When to return an ill child to school

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Hi,

I wondered if I might ask a question about when to return an ill child to school?

Ds had a vomiting bug on Friday, and has been clear of actual vomiting for 72 hours. However, I have been introducing food gradually and we over-stepped the mark and gave him a potato waffle yesterday and he was miserably unwell for two hours after that, though we did not actually get the waffle back, iyswim. We have put him back on plainer foods and are continuing to gradually reintroduce his normal diet.

The school is sending me threatening letters insisting that ds must be back at school 48 hours after the vomiting ends.

I wondered does everybody else's kid bounce back within 48 hours like this, and is it just my family that doesn't?

Typically when we have a stomach bug we have the nasty symptoms for a day or two, and then a long period of recover with nausea and restricted ability to eat for up to ten days.

I'd be really glad to know if this is at all normal, as I need to go and talk to the GP about it and I have no idea if our standard family reaction to bugs is usual amongst other people.

Thanks!

From the perspective of a teacher: as much as tired kids make it hard for us in school... sometimes they cheer up being with their friends and having the fresh air at playtime. It can help them perk up a bit faster sometimes. So long as not contagious! x

user1485861347 Thanks, yes I do understand that. That does not happen with my ds. At school he gets tired and run down, and then gets ill. Slight reduction in hours solves the problem entirely but the welfare officer will not let us do that without a diagnosis.