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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Buy the same thermometer as the school?[/quote]

Then what? I don't see how that would change anything.

[b]I'm planning on packing a contact thermometer (probably ear) in his backpack for them to use on him, though that seems a little awkward to do[/b].[/quote]

Take his temperature in front of them at drop off too.

I work in daycare and none of the thermometers measure the same Temp ever. It’s very frustrating. One child, 5 thermometers will give me 5 different temps. That’s why using a consistent device on each child is helpful. [/quote]

Part of the problem is non-contact thermometers are horribly inaccurate, but mostly understandably that seems to be what everyone is using outside of health care settings.

My other child's daycare has parents check temperatures themselves at drop-offs, keeping a child-specific thermometer in the backpack.  I thought about doing that with my other child when this started happening, but I didn't want it to be interpreted as... passive aggressive.  Nor do I want them to think they shouldn't feel free to call me if they're worried he's sick based on how he's acting.  I just don't want them making that decision based on a faulty thermometer reading.  But, it sounds like you don't think they'd find it crazy for me to supply a thermometer for my kid.

With how the drop-off procedure works at at this center, there's probably relatively little reason for me to take his temperature.  The person that handles drop-offs is different than the person that takes temperatures, so they're going to re-do it no matter what.   And I think they believe me that I take his temperature in the morning...

This might sound nutty, but should I send the thermometer sealed in its original packaging so they don't think I doctored it?[/quote]

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