Our LCPS elem school did not ask for a Covid test to return

[Anonymous]

Our 5th grader got a nasty cold/virus and missed 5 days of school. Her PCR was negative. The school never: asked me about her symptoms, asked me if she was tested for Covid, or asked me for any test results. We never heard a word from the teacher or the clinic lady. I was/am shocked that parents can just keep their kids home, then send them back when they choose. Is this normal? This is a “good” ES is an UMC area.

[Anonymous]

You don’t need a COVID test to return to school. Your kid was sick. They got better. As long as they can answer the daily screening questions, they can come to school.

A test would be needed if your child was a close contact to someone who tested positive.

The school did everything fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need a COVID test to return to school. Your kid was sick. They got better. As long as they can answer the daily screening questions, they can come to school.

A test would be needed if your child was a close contact to someone who tested positive.

The school did everything fine.

Ok, but if my kid did have Covid and recovered quickly, she’d have gone back in way less than 10 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need a COVID test to return to school. Your kid was sick. They got better. As long as they can answer the daily screening questions, they can come to school.

A test would be needed if your child was a close contact to someone who tested positive.

The school did everything fine.

Also, you must not be in Loudoun because we don’t have daily screening questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need a COVID test to return to school. Your kid was sick. They got better. As long as they can answer the daily screening questions, they can come to school.

A test would be needed if your child was a close contact to someone who tested positive.

The school did everything fine.

Ok, but if my kid did have Covid and recovered quickly, she’d have gone back in way less than 10 days.

Sure. But they didn’t. This is why kids have to still be masked at school. This is why it’s really important that everyone get their kids vaccinated.

The lack of required testing of your kid is out sick is to incentivize you to keep your child home until they’re better. If you sent your kid to school with those cold symptoms, you would have had to pick them up and get them tested. Your child would have been at school when they were possibly the most contagious.
Again, the school did the right thing.

Also, please stop with the “we’re at a good school.” The implication is that a Title 1 school would be mismanaging COVID protocols, you’re beyond rude for doing so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need a COVID test to return to school. Your kid was sick. They got better. As long as they can answer the daily screening questions, they can come to school.

A test would be needed if your child was a close contact to someone who tested positive.

The school did everything fine.

Ok, but if my kid did have Covid and recovered quickly, she’d have gone back in way less than 10 days.

Sure. But they didn’t. This is why kids have to still be masked at school. This is why it’s really important that everyone get their kids vaccinated.

The lack of required testing of your kid is out sick is to incentivize you to keep your child home until they’re better. If you sent your kid to school with those cold symptoms, you would have had to pick them up and get them tested. Your child would have been at school when they were possibly the most contagious.
Again, the school did the right thing.

Also, please stop with the “we’re at a good school.” The implication is that a Title 1 school would be mismanaging COVID protocols, you’re beyond rude for doing so.

Why are you replying to a Loudoun thread if you don’t live here? You have no idea what’s normal. If you did, you’d know we haven’t had symptom checkers since last school year.

[Anonymous]

Also, please stop with the “we’re at a good school.” The implication is that a Title 1 school would be mismanaging COVID protocols, you’re beyond rude for doing so.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Also, please stop with the “we’re at a good school.” The implication is that a Title 1 school would be mismanaging COVID protocols, you’re beyond rude for doing so.

+1

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

Are there any districts that require tests when you keep your kids home sick? I don’t know if any. We had to provide a test when my child was sent home sick. Any time we have voluntarily kept them home as have not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

Are there any districts that require tests when you keep your kids home sick? I don’t know if any. We had to provide a test when my child was sent home sick. Any time we have voluntarily kept them home as have not.

I don’t know of any. I’m in Fairfax and my ES students don’t have to provide a negative test unless they are sent home. I never even thought about it. A parent might email to let me know their child has a sore throat, or is a bit congested so they are keeping them home. When they feel better they come back to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

Are there any districts that require tests when you keep your kids home sick? I don’t know if any. We had to provide a test when my child was sent home sick. Any time we have voluntarily kept them home as have not.

I don’t know of any. I’m in Fairfax and my ES students don’t have to provide a negative test unless they are sent home. I never even thought about it. A parent might email to let me know their child has a sore throat, or is a bit congested so they are keeping them home. When they feel better they come back to school.

Why is there this distinction? The kid who simply stayed home sick could have Covid just as easily as the kid who was SENT home. What a moronic distinction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

Are there any districts that require tests when you keep your kids home sick? I don’t know if any. We had to provide a test when my child was sent home sick. Any time we have voluntarily kept them home as have not.

I don’t know of any. I’m in Fairfax and my ES students don’t have to provide a negative test unless they are sent home. I never even thought about it. A parent might email to let me know their child has a sore throat, or is a bit congested so they are keeping them home. When they feel better they come back to school.

Why is there this distinction? The kid who simply stayed home sick could have Covid just as easily as the kid who was SENT home. What a moronic distinction.

You’re asking me?

I don’t know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you expect in Loudoun? Youngkin/Trump supporters control the county.

Are there any districts that require tests when you keep your kids home sick? I don’t know if any. We had to provide a test when my child was sent home sick. Any time we have voluntarily kept them home as have not.

Yes, this is absolutely a rule in APS. And at-home tests don’t count. Now if it’s always enforced, I can’t say. But that’s the rule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Also, please stop with the “we’re at a good school.” The implication is that a Title 1 school would be mismanaging COVID protocols, you’re beyond rude for doing so.

+1

+1,000,000

Yes, yes!

As someone whose child went to a title 1 school and now is in an LCPS "good school" the OP sounds like a real jerk.