Do I keep kid home?

[Anonymous]

My kid is in preschool and I wouldn’t nor would I expect other parents to keep kids home for a 99 temp.

[Anonymous]

What is your preschool cut off temperature? Most are not excluding unless they hit a temperature of 100.04. Runny nose and low energy levels are Covid symptoms as well though.

[Anonymous]

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These are not normal times, OP. Any sign that anything is not normal means staying home until a non-infectious diagnosis is found or the person gets better. You don't want to be passing around any virus of any sort when COvid-19 is taking up so much resources.

We are a family with multiple, 3-season allergies, haven't seen anyone at all and everyone is staying home. Two of us are sniffling because of ragweed allergies. We wouldn't be able to go to work or school even if we could!

If you had to go into an office, you would. And then your kids would have to have some kind of child care. You are lucky you can all stay home.

You need back up care. Its selfish to send a sick kid in. You could kill someone. But, hey, as long as you aren't impacted, no big deal if Larla's mom dies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
These are not normal times, OP. Any sign that anything is not normal means staying home until a non-infectious diagnosis is found or the person gets better. You don't want to be passing around any virus of any sort when COvid-19 is taking up so much resources.

We are a family with multiple, 3-season allergies, haven't seen anyone at all and everyone is staying home. Two of us are sniffling because of ragweed allergies. We wouldn't be able to go to work or school even if we could!

If you had to go into an office, you would. And then your kids would have to have some kind of child care. You are lucky you can all stay home.

You need back up care. Its selfish to send a sick kid in. You could kill someone. But, hey, as long as you aren't impacted, no big deal if Larla's mom dies.

Allergies don’t kill people (at least not other people). If you have allergies, your job would not let you stay home 3 out of 4 seasons. Your kids childcare wouldn’t either.

[Anonymous]

My preschool says 99 and above, you can’t go. They check every morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My preschool says 99 and above, you can’t go. They check every morning.

One of my kids natural temperature is 99 - every day. Guess he could never go to school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
These are not normal times, OP. Any sign that anything is not normal means staying home until a non-infectious diagnosis is found or the person gets better. You don't want to be passing around any virus of any sort when COvid-19 is taking up so much resources.

We are a family with multiple, 3-season allergies, haven't seen anyone at all and everyone is staying home. Two of us are sniffling because of ragweed allergies. We wouldn't be able to go to work or school even if we could!

If you had to go into an office, you would. And then your kids would have to have some kind of child care. You are lucky you can all stay home.

You need back up care. Its selfish to send a sick kid in. You could kill someone. But, hey, as long as you aren't impacted, no big deal if Larla's mom dies.

Umm NO BACK UP CARE. You’re really suggesting it’s ok to to kill the backup sitter instead? Wow. Terrible advice- they should be staying home with the parents only.

[Anonymous]

Brother's kid had 99 fever a couple of weeks ago. Sent home from day care. Ped said no need for covid test - probably HFM. Three days later, 99 fever again, finally got covid test and was positive. By then entire family had it and they had exposed but not infected our parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brother's kid had 99 fever a couple of weeks ago. Sent home from day care. Ped said no need for covid test - probably HFM. Three days later, 99 fever again, finally got covid test and was positive. By then entire family had it and they had exposed but not infected our parents.

It's so puzzling why some doctors/nurses are still holding back on Covid tests yet if you cite needing to travel out of state you can get it easily. I've heard a couple cases of this recently where the regular pediatrician just didn't think symptoms were enough to warrant testing and the parents had to take the kid to urgent care or the county testing site and still beg for the test. It shouldn't be this hard at this point to get a test!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - temperature has been normal since Saturday morning. Pediatrician said don’t get a covid test because he had no Covid symptoms. So what I hear everyone here saying is that any illness means no school for 2 weeks? That is definitely not the guidance from our school, but I guess I Can keep him home if his voice is still raspy tomorrow (his only remaining symptom).

You definitely send. 99 is not a fever and without any other symptoms he’s fine. Keeping out of school for two weeks for a sniffle is crazy. You’re hearing the super conservative opinion above, those of us who are actually sending kids to school know that colds and other things didn’t disappear bc of Covid.

If I knew your kid was in my kid’s class I would be fine with this. A doctor said not to test - don’t let non-experts convince you to stay home for two weeks for no reason. Ignoring experts is how we got here and it isn’t how to get out of this mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
These are not normal times, OP. Any sign that anything is not normal means staying home until a non-infectious diagnosis is found or the person gets better. You don't want to be passing around any virus of any sort when COvid-19 is taking up so much resources.

We are a family with multiple, 3-season allergies, haven't seen anyone at all and everyone is staying home. Two of us are sniffling because of ragweed allergies. We wouldn't be able to go to work or school even if we could!

If you had to go into an office, you would. And then your kids would have to have some kind of child care. You are lucky you can all stay home.

You need back up care. Its selfish to send a sick kid in. You could kill someone. But, hey, as long as you aren't impacted, no big deal if Larla's mom dies.

Allergies don’t kill people (at least not other people). If you have allergies, your job would not let you stay home 3 out of 4 seasons. Your kids childcare wouldn’t either.

Usually people have allergies yearly. They don't just crop up one year. If you are sick, stop being selfish and stay home.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - temperature has been normal since Saturday morning. Pediatrician said don’t get a covid test because he had no Covid symptoms. So what I hear everyone here saying is that any illness means no school for 2 weeks? That is definitely not the guidance from our school, but I guess I Can keep him home if his voice is still raspy tomorrow (his only remaining symptom).

You definitely send. 99 is not a fever and without any other symptoms he’s fine. Keeping out of school for two weeks for a sniffle is crazy. You’re hearing the super conservative opinion above, those of us who are actually sending kids to school know that colds and other things didn’t disappear bc of Covid.

If I knew your kid was in my kid’s class I would be fine with this. A doctor said not to test - don’t let non-experts convince you to stay home for two weeks for no reason. Ignoring experts is how we got here and it isn’t how to get out of this mess.

That is completely irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

You know your kid and his usual temp.
My kids are usually in the 97s. If either of them had a temp of 99, I would absolutely keep them home, even though school says 100. (One of them is in person at a private)

And OP's kid doesn't have "no symptoms" He has sniffles and a raspy voice.

Keep him home, OP, until his fever is *normal* for him and he has *no* symptoms for 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

I think I'd get a Covid test for any illness with a child in group care. Many kids have mild or no symptoms, but they can still spread it.

You are protecting the teachers here.

But I realize it sucks. This is the new reality of group care. That it very quickly can shoot you back to having NO care at all. Since if you have suspected covid, you can not do any sort of back up care situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:14 days and a test.

This is ridiculous and not even what the CDC or Maryland Department of Health recommends. 14 days is what is recommended for a child that has had exposure to someone with COVID, not a child with a 99 fever. The guidelines recommend excluding a child with a 100.4 degree fever or higher for 72 hours after the fever resolves.