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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a interesting and not surprising thread.  No wonder sicknesses spread like weeds at work and at school.  This thread reminds me of the threads about parent involvement or volunteering.  I would bet money that the same parents who are pro sending their kids to school sick are the same ones who are anti-volunteering at or in support of the schools.  It is sad how work truly engrosses people to the point that they are a slave or make themselves slaves to their jobs.  Bottom line, there are times when you just need to do the right thing by your child and in respect of the other kids when it comes to spreading sickness around.[/quote]

What?? I send my elementary school kids to school with colds. I'm also one of the first in line to volunteer at our school. Colds linger for weeks and it seems like as soon as one ends then another begins for the first few months of school. They would miss so much school if they were home with colds. When they are truly sick, I keep them home. They've never won any perfect attendance awards.

Preschool, I tended to keep them home more. They were messier with sneezing and blowing their own noses. Plus, even in elementary school, so much work is missed in even one day. They run around here like maniacs when they have colds so think they can handle a school day. Regular colds do not slow them down.[/quote]

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