in. Me and DH test for work if he has a cold but I ain't pinning him down for a swab if he's just snotty. He's vaccinated and that's the best we can do now.

DS may have it, not tested but fever, sore throat, headache now cough. Started on Friday, back at college Tuesday so that's three days anyway.

Does anyone know the rationale behind three days (given that 2/3 of people still infectious after five days)?

I thought it was 3 days for children as they are less likely to spread it? Still 5 for adults. Guess it would be a balancing act so not ignored altogether.

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

Children and young people tend to be infectious to others for less time than adults. If they’re well and do not have a temperature after 3 days, there’s a much lower risk that they’ll pass on COVID-19 to others.

@Athenen0ctua thanks

Our school recently changed policy to send them in if they’re well enough, regardless of covid.

until recently it was 3 days off after positive test, but many parents were just not testing.

@Frazzled2207 It's such a strange short sighted take isn't it? There is so much research now on links between covid and organ damage, even in mild cases.

Official guidance in Scotland is that if they test positive they should stay off three days then can go back if well enough.

No idea on english rules

Yes. For a very long time now . Just carry on as normal

I also don't know anyone who tests anymore

I do know people who test. My hairdresser sees her frail elderly father every day, lives with someone clinically vulnerable and tests twice a week. I do test reasonably regularly as I see people for face to face work. I've just got over a really nasty infection - it wasn't covid though. I did test when I had that.

I work in a school and staff are told to come in with Covid unless they’re ill.
They also expect pupils to come in with Covid unless ill. I’m a TA and tbh I wouldn’t be happy to sit next to any of the SEN pupils I normally sit with if I knew they had Covid (even if they weren’t ill, I might become ill from catching it!)
Same with other staff members- I would say it’s polite to stay away for a few days while contagious but that isn’t the official school guidance.

Ok just a quick update. Had confirmation from school and nhs. Government guidance is that if you test positive as an adult then isolate 5 days. For children it is 3 days.
HTH.

DS recently tested positive and his school said he could return in 5 days time. Y11 secondary school.

At our school they expect them to stay home until they're negative and feel better. DCs have been off over a week because they were ill before they tested positive.

We are still testing on symptoms and recently 2/4 of us have been off with Covid. We just told the school they had Covid so would be staying home.

DS2 is in Y6 and expected to stay off until negative. This is because a classmate is undergoing cancer treatment. It must be terrifying for parents of CEV children now (or CEV parents). Vaccination of the child in question isn't any protection as they wouldn't produce any antibodies as most people would. So they are relating on everyone else to be cautious too. Plus lots of parents at the school are medics and test regularly anyway.

DS1 is in Y12 and they've been told to come in if feeling up to it, if they feel ill then stay at home for three days or until fever goes down. Seems like madness to me, given the number of people I now know who have Covid related organ damage or Long Covid. Incredibly short sighted.

I work in primary. Our rules are to not go I. For 5 days if you test positive regardless of how you feel. This is for staff and pupils.

I wouldn’t be testing.
I test myself if I get symptoms as HCP. If positive and DS got symptoms I would assume Covid. If asymptomatic carry on regardless.
My Dad is currently chemo so has a reduced immune system. If any of us has a cold we won’t see him, same as we would have done in 2019.