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[quote=Anonymous]I got a message from my kid's elementary school stating that they are keeping "detailed records" of student illnesses. They want parents to list specific symptoms when calling their child in sick, including the exact number of their temperature. (They want you to say, "Sally has a temperature of 101.4." Saying "Sally has a fever" isn't good enough.) This is rubbing me the wrong way, because I think it's an invasion of privacy. If my kid has something contagious, I would absolutely give the school this information. But why do I have to report a cold as anything more than a cold? Why do I have to tell them my kid has a runny nose and a cough and have that go on some record? We have a doctor to monitor our son's health. I don't want his minor illnesses part of some public record. I wrote to the principal asking what the information was used for; who has access to it; how long it is kept and how it is disposed of, but have not received a reply.[/quote]
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