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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Y'all ready to rise up about this are crazy. And not very good readers.

What this policy says is, your kid's in class with Joey, Joey throws up on him, we're not allowed to test Joey because he's showing symptoms, just for screening, so *every* possible social and logistical lever will be used to make sure Joey gets tested before he returns to school, including his parents' desire to be able to send him back here AND your outrage about the effect it would have on your kids if Joey doesn't get tested.

So. No sick kids come to school, but also, parents of well kids spend as little time as possible *ever in our lives* wondering whether our kids have been exposed to COVID, despite the fact that we're in the middle of a Delta surge. That's a huge upside.[/quote]

You're actually not a very good reader if you missed the more common symptoms like headaches, cough, diarrhea. Of course if a kid throws up (not to mention on another kid) that should trigger. But not if lunch didn't sit well because someone has a sensitive stomach, or they regularly get migraines. No exceptions are being communicated out from the schools.

Also, let's not forget this is [b]inconsistent with CDC guidance.[/b] Once again, I am curious to know why Gayles is smarter than the CDC.[/quote]

A kid with headaches, cough, or diarrhea in school in the fall of 2021 should be ruled out for COVID. That's what the "test or alternate diagnosis" part means.

As for the latter-this CDC guidance was issued before the Delta surge was where it is now--early August. It needs to be revised. I for one am glad to be in a place where public officials are going to deviate to the safer option even if the CDC hasn't gotten around to it yet. It may make it possible for my kid to get through a whole year at school without getting Delta-variant COVID.

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If the migraines are severe,  they should be  seeing a neurologist and the headaches are well documented.  [/quote]

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