What is the process ar school now

[Lollypoplou]

I don't know why this is manifesting in my head to the point its causing me bad anxiety but I can't get out of my head what I would do if I or DS got covid and If school would expect me to still bring him in of which I would really be uncomfortable with. What makes this worse is I really feel I'm the last one standing with all this stress and worry and so even having a convo about it with school feeds my anxiety further. Son has just started school and haven't really made a mom circle of friends yet to lean on .
Guess I'm looking for some reassurance as I feel standing in playground with a mask on could cause some judgement..but I know this is just my worry and people may not even care now.

The advice would be that he is off for 3 days , and return if he has no symptoms or temperature. if he is unwell of course he's just off ill. If you choose to keep him off longer and he is not unwell it would probably be unauthorised, maybe under special circumstances.
Most schools you can email in or leave a voicemail, just do it before school and keep updating them no one will ring you
Your school is there to work with you, please don't make ringing them a big deal though

When I had it in February this year they let me bring my DS in at breakfast club time so it would be quieter, he started walking home himself but perhaps you could pick up earlier and the teacher/LSA bring them to the gate?

Covid is a Coronavirus, there are many the flu, common cold etc and just like with those if they are unwell you keep them home if they are well you send them in. Most people aren't testing anymore and would assume the child was feeling rough due to a cold.

I realise just reading a few replys how much better I feel just talking about it ...I think my worrys are selfish in that I don't like feeling I could make a wrong decision and affect other people ..is it a thing to care too much lol ,i. Need to find a happy balance because all this scenario building is making me really sad ..it consumes my thoughts alot

Remember the main issue with Covid and why it needed such a massive reaction is because it was new. Nobody had natural immunity, now most people have had the vaccine and had the virus, some multiple times, the virus has also mutated to a more mild version. If you and your son are generally healthy with no other health conditions I really wouldn't be giving it any more thought than a normal cold.

If you have immune suppressed or very elderly people you visit then I'd expect to take precautions but I'd do that with a cold too.

With my kids they are expected to follow whatever the nhs currently says. But in reality it's getting harder to decide what's covid even with testing as it seem a week into symptoms before getting a positive LFT.

Above 50% of ds year had it two weeks ago. Ds was negative but been a bit off for two weeks but not unwell. So he has gone in covid free but I suspect its not impossible to be covid.

The Covid rules at the moment are that you don’t have to self isolate if you’ve got Covid.

You - as an adult - are advised to try to stay at home for 5 days, but it’s not compulsory.

Testing children isn’t recommended, but the advice is for children who test positive to stay at home for 3 days. Other than that, they’re expected to go into school if their symptoms are mild.

So if you had Covid and your DS didn’t, school would probably expect you to take him in like normal, assuming you were well enough.

FWIW I’ve been wearing masks for the school run when I’ve had colds recently, and no one’s said anything or given me any funny looks.

This makes good sense and I do tell myself this all thr time so not quite sure where my brain has become so stressed and jumbled with it all

Advice from our school is if they're Ill kelp them home, if they're not send them in.

Official advice is don’t test and keep off if ill. School no longer informs us of covid outbreak but they do for sickness bugs. Having said that DD’s teacher did ask if we had tested for covid when I last took her back after and illness and verbal told us that there was lots of covid in the class.

I always test my 6 year old but never my 3 year old.

My teacher friend was told by her school to go in and teach mask free when she was positive.