ds has a cough - will I be flamed if I send him to school?

[mollyroger]

It isn't swine flu. He just has sniffles and an irritating cough and has had it for 2 days with no other ill effects. Is the school likely to get all panicky and make him go home? DH is away and I have to work.

No as he isn't showing flu like syptoms such as sweating, fever etc

depends if he is managing ok with it, still able to run around and ok in himself.

ah good, that's what I think. I mean, coughs like that can rumble on for weeks, so I can't really keep him off because of it.
But school got a little twitchy at end of term if a child so much as sneezed IYKWIM.

he is abslutely fine in himself, not pale or tempy or feeling ill.

I'd have said if fine in sef send him in....I have a small one at home today because he threw up (once) last night - he is bouncing around like a thing possessed...

Flip no. Send him.

If I kept mine off every time they had a cough/runny nose/sneezles/mild sore throat/"sore tummy"/"I don't feel well" then none of them would ever go to school!

My criteria:

1/ temp that is high and might well need more clapol throug the day
2/ highly contagious eg chickenpox/swine flu
3/ migraine (ds) when he can't cope.
4/ recently vommed all over the place!

Otherwise - off to school!

ta thanks, just needed 'permission' ;)