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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sending kids with vomiting, fevers, etc. is horrible, but I’m surprised to see so many people implying that kids should be kept home for coughs, colds, etc. Our pediatrician always says to go back to school "after 24 hours fever free" or similar...wouldn’t truancy be an issue if kids took a week off for every cold or minor virus? My otherwise-healthy little kids seem to have runny noses and sneezing half the winter, and the doctor says that’s typical.[/quote]

I think people are intentionally misunderstanding to make their own points.  PP didn't say a cold.  And yes strep could come from anywhere but if you know your kid has strep keep them home.  I think that is the point of the thread, if you know or think your kid is contagious, keep them home.  And I want to point out that 24 hours fever free means unmedicated.  Don't give them advil and call them fever free.

It just takes thinking about others. I picked my son up from school one afternoon for a dentist appointment. He looked awful.  I looked down his throat and immediately told the nurse we needed to reschedule.  I didn't want to give anyone in the office, especially the tech and the dentist who would literally be in my child's mouth, whatever he had.  It was a pain to reschedule but luckily we did.  It was the flu and he could have gotten the whole office sick right before the holidays.  Now I didn't know he has the flu that day but something seemed off so I took him home.  It really is just common sense and thinking about others needs over mine.  Should the dentist be sick b/c it would have been easier to just do the cleaning since we were already there? Of course not. And yes he did stay home from school until he was fever free (unmedicated for 24 hours)

Think about others and we will all be good. [/quote]

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