Sending kids to school with a cold but no fever?

[Anonymous]

I think OP or the PP who stays home with a kid has a kid in preschool. There is no way anyone with an elementary age kid is keeping their kid out of school for every cold. The public health nurses would have called them and explained that the kid should be in school.

When PP says the school calls and sends them home at the first sign of illness, that sounds like a daycare policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a bad cold with a miserable kid, we stay home. For minor runny nose, cough, etc., business as usual.

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I'm a teacher, and this seems to be what most parents of my third graders do. There's often a day or two with a bad cold I which one feels miserable, and it makes sense to keep your child home for those days. We Clorox wipe all our desks and frequently used surfaces weekly (daily if there is something going around). If a child has a bad cold (and parents choose to keep child at school after clinic aid has called home), I tape a ziplock bag to his/her desk and place a tissue box and hand sanitizer bottle on the desk.

[Anonymous]

What happens if you're traveling and are ill. Do you stay in your hotel the whole time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you handle your kids' chronic truancy? This does not in fact make you parent of the year, just in case you're wondering.

I don't have truancy issues. My child has only had maybe 2 colds this year so far. And you know you can get a doctor's note.

Who takes their kids to the doctor for a cold?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think OP or the PP who stays home with a kid has a kid in preschool. There is no way anyone with an elementary age kid is keeping their kid out of school for every cold. The public health nurses would have called them and explained that the kid should be in school.

When PP says the school calls and sends them home at the first sign of illness, that sounds like a daycare policy.

Even daycare or preschool kids go to school with colds. If you have the luxury of keeping your child home every time she has a runny nose then you either don't WOH or just have leave to burn. Or you don't actually have kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you handle your kids' chronic truancy? This does not in fact make you parent of the year, just in case you're wondering.

I don't have truancy issues. My child has only had maybe 2 colds this year so far. And you know you can get a doctor's note.

So what's your problem then? Clearly you don't have a major issue of your kid getting sick from all these selfish people sending their kids to school. It's actually NOT CAUSING YOU A PROBLEM. What a jerk you are, complaining about a nonissue in your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you handle your kids' chronic truancy? This does not in fact make you parent of the year, just in case you're wondering.

I don't have truancy issues. My child has only had maybe 2 colds this year so far. And you know you can get a doctor's note.

So what's your problem then? Clearly you don't have a major issue of your kid getting sick from all these selfish people sending their kids to school. It's actually NOT CAUSING YOU A PROBLEM. What a jerk you are, complaining about a nonissue in your life.

And it seems to be a nonissue for the people you pretend to be offended for. The people whose children have medical issues (that could be FATAL) are chiming in and saying it's their responsibility and they understand that kids go to school with colds. So you're just one of those people who will look for things to complain about for the sake of complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you handle your kids' chronic truancy? This does not in fact make you parent of the year, just in case you're wondering.

I don't have truancy issues. My child has only had maybe 2 colds this year so far. And you know you can get a doctor's note.

Who takes their kids to the doctor for a cold?

Not pp, but I've done it. If my child is home from school, I usually take him to the dr. And no he's not in preschool, it's just what we do in my house. Colds often mean something else for my child like an ear infection, strep throat, the flu, and last year he ended up with pneumonia. Yeah, my kid stays home when he has a cold a lot of times. Inconvenient for me and dh, yes, but necessary for my son. I hate jerks that send their sick & contagious kids out in public to get my kid sick. He stays home when he's sick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you handle your kids' chronic truancy? This does not in fact make you parent of the year, just in case you're wondering.

I don't have truancy issues. My child has only had maybe 2 colds this year so far. And you know you can get a doctor's note.

The school year/cold season is just a few weeks old. If your child has already had 2 colds this year, you're proving our point -- how much school will he miss miss all of his colds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think OP or the PP who stays home with a kid has a kid in preschool. There is no way anyone with an elementary age kid is keeping their kid out of school for every cold. The public health nurses would have called them and explained that the kid should be in school.

When PP says the school calls and sends them home at the first sign of illness, that sounds like a daycare policy.

Even daycare or preschool kids go to school with colds. If you have the luxury of keeping your child home every time she has a runny nose then you either don't WOH or just have leave to burn. Or you don't actually have kids.

My friend's daycare provider would send any child with a runny nose home. She was very strict. In home provider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I can tell my child until I'm blue in the face to follow proper hygiene-doesn't mean she will actually do it out of my care.

Just pointing out that parents might be telling their kids these rules and they just aren't following.

Way to accept responsibility! If they're not following them, maybe you're not teaching them well.

There's a wrong way to tell your kid "please sneeze into your elbow and not wipe snot on your shirt?"

Seriously? Get real. Your child won't always listen to what you say, especially if they know you can't see them. You just have to hope they follow the most important rules when you aren't directly over their shoulder.

Good luck with your perfect angels, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

You assume that if the parents weren't working or otherwise didn't have other obligations, they would elect to keep their kids at home with colds. I do NOT and I work but have complete flexibility, owning my own company.

[Anonymous]

I have a lot of flexibility (SAHM) and I do send my kid to school with a mild runny nose IF no fever in 24 hrs, feeling/acting normal, no bad cough, etc. Basically following the school's health policy.

I know I'm much stricter about this than other families at the school. They sometimes admit to sending a sick kid to school or an activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I kept my kid home for every cold, she would never go to school!

Actually, I keep my kid at home for every cold - because then he recovers completely and is ready to tackle school when he is healthy. He does not get sick (even with cold ) very often, because I give him a chance to rest and recuperate. I am SAHM and I can do that.

I see many kids with cough, cold and runny nose - being sent to school - for DAYS. These kids never recover fully and they make other kids sick as well. Most of these parents also dose their kids with Tylenol and send them to school. It is sad, but I guess they do not have a choice or flexibility in their work environment.

How do you know if my kid's hacking cough and runny nose are a virus (i.e. a cold) or allergies? I send my kids to school even though they could stay home b/c I think they are able to handle it... whether it is a cold or allergies.