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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Colds and runny nose can last for weeks in kids, so it’s hard to keep them out for that long.[/quote]

And kids can be over dramatic so it's sometimes hard to guage . And we are a " suck it up  buttrrcup" type family and I imagine most others are too.[/quote]

Yep. Stay home with a fever or stomach bug, but you CANNOT stay home for the entire duration of a cold. The best possible takeaway will be for parents to be more likely to keep their kids home for say, two or three days with a cold, AND for teachers to post work online and be more lenient about accepting makeup work. [/quote]

+1 I have five kids. I'm so tired of hearing teachers complain about parents sending sick kids to school, when they are punitive when kids miss. That's the way it is. Can't have it both ways. Oh, and by the way, if teachers expect parents to have back up childcare every time a child has a sniffle, I hope that they will play by the same role with their own absences.

Actually, I would totally support allowing teachers to teach remotely with a classroom monitor to give them flexibility to be home with their own sick children. I'm sure it would be easier for everyone than dealing subs. [/quote]

I'm in DCPS and they have never punished me for keeping kids at home. They only come after me if I try to take them out on vacation on a non-vacation day.[/quote]

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