Fed up with parents who send sick kids to school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t have the ability to stay home with a sick child (or the resources to find appropriate childcare when your child is sick) then you shouldn’t have kids at all.

Yes, only the rich should have children.

You don’t have to be sick, just willing to use a day of leave. This is basic stuff here.

This is where you start to get the responses about how they have 3 kids and can’t possibly take off work every time one of their kids is sick. Because common sense certainly wasn’t a factor that went into the choice to have the number of children they have. —attended a completely optional low key social event last night where it came out that one of the kids there had diarrhea 8 times yesterday, said the parent with a shrug. Guess who now has stomach pains and diarrhea?

Agreed. If you have three kids you need a SAHP or a live-in nanny. If you can’t swing that don’t have three kids.

[Anonymous]

Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.)

it’s been my experience that they sometimes have to close schools during flu seasons. Judging just by the number of posts here on people getting sick and having to change plans for Christmas, it’s prevalent.

My kid woke up with a fever this morning. Thanks to the ahole parent of the kid she caught it from. I can take her shopping, see a movie a restaurant, an indoor playground. But I’m not going to. I’m not an ahole.

You can avoid getting sick at the holidays by staying home from December 10-20. Do not allow anyone into your home. Live as though there's a plague out there. This is the the ONLY way to avoid germs. ALSO, if you're a truly responsible parent, you'd keep your child home during the contagious period BEFORE she shows symptoms. And if she vomits or has diarrhea, keep her home for the full 2 weeks after recovery so as not to contaminate any other kids.

You are ridiculous. No one is keeping their kid home for two weeks bc of a little indigestion or the sniffles.

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I'm the pp, and I was being sarcastic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one is complaining about kids with sniffles or kids that are contagious before they are ill. We all know that's part of being in a society. We ARE rightfully complaining about parents who send kids to school with medicated fevers, with still-contagious strep or within 24 hours of vomiting. That's just selfish and irresponsible.

If people are reading who do that -- you do know there are children out there with medical conditions and compromised immune systems, and your behavior is very dangerous to them.

I dont think you read the thread especially the block quote in your post which I cut. People are saying that you should keep your kids home before they are symptomatic? Two WEEKS after the diarrhea is gone?

Pp of the post suggesting you keep kids home before being symptomatic here. I was kidding. Sarcasm. People just need to understand that there's usually nobody to blame for getting sick. Just because little larla is coughing at school doesn't mean you didn't get your cold from your mildly sniffling co-worker, or the shopping cart. Also, Norovirus can spread long after symptoms disappear. That means, again, you can't pin your virus on the one unfortunate kid who barfed at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White kids get lice. In my 12 years of DCPS teaching I’ve never had an AA student get lice. Try again.

I’ve been told that the lice in the US have bodies designed to move through straight hair and they can’t handle curly or kinky hair. Plus, AA’s tend to use hair moisturizing and styling products that lice dislike. It’s bad for their respiratory systems or something.

Either way, DDs were spared lice when their ES had outbreaks. Whether it was having highly textured hair or my applying coconut oil, I was grateful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens a lot. Ask anyone who works in a school clinic or front office, especially elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

You are saying that multiple times per year there are different parents who dose their kids with motrin and then do not answer their phones for hours on end during the day? I have a really hard time believing it. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

You are saying that multiple times per year there are different parents who dose their kids with motrin and then do not answer their phones for hours on end during the day? I have a really hard time believing it. Sorry.

Yes. -NP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

You are saying that multiple times per year there are different parents who dose their kids with motrin and then do not answer their phones for hours on end during the day? I have a really hard time believing it. Sorry.

Troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

You are saying that multiple times per year there are different parents who dose their kids with motrin and then do not answer their phones for hours on end during the day? I have a really hard time believing it. Sorry.

1-2 parents every year, multiple occurrences

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who works at a school learns quickly who the shitty parents are. After about the third time, no one believes you when you say your kid was fine this morning or that you didn’t give them any meds before you put them on the bus. And yes, the lice parents are the worst.

+1. We know and we despise you. We can tell when you’ve dosed your poor kid with Motrin at 7am to hide that fever. It inevitably spikes at about lunchtime. We try to call. Leave a voicemail. You finally call back 30 minutes before school ends apologizing. You were in a meeting and, of course had no idea your child was sick. We know who you are. And we think you are a shitty parent.

How often does this happen? You’re dramatic so I’m assuming never. And I SAH and my kid missed days of this semester because I keep her home when sick!

It happens multiple times per year in my experience (Pk-2nd grade)

You are saying that multiple times per year there are different parents who dose their kids with motrin and then do not answer their phones for hours on end during the day? I have a really hard time believing it. Sorry.

But if they had Motrin and are fine, Whats the need for the parents to pick them up. They are fine. You are depriving Them of learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one is complaining about kids with sniffles or kids that are contagious before they are ill. We all know that's part of being in a society. We ARE rightfully complaining about parents who send kids to school with medicated fevers, with still-contagious strep or within 24 hours of vomiting. That's just selfish and irresponsible.

If people are reading who do that -- you do know there are children out there with medical conditions and compromised immune systems, and your behavior is very dangerous to them.

I dont think you read the thread especially the block quote in your post which I cut. People are saying that you should keep your kids home before they are symptomatic? Two WEEKS after the diarrhea is gone?

Pp of the post suggesting you keep kids home before being symptomatic here. I was kidding. Sarcasm. People just need to understand that there's usually nobody to blame for getting sick. Just because little larla is coughing at school doesn't mean you didn't get your cold from your mildly sniffling co-worker, or the shopping cart. Also, Norovirus can spread long after symptoms disappear. That means, again, you can't pin your virus on the one unfortunate kid who barfed at school.

Actually teachers and kids are to blame if they keep coming in sick. Teachers also need to stop the sharing of supplies OR clean them often so the viruses don't spread. Teachers need to push more hand washing, cleaning the desks, chairs and other common spaces. We had one teacher very diligent. Only year kids didn't seem to get sick as much.