Anonymous wrote:What is the point? The other kids were already all exposed as well as the teachers. Just tell school your child has an ear infection/you are on vacation and call it a day. It doesn't actually prevent anything and instead just makes every other family struggle. And if the other kids are going to get Covid-they are going to get it regardless of having to stay out of school for 10 days.

There is literally no point to this anymore.

Signed,
An exhausted mom who was just notified of the 5th 10 day quarantine in less than a year the same week I am starting a new job.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

That Maryland thing hasn’t been true at the four daycares I have used, two during Covid. They are just saying that.

It's actually a regulation:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/maryland/COMAR-13A-16-11-01
C. A child may not be readmitted to care after an absence of 3 days or more due to illness without a written statement from the parent or physician that the child may return to a regular schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

That Maryland thing hasn’t been true at the four daycares I have used, two during Covid. They are just saying that.

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Anonymous wrote:But let's say Larla brings in covid on Monday. She only gave it to Tommy. If Tommy had stayed home, then he wouldn't have given it to Harry Sally and teacher Karen on Friday.

+1 my kid tested positive one day and I immediately notified the school and her close contacts. One other kid (Kid B) got it and that was it. Kid B’s mon continued to send Kid B’s twin into school despite being a close contact (Kid B ended up testing positive after 2 days) and a third of Kid B’s class ended up testing positive after 4 days. Plus a number the parents of those kids got CoViD and despite being vaxxed some of them got CoViD much more strongly than their kids

OK, but the risk of secondary transmission at daycares is dwarfed by the overall risk of COVID in the community at-large. It's ridiculous to specifically target the lowest risk group with the most disruptive policies. Classroom-wide quarantines are far too blunt an instrument, and ultimately do more harm than good.

Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

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Anonymous wrote:But let's say Larla brings in covid on Monday. She only gave it to Tommy. If Tommy had stayed home, then he wouldn't have given it to Harry Sally and teacher Karen on Friday.

+1 my kid tested positive one day and I immediately notified the school and her close contacts. One other kid (Kid B) got it and that was it. Kid B’s mon continued to send Kid B’s twin into school despite being a close contact (Kid B ended up testing positive after 2 days) and a third of Kid B’s class ended up testing positive after 4 days. Plