Its freaking nuts.

Anonymous wrote:Oh shit. I’d be so pissed if my kid threw up and they didn’t call me. That isn’t even counting the germ issue. That’s insane

Are they calling and giving parents an option? Or is the decision not being made by a parent?

Anonymous wrote:Dial it back, folks. Context matters.

A kid is in lunch and eats too fast. They “vomit” meaning they spit up some of their food. Or they go to PE after lunch and are jumping around and tumbling. No fever. Their affect is fine. Do NOT need to send home.

A kid is lethargic. Seems off. Lunch was over an hour ago. Vomits. SEND home.

But in your 2nd example we can’t do that now.

Oh shit. I’d be so pissed if my kid threw up and they didn’t call me. That isn’t even counting the germ issue. That’s insane

Who can we complain to about this?

I taught first grade. Nothing sears a memory like thrown up fruit loops.

Many times a child who threw up around 10 a.m. would mention that he had thrown up before school.

Like a former PP said, context matters.

But, would you want to stay in class if you vomited all over your clothes?

Dial it back, folks. Context matters.

A kid is in lunch and eats too fast. They “vomit” meaning they spit up some of their food. Or they go to PE after lunch and are jumping around and tumbling. No fever. Their affect is fine. Do NOT need to send home.

A kid is lethargic. Seems off. Lunch was over an hour ago. Vomits. SEND home.

Wow, that’s ridiculous!! Do they at least inform parents? I would pick my child up even if they told me I didn’t have to.

Anonymous wrote:I teach at an FCPS elementary school. The latest is that if you puke at school you don’t get sent home if you don’t have a fever. This is ridiculous to me. Have you heard of this as well? I’ve seen it happen twice with my own eyes.

At one time you could not come back for a full 24 hours. I recently had a student go home for vomiting at 3pm and back at school the next morning. I was surprised.

I'm a sub and I've been in two different classrooms where a child vomited without a fever. One stayed, the other went home after an argument with the clinic.

One was the second day of school and the little guy was crying all day - he was in kindergarten and was having separation anxiety. He was so upset, he vomited. I took him to the clinic, he calmed down and came back to class. The teacher really wanted him to stay because I think she realized the separation would not get better if she sent him home.

In the second instance, (again a kindergartner) we had a guy who seemed off all morning, then vomited. I took him to the clinic and they sent him back to class. Within the hour, he vomited again. This time, the teacher took him and insisted he go home - he was clearly sick even though he didn't have a fever. She really had to push because the clinic was going to send him back to class.

I was subbing for a special ed teacher a couple of weeks ago and pushed into a class after lunch. One of the students wasn’t there because he had thrown up during lunch. When he came back he still had the puke stains on his pants from his lap to his knee on one side. The smell was so bad I couldn’t work with him.

Yup. Granted I’ve had a kid who had a vomiting issue without sickness but it’s pretty obvious when a kid is legitimately sick. Although they have sent them home if that’s the case and the kid feels like crap.

That seems like a dumb rule. Why would the kid even want to stay in school after throwing up? Seems kinda cruel to me.

I'm a teacher in FCPS and this is correct. It's stupid and FCPS has no right to complain when kids and staff are then absent because they come down with norovirus after the kid who "only vomited once" was allowed to stay in class because they didn't have a fever.

I teach at an FCPS elementary school. The latest is that if you puke at school you don’t get sent home if you don’t have a fever. This is ridiculous to me. Have you heard of this as well? I’ve seen it happen twice with my own eyes.