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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that if a parent sends their kid to school with one of those symptoms and no explanation, and then refuses to get them medical care including a test, CPS should be involved.  I think that parents who want in person school need to realize it comes with the obligation to test if symptomatic.  [/quote]

Settle down, Suzy.

Let me explain how easy it is for this to happen to any student…including those with a perfect mother. Here’s what has happened at our school:

Kid complains of a headache or tummy ache or sneezes and has a runny nose or coughs three times over the course of an hour.

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It only takes one such “symptom” for a nervous teacher to send the kid to the health room and the end result could be quarantining the entire class unless/until the kid presents a negative covid test result.

This scenario is expedited if a kid pukes in the classroom.

Again: this can and will happen…even to kids with perfect parents…and most of the time it’s a false alarm. [/quote]

Of course it happens.  And then the responsible parent takes their kid to get tested that day and if it isn’t covid no one is quarantined the next day.  My comment was about people who refuse to test and force the rest of the class to quarantine for ten days.[/quote]

Your privilege is showing.

Not everyone can quickly line up a rapid covid test…particularly when you get notice at 3pm.

That’s why the schools should be equipped to test.

Suggesting CPS get involved is beyond ridiculous. Far beyond. [/quote]

No your privilege is showing, asking an entire class full of kids’ families to give up work because of one kid isn’t fair and I will tell you from my experience as a teacher in a diverse setting the people who pull crap like that aren’t the ones living on the edge.  Those people are taking covid seriously.[/quote]

I’m saying schools should be equipped to test rather than put the onus on the parents.

You are saying parents should figure it out or CPS should be called.

And, you think I’m showing my privilege? Okay. [/quote]

If a child is sent in sick the onus is on the parents.[/quote]

Well, some kids simply aren’t presenting legit symptoms yet the school and/or county is erring on the side of being cautious.

Again: these aren’t bad parents sending legit sick kids to school. [/quote]

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