Fed up with parents who send sick kids to school

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I’m amazed that cold symptoms are normal daily part of winter. Ni, it’s not normal to have such frequent colds. But you can thank other parents for your kid catching them so often.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok the people claiming that kids need to stay home for a runny nose are nuts. Reminds me of how June got reported to family services because her daughter got sick at school in Handmaids Tale Season 1.

But yeah, fever or vomit? Stay home. My son got carsick right before a birthday party once and I had him miss it. You don’t chance it with vomit.

Just a minor runny nose? No. But if your kid has a runny nose and will be sneezing and coughing on other kids all day, then no.

DD says the kids with crust around their noses are the worst. It’s probably PP’s kids that have colds all winter long (because they keep re-infecting each other and never get a chance to heal). You suck as a parent.

Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah sorry my kid gets sick from going to school like once a month and we don’t take a week off every month.

We have jobs.

You bring your kids germs to work and you don’t take a day off or ask to work remote. You are the people who gets coworkers sick and then it spreads to the department then the admin get sick, because the admin is the only person who is in contact with you. So your admin carries your kids germs to staff in the department. Then your admin is in contact with the receptionist and other admin. Then everyone has the office bug.

Signed the person at work who has to listen to the admin staff about the office being sick

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Anonymous wrote:I’m amazed that cold symptoms are normal daily part of winter. Ni, it’s not normal to have such frequent colds. But you can thank other parents for your kid catching them so often.

Yes, it is normal.

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Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

Your toddler is not going to miss calculus if he stays at home for a couple of days with running nose, sneezing and coughing. If you do send him the other kids will also catch the same cold. Also, it might turn into more than just a cold. Get it, Karen?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m amazed that cold symptoms are normal daily part of winter. Ni, it’s not normal to have such frequent colds. But you can thank other parents for your kid catching them so often.

Yes, it is normal.

Maybe for you because you obviously don’t care about my hygiene. My DC maybe gets sick twice a year and it’s because I let her fully recover at home before sending her out to the germ factory.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm probably one of those posters. Both of my kids have runny noses from November - May. I don't get it. They never get sicker either. We've been to the pediatrician about it so many times. My dad is a type 1 diabetic so he gets sick nearly every time he visits (I do bleach every thing down in preparation and am a clean person myself). He says it's worth it though to see my kids. He seems to be the only one who gets sick, but I think that's because he has a lesser immune system.

One time my DD was on her way to a birthday party and she threw up. It wasn't unusual- she did sometimes get car sick because she's rear facing. I cleaned her up (including hand washing) and didn't think any thing about it because she seemed very healthy, no fever, and wasn't sick the morning before. She was fine the entire party and was smiling. Later that night she started violently throwing up for hours. Pretty sure we gave everyone norovirus or something at that birthday party. It was miserable. DH and I were both incredibly sick too. Totally felt terrible about that one...

Yes, you are one of those parents. Shame on you.

So the kid seemed fine and sometimes threw up from car sickness. Why is this a shame on you?

When it comes to puke always be safe than sorry. Especially when heading to something like a birthday party!! Take the poor girl home clean her up and move on with your day. It was not detrimental that she be at the party - and I’m sure the host would have agreed.

That’s ridiculous for known carsickness. My 2 year old gets carsick every time we drive more than 30 mins. It sucks. She is perfectly fine before and after the car ride. We travel with wipes and extra clothes. It’s awful but she’s not sick. When this happens a lot you learn to tell the difference.

Except the mom who took her kid to the party anyway thought it was carsickness and it was actually a virus. But good try convincing us that you know with 100% authority that it’s just carsickness. Play on the safe side and don’t risk infecting others. Your kid will survive not going to the event, especially if you have to stop to clean up the puke anyway. No one wants a kid who smells like puke at an event. Stop being selfish.

