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School says keep off for 48 hours after last episode of diarrhoea, friend wants to send her dd in after 24... should I say something?

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emkana · 05/12/2007 20:15

Am not sure whether to be or not.

I don't want this girl to infect other children, my dd amongst them!

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SenoraPostrophe · 05/12/2007 20:17

I think the 48 hour rule is excessive. It's 24 hours for food workers isn't it? I've never known diarrhea to come back after 24 hours, and she wouldn't be infectious

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emkana · 05/12/2007 20:24

Thanks senora, I just don't want dd to catch it and to miss the Christmas Show or something

Selfish, moi?

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SenoraPostrophe · 05/12/2007 20:34

It might not be 24 hours for food workers now, but I'm sure it used to be. I don't know. I do know how frustrating it is to have a perfectly well child at home and bouncing off the walls though!

can also see where you're coming from though.

Rhubarb · 05/12/2007 20:35

24 hours is sufficient. Although the nursery in our village now says 48 hours, but they are fascists.

bigwombat · 05/12/2007 20:36

The receptionist at dd2's special school told me it was 24 hours, though I thought it was 48hrs. So I think 24 hrs is prob ok.

frostythesnowmum · 05/12/2007 20:39

The 48 hour rule is not excessive (sorry) it is sensible practice to prevent further spread of these tummy bugs. These winter D and V bugs are highly contagious even after initial symptoms subside. I would say something. I work at a hospital and we can't return to work for 48 hours after last loose stool if we do we are sent home.

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emkana · 05/12/2007 20:41

oh

Should I mention it to the teacher then? I don't think the friend is going to be very receptive.

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frostythesnowmum · 05/12/2007 20:49

I would your friend is being very selfish. Some virus's are just a minor inconvenience but others are down right nasty. We had the norwalk virus at work and within a week 1/2 the department staff had it and I passed it to my dh, mother, mil, sil and her 3 children. Just with normal contact and plenty of hand washing

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emkana · 05/12/2007 20:59
Angry
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ggirlsbells · 05/12/2007 21:02

you can't prove it though can you

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emkana · 05/12/2007 21:04

That's what dh just said, he also said that if dd does catch it who's to know it was from this girl and not somebody else, as it seems to be going round?

So I guess I just have to hope for hte best.

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pigsinmud · 05/12/2007 21:04

I'd say something. The local schools here now have a 48hr policy. It also takes a while for a child to recover their strength. I'm amazed when children are sent back so quickly. If I'd been upchucking for a day I think I'd need a couple of days to recover.

A friend thought it would be fine to send her child back to school the next day - she said he'd last been sick at 10am, so that was practically 24 hours by the time school started the next day. Poor thing had only been throwing up all night I mentioned the new policy and she waited!

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emkana · 05/12/2007 21:06

This girl has not been sick, just diarrhoea.

Her mother is very aware of the school's policy, but is choosing to ignore it. So who would I speak to?

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chipkid · 05/12/2007 21:06

how nice of this mother to leave you all an early Christmas present! I would say something it is so unfair to inflict this on others

5GoldenFIMBOs · 05/12/2007 21:08

Some of you would hate my ds's school ruling. They say 72hrs!

There was a girl sick on the floor in nursery a couple of weeks back and the nursery teacher came out and explained to the other parents that another child had been sick and if anyone else's child came down with it please could they keep them at home for 72hrs after last episode. The sick girl was back in after 24hrs and the rest of the nursery were dropping like flies afterwards.

No, it can't be proven but.......

pigsinmud · 05/12/2007 21:08

Oh I see - rather awkward then if she's just ignoring it. Think you'll have to hope for the best. Sorry read the whole thing far too quickly!

clairejo · 05/12/2007 21:13

the advice nationally has now changed to 48 hrs according to our local nursery and school
hth

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emkana · 05/12/2007 22:49

aaaaaaaaaaaaargh

what to do what to do

If dd gets it and misses the show she will be devastated

aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

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bluejelly · 05/12/2007 22:51

God I would stop worrying about it, really 24 hours should be fine. And it wasn't as if the bug was a v serious one

prufrock · 05/12/2007 22:55

48 hours is for good reason - our school had to close last week because 74 out of 201 kids had had the D&V bug and it just wasn't going away.

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emkana · 06/12/2007 12:40

So I said to the mother this morning "it's a worry that she might still be infectious isn#t it?" and she just said "yes it is isn't it"

Honestly if the children fall ill and miss the school play they will be heartbroken.

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