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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter (9) just tested positive for flu A on Sunday. She is going back to to school tomorrow.
She was 100% fine on Friday. Towards the end of the school day she started coughing hard. Came home at usual time and started having a fever and very sore throat. She had high fever Saturday and Sunday when we decided to take her to the doctor. He told us she was contagious two days before onset of symptoms (Wednesday- Friday) and 3 days after (Saturday-Monday). She has been fever free since Monday, but we kept her home today (Tuesday) just to be safe.
She is going back to school tomorrow. Still has a bad cough. If she gave the flu to her classmates it was before having any symptoms… not much we can do to prevent the transmission. 
Kids need to get sick… that’s it.[/quote]

I’m the teacher who posted above about the outbreak in my class. I wish all parents thought like you. No, you can’t control any spread prior to the development of symptoms. My concern is always for the students who come to school with symptoms: fevers, fatigue, etc. I’m comfortable estimating that I have at least 3 students (out of 120) each day who feverishly sleep at their desks. I send them to the nurse, but by then they have shared germs with the class around them. It’s exhausting and, frankly, very selfish.

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You make me sick [/quote]

I make you sick? I do? For what? Wishing that people could… keep their noticeably sick and miserable kids home?

I’ll be completely honest. Yes, I judge you. I judge parents who push their noticeably miserable students to school. I have 20 years of experience sending kids to the nurse. I have to stop my class and find a sub. I have to walk your crying child to the nurse. I have to comfort them when I hear “my mom says I have to come” and “my dad said to suck it up.” I watch as the nurse records temps at 102 and 103. 15 minutes later, I return to my class and resume my lesson.

This happens ALL THE TIME. I actually plan for it during flu season. All I’m asking is for parents to PLEASE refrain from sending kids with 101+ fevers to school. I don’t think I’m asking much. Perhaps parents can explain to me why this is an unreasonable request?[/quote]

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