Self-isolating then ill for both 11+ sittings

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Does anyone have any experience of this? DD3 is extremely likely to be isolating due to multiple household cases (enhanced response area - definitely the rules) on Monday but then is surely very likely to have Covid herself for the next sitting? This must have happened last year? Any workarounds? Seems such a pity for her.

I could get another PCR today and potentially send her tomorrow but it seems to very much follow the letter rather than the spirit of the (local) regulations.

I can't see anything in the information pages about Enhanced Response Areas which negates the general new rule from 16th August that children are no longer required to isolate if no symptoms and no positive test. What's your source for believing she is required to self isolate? Her school may have a specific rule asking contacts of positive cases to stay away from school to reduce spread, but that would be solely about not going into lessons at her current school and isn't the same as a mandate to fully self isolate and so wouldn't prevent her from participating in the 11+ unless the venue administering the 11+ is telling you she should stay away even if no symptoms and no positive test in these circumstances. If that's their policy then surely it's also their responsibility to work with you to identify a way for her to sit the test, potentially with solo independent invigilation at home.

It’s definitely the public health rules for the county, one of her sisters is at the same grammar school and youngest attends a school in the same county. Just seems like such an obvious progression of events (to be self isolating and then ill yourself) to me but I think fewer kids were actually getting ill last year.

Have spoken to the school who were staying until late on Friday to take this sort of call I think. But then I had time to get the negative PCR, now her sister is positive too we’re a bit buggered.

Enhanced Response does not, from everything I've been able to find out about it, include a return to contact isolation

But if the school has chosen to impose it, then you are stuck, and you need to talk to the school. Ask what happens if your DC is SI for the first date, and then becomes ill and so unable to attend the second

Sorry, posted without hitting 'refresh'

When you spoke to the school, what did you ask and what did they say?

I think you need to call again on Monday, to ask the question you still have. What time is the exam?

Thank you for replying, you’re right, I’ll just have to see what they say.

I shouldn’t have used the phrase ‘enhanced response’, didn’t realise it wasn’t covered under that. These are the rules:

“Covid-19
In response to [county]’s rising Covid rates across [area] with increasing cases in 5-15 year olds, children and young people aged between the ages of 5 and 16, should now be advised to stay at home when a sibling or household member tests positive for COVID-19 (via either a PCR or Lateral Flow test).
On day 2/3 following the onset of symptoms in the household (or test date if the positive case had no symptoms), the close contact child should get a PCR test. If this is negative, they can return to the setting, but should isolate again immediately and get another test if they develop symptoms of COVID-19 at a later date.”

Actually reading it now it looks like the negative PCR still stands as it’s from the onset of symptoms in the household, not each member. Will probably still take the test today though. Am a HCP so really don’t want to be responsible for any unnecessary spread as see the consequences day in, day out.

The key word is advised.

I'd hope to take the test,unless symptoms appeared.

Don’t worry about it. Speak to the school and see what they advise. We missed an 11+ last year for other reasons and the school had a resit day a few weeks later for kids who had missed the first one due to illness