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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with you and would also have sent my kid in that situation. I learned early that if I kept my kid home for a cough or a runny nose, she'd spend actual months at home during the winter. She also gets allergies in the spring and we do give her allergy meds but she will still be sneezy with a runny nose for a few weeks. I always send her.

I will say that for colds, I do often keep her home for a day, maybe two, if they are severe. Obviously if there is fever or fatigue, but even if it's just a bad cold and her nose is really drippy. Rest is good for getting better faster, and while I think some spreading of common viruses is inevitable in school, I do think trying to keep them home when they are most contagious is the correct thing to do. Some people don't do this (some people can't do this because of childcare issues), but I do try to.

On the other hand, there are people (and some of them will post here) who think you are a bad person if you send your kid to school in anything but perfect health. You have to learn to accept that those people will judge you or dislike you. I personally think you are striking the correct balance, but you need a thick skin.[/quote]

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