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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's like teachers just woke up two years ago and realized that kids are snotty nosed petri dishes. Yes, viruses go around schools in the winter. No, you can't keep a child home until the last lingering symptom is gone.
No, you can't predict when a fussy/tired kid will spike a fever an hour later. It's why it's called a "spike" and not a slow increase. 
No, you don't get unlimited amounts of leave as a working parent to stay home with kids who are fussy/tired or who are still blowing their nose once a day after 2 weeks home with the flu.

Winter is the worst but it's a daycare or school has ALWAYS been a cesspool of germs. You can't protect them from every sniffle.

The average 8 year old catches 5-6 colds in a year. You cannot stay home for a week for each cold. It may mean some tissues and a tylenol in the morning. Everyone needs extra vitamin C and some elderberry extract.

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As a working parent, you need a back up child care plan.  Its not the school or day care's responsibility.  Its really crummy you just drug your kid and send them to school infecting others.  [/quote]

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No one is sending contagious Layla to school. No one needs a backup sitter for the third week of a lingering cough or slightly runny nose. As said before, you can't tell if a fussy/tired is going to turn into a fever every time and kids get fussy/tired many more times from just being tired and fussy.

We also aren't locking said kids away all winter and will be at church, shopping, the bounce zone and the troop event. If you seriously cannot handle being around kids who are recovering from illnesses but aren't contagious at this point, you need to set your life up to homeschool and stay inside. [/quote]

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