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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Define “sick.”

If my kid has a fever (100.3+) overnight or in the morning, they don’t go to school or camp. If the fever was during the day, afternoon, or early evening before, they go.

If my kid is feeling sick/lethargic, they don’t go to school or camp.

If my kid is actively throwing up or nonstop diarrhea, they don’t go. If they threw up/have diarrhea once the day or night prior but seem otherwise fine, they go.

I do not keep my kid home for coughs or runny noses.

If one kid is totally fine, but another kid is sick. I let the fine one go. [/quote]

You are a douche.  If your kid had vomiting, diarrhea or fever the day before,  you don't send them in the next day.  Those GI things are so transmissible and so gross.  [/quote]

COVID aside, you’re not supposed to send your kid in unless they’ve been 24 + hours fever free. Same with gastro issues for the most part (although I know some schools allow one instance). I’ve gotten pretty good now of telling the difference between regurgitated food b/c my toddler stuffed his face too fast vs. sick vomit smell, so if it seemed like sick vomit, I’d keep him home after 1 puke.

Runny noses … ehhh kids seem to have those all the time, especially kids with allergies. If it’s just a slight runny nose I send (especially change of seasons), but thick discharge should be kept home until the worst passes (usually 48-72 hours). Cough should be staying home unless it’s just lingering from a virus (but I would hope you’d keep them home for the initial virus phase).

I honestly don’t understand some of you selfish parents who make everyone else deal with your sick kid’s germs b/c you can’t be inconvenienced. It’s gross. And yes I’m from a dual working household with 2 kids and no family help. We burn leave when needed on sick kids days and/or stagger schedules. Or we hire a backup sitter. You need to have contingencies that don’t involve sending a kid to school just 12 hours after spiking a fever. Or don’t have kids if you can’t handle caring for them while sick. [/quote]

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