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Covid and year 11 DS

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jadedagain · 28/05/2022 18:39

Half our household have come down with covid. Worried about whether we isolate DS (who hasn't got it yet) or just let him get it because its half term (rather than risk him getting it towards the end of the week off me who also hasn't got it). Earlier in the week he had a bad headache but tested negative -its possible that was covid and he brought it home from a concert he went to but no idea if you can just get a headache as an isolated symptom. Sorry its not really education but my concern is his exams next week

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lanthanum · 28/05/2022 18:59

Tricky one. I'm not sure how inevitable it is that he gets it with the latest strains.

Threetulips · 28/05/2022 19:03

Each paper has been spaced out this year to enable the children to sit some of them if they get Covid.

They can then apply for special consideration to have those they took averaged out over the total number of papers.

If he’s well he should be able to sit them in a separate room. Ask what arrangements have been made at school.

Cuckoo48 · 28/05/2022 19:06

I would definitely keep him away from everyone. There's a fire chance he hasn't got it - so why push it?

HillCrestingGoat · 28/05/2022 19:56

Absolutely isolate him. The long term effects for him could scupper his post 16 aspirations. He could be fatigued and struggle to concentrate. Yes they have spaced exams but he probably hasn't sat his physics paper yet, just chemistry and biology. Ds has only sat 1 component of history at this stage with 3 more to go.

I would rather his grades be based on actually sitting the exams rather than it being based on the ones he has managed to sit. My sister had covid 5 weeks ago. She is still very poorly from it. Why would you want to make him ill?

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jadedagain · 28/05/2022 20:42

I def don’t want to make him ill ( he’s had it before)- I just know he’s be devastated to get it next week and miss exams. With 3 siblings in the house it’s like dominos no matter how hard you try to isolate and bleach everything! As you’re infectious two days before symptoms it may be a case of the horse has already bolted but will do our best to keep him covid free. Thanks for the replies

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PurpleandPlatinum · 28/05/2022 22:50

He will hopefully avoid it OP. We had it over the winter but managed not to pass it on within the house. Keep the infected separate from the uninfected, keep doors and windows open and you should be ok.

DaffodilGreen · 29/05/2022 18:33

HillCrestingGoat · 28/05/2022 19:56

Absolutely isolate him. The long term effects for him could scupper his post 16 aspirations. He could be fatigued and struggle to concentrate. Yes they have spaced exams but he probably hasn't sat his physics paper yet, just chemistry and biology. Ds has only sat 1 component of history at this stage with 3 more to go.

I would rather his grades be based on actually sitting the exams rather than it being based on the ones he has managed to sit. My sister had covid 5 weeks ago. She is still very poorly from it. Why would you want to make him ill?

Which history is he sitting?

AQA GCSE is only 3 exams.

Only asking as I’m an EO and my deputy head got it wrong and put 4 exams on the timetable. They only actually sit 3 exams.

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