Thankyou for all your comments those helpful ones and unhelpful.
I am of course dedicated to getting my son to school. And please be assured I have never let my son stay off school without due cause.
For those of you that scold me for isolation I agree covid rules have changed now and in mentioning isolation I was of course referring to last year where covid isolation rules were in place. Obviously he has not ‘isolated’ when there is no isolation.
Medication for migraines aren’t given out to kids his age and the medication he has had doesn’t stop the flashing lights and light sensitivity. These headaches last for a few days but he only ever has minimal amount of time off usually over the period only when he has vision impairment. Yes there are days he just goes in late but is has either been marked as being absent or unexplained lateness so every which way is a brick wall. Sending him to school to sit in a darkened room by himself just so the school can mark him as attended...?
I get it you all seem to think you’ve done a great job at getting your kids to school while they’re puking and have upset stomachs and snot everywhere possible covid but what about all the other children you are making ill in doing so? So none of you question that?
The 48hr rule was there for a reason. The stay at home if ill rule which is still being advised by the government is there for a reason. Now it doesn’t count! because the school needs attendance figures up?! What about the health and well being of my child! He was sitting beside someone in class who was sick in a bag and was told to go clean himself up and then come back to class. Am I the only one that thinks this is crazy?
More sick kids in school makes for more sick kids!
My son is a very active kid doing more things outside school than in and will for sure be more focused and less stressed and for sure less ill when he leaves.
Covid has for sure effected this generation profoundly yet there is no le-way, no allowance, for that as if it’s lets pretend it didn’t happen we have a target still to hit and funding to get and our ofsted coming up so let’s just ply the pressure and make up new rules (like taking a photo) after the fact.
We are all trying so hard to keep fighting on through hardship, through rising inflation, through job losses, to jump through hoops and follow the rules when really the rules don’t make sense. None of his really makes any sense and there is no common sense.
For me my biggest gripe is lack of communication, lack of empathy, lack of support and no help just threat of police. Where is people’s common decency at?!