The “event” is everything we drive to but okay. I will remind myself next time DD has a doctor appointment, play date, party, family event with grandparents, etc that she should not do anything that’s not within walking distance of our house because she might actually be legitimately sick. I hope you do the same every time anyone in your family sneezes or clears their throat. Can’t be too careful. Make sure you stay home if you are not in optimal condition.

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Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

Your toddler is not going to miss calculus if he stays at home for a couple of days with running nose, sneezing and coughing. If you do send him the other kids will also catch the same cold. Also, it might turn into more than just a cold. Get it, Karen?

Yup, that's cool. I'll just keep my toddler home for 3 days at least once per month.

Hey, Karen? Did you know that not everyone has unlimited PTO and that *some* families need both parents to work in order to *pay* the bills?

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Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

Your toddler is not going to miss calculus if he stays at home for a couple of days with running nose, sneezing and coughing. If you do send him the other kids will also catch the same cold. Also, it might turn into more than just a cold. Get it, Karen?

Yup, that's cool. I'll just keep my toddler home for 3 days at least once per month.

Hey, Karen? Did you know that not everyone has unlimited PTO and that *some* families need both parents to work in order to *pay* the bills?

This. Plus, how do you think kids develop immunity if not by being sick. Maybe I'm desensitized because I sent two kids to day care and went to day care myself as a kid, but yeah, when the little ones (under 4) get a cold, they all have it for weeks. I keep kids home for fever and vomiting, diagnosed strep, conjunctivitis, etc, but for sniffles and coughs if they are otherwise happy and energetic? Nope. Nor does anyone else. Yeah, I wince like anyone else when the kid next to mine starts coughing, but I know that could just as easily be my kid in a week so it is what it is.

I do tend to avoid indoor play centers because it's my experience that at least one kid invariably gets sick after going. But I don't sit around moaning and blaming other families for my kids' inability to play there. This isn't a bubble. Stuff happens. If I would rather not take my chances with the indoor playground, that's on me. My colleague brings his same-age kids there all the time and they are sick much more than mine. Could be coincidence, might not be, but either way it's his choice. And while I hate to jinx things, my 6 year old has only been sick once -- a vomiting bug for less than 24 hours -- since August, and I am certain that plenty of families are sending their kids in to kindergarten with colds and what have you, so it's not been my experience that contagions are constantly sweeping the school. (Which is what you'd think from the hand-wringing on this thread.)

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Anonymous wrote:I’m amazed that cold symptoms are normal daily part of winter. Ni, it’s not normal to have such frequent colds. But you can thank other parents for your kid catching them so often.

Yes, it is normal.

Maybe for you because you obviously don’t care about my hygiene. My DC maybe gets sick twice a year and it’s because I let her fully recover at home before sending her out to the germ factory.

Because it’s normal to have frequent colds over the winter, I don’t care about my children? Your desperation to prove a point is showing. Logic is escaping more and more with each of your posts.

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Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

Your toddler is not going to miss calculus if he stays at home for a couple of days with running nose, sneezing and coughing. If you do send him the other kids will also catch the same cold. Also, it might turn into more than just a cold. Get it, Karen?

Yup, that's cool. I'll just keep my toddler home for 3 days at least once per month.

Hey, Karen? Did you know that not everyone has unlimited PTO and that *some* families need both parents to work in order to *pay* the bills?

This. Plus, how do you think kids develop immunity if not by being sick. Maybe I'm desensitized because I sent two kids to day care and went to day care myself as a kid, but yeah, when the little ones (under 4) get a cold, they all have it for weeks. I keep kids home for fever and vomiting, diagnosed strep, conjunctivitis, etc, but for sniffles and coughs if they are otherwise happy and energetic? Nope. Nor does anyone else. Yeah, I wince like anyone else when the kid next to mine starts coughing, but I know that could just as easily be my kid in a week so it is what it is.

