Sickness and school

[curlew]

Ds was sick when he woke up this morning and was very floppy and tired most of the morning. He was sick again at 1.00 but got slowly better during the day and was fine and hungry by dinner time. ~He had a small but normal dinner and was full of bounce until he went to sleep at his normal time. Assuming he's OK during the night and wakes up feeling well should he go to school? He's 5.

I would send him in if it were me, but tell the teacher he's been unwell and that she should call you if she thinks he is flagging.
Thats what I'd do anyway!

If he was mine then nope.
As a courtesy to other parents also nope.
minimum 24 hrs after last vomit most schools advise.

Piffle the guidence for school for communicable diseases has changed

Not once they have stopped being sick they can go in

I doubt I can find a link tho' - I have a paper copy

I would send him in provided he's OK in the morning and eats a normal breakfast.

No I wouldn't. For 2 reasons.

1. School say not for 24 hours after last vomit.
2. I would rather he was at home wehere I could keep an eye on him and what he eats

I've never had any advice from school re this sort of thing. Should I have?

Ours was in the leaflet about school we got at a welcome meeting and pointed out by teacher. When dd went to playschool they said 48 hours and used to put a big sign up on the door saying D+V going round etc. Used to scare me we are now entering an unclean area etc.

It was the being infectious I was worried about - I really don't want him to spread it about - there are lots of people with little babies around. But we were at a school barn dance last night, so he's probably already passed it on to all and sundry. I couldn't remember how long it was after the last vomit you were supposed to keep them off - if it's 24 hours the I'll keep him at home tomorrow(yippee, I hate school. DC love it, but I hate it!)

It was the being infectious I was worried about - I really don't want him to spread it about - there are lots of people with little babies around. But we were at a school barn dance last night, so he's probably already passed it on to all and sundry. I couldn't remember how long it was after the last vomit you were supposed to keep them off - if it's 24 hours the I'll keep him at home tomorrow(yippee, I hate school. DC love it, but I hate it!)

Have afun day tomorrow. You can't help spreading things when you don't know they are going to be ill.

well at dd's nursery and at ds's secondary school it's 24 hr after last sickness episode.