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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because I’m not letting my kids miss 7 days of school for a low grade temperature.

If they continue to offer online classes I will keep them home.[/quote]

If your kid has a fever for 7 days, you need to keep them  home and take them to the doctor.  WTF is wrong with you?[/quote]

You can't take a kid to the doctor with a low grade fever, they basically say, call us back if it goes above 101. But after a few days, you push them to see you then they say, rest, advil and fluids.

Do you even have children! WTF is wrong with you?[/quote]

If your kid has a fever for more than three days you need to take them to the doctor, not send them back to school.  Duh. [/quote]

If it is a low grade fever, there is no point in going to the doctor. It's a virus. That's it. [/quote]
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Right. Like COVID or the flu. And they can’t come to school. That’s it. [/quote]

Health officials have defined it.

The Maryland guidance on what is a "COVID-19-like illness" is:

"COVID-19-like illness is when a person has any one of the following: cough, shortness of
breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell 
OR at least 2 of the following: fever of
100.4o or higher (measured or subjective), chills or shaking chills, muscle aches, sore throat,
headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, and congestion or runny nose.

These symptoms require exclusion from school at this time. I was the PP who mentioned colds not requiring exclusion, and I was talking about pre-pandemic.

One other comment about this is that my kids attend private school using a hybrid model. Initially, I didn't want to send them in person at all, but our school has done a great job with its protocols so I gained confidence. I know that teacher using a concurrent model is not ideal for teachers and that it is much easier in private school with smaller classes.   However, one thing I love about having concurrent teaching is that it's so easy to switch back and forth between in person and DL. If one of my kids has even the slightest symptom, it's perfectly ok for them to stay home and participate virtually. They aren't penalized and they don't miss out on anything.[/quote]

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