I do tend to avoid indoor play centers because it's my experience that at least one kid invariably gets sick after going. But I don't sit around moaning and blaming other families for my kids' inability to play there. This isn't a bubble. Stuff happens. If I would rather not take my chances with the indoor playground, that's on me. My colleague brings his same-age kids there all the time and they are sick much more than mine. Could be coincidence, might not be, but either way it's his choice. And while I hate to jinx things, my 6 year old has only been sick once -- a vomiting bug for less than 24 hours -- since August, and I am certain that plenty of families are sending their kids in to kindergarten with colds and what have you, so it's not been my experience that contagions are constantly sweeping the school. (Which is what you'd think from the hand-wringing on this thread.)

ITA. Just to clarify I wouldn’t send if my toddler was clearly miserable with a cold. I’d want her ears checked. But sniffly and peppy? No one stays home with that. You’ve got to save PTO for fevers strep etc. and don’t forget it’s 24 hours fever free before they go back. I abide by that to protect others but some of these posters are just nuts.

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Nope, my 4th grader isn't usually sick. My toddler has the requisite runny nose, but nothing unusual.

So now it's ok if they have a runny nose, but not ok if they sniff and cough? Ok Aunt Lydia. Good luck with that.

Your toddler is not going to miss calculus if he stays at home for a couple of days with running nose, sneezing and coughing. If you do send him the other kids will also catch the same cold. Also, it might turn into more than just a cold. Get it, Karen?

Yup, that's cool. I'll just keep my toddler home for 3 days at least once per month.

Hey, Karen? Did you know that not everyone has unlimited PTO and that *some* families need both parents to work in order to *pay* the bills?

Guys, Karen doesn't work, and clearly she doesn't understand how the real world works. I find it laughable that she thinks that my kids "rest and recover" if they stay home with a runny nose. More like they run circles in the house.

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Anonymous wrote:Sending kids with vomiting, fevers, etc. is horrible, but I’m surprised to see so many people implying that kids should be kept home for coughs, colds, etc. Our pediatrician always says to go back to school after 24 hours fever free or similar...wouldn’t truancy be an issue if kids took a week off for every cold or minor virus? My otherwise-healthy little kids seem to have runny noses and sneezing half the winter, and the doctor says that’s typical.

No, it is not normal to have a cold for half if the winter. Maybe because your kids never get a chance to recover? No, this is not healthy.

So you send your coughing and sneezing kids with running nose to school? You don’t care about other kids or your own do you?

Cleveland Clinic says to send kids with mild cold symptoms to school.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/should-your-child-stay-home-sick-heres-how-to-decide/

+1. Pediatrician spouse, and we send our kid to school with mild symptoms (only one cold so far this year, kid doesn’t get sick often).

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We send our kids as long as the fever is under 102. We give them Motrin and they are fine. They are just sitting at school so they get rest and aren’t bored

If they are ok after having some medicine, I don’t see the harm in sending them to school. If they just threw up, then I would keep them home. If it was a couple of hours ago, it’s out of their system and should be good to go

Giving them medicine means that *they* feel better while the medicine is in their system. It doesn’t mean all of a sudden they’re no longer contagious because their fever has been reduced. Idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:I always wonder how elementary teachers don’t lose their cool over this. I see it all the time.

DCUM rakes teachers over the coals for any complaint. Not worth being told you are lazy, stupid, overpaid, and a whiner for daring to express frustration over parents not abiding by district policies.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah sorry my kid gets sick from going to school like once a month and we don’t take a week off every month.

We have jobs.

You bring your kids germs to work and you don’t take a day off or ask to work remote. You are the people who gets coworkers sick and then it spreads to the department then the admin get sick, because the admin is the only person who is in contact with you. So your admin carries your kids germs to staff in the department. Then your admin is in contact with the receptionist and other admin. Then everyone has the office bug.

Signed the person at work who has to listen to the admin staff about the office being sick

You don't bring your kids to work sick. You take off or pay someone to care for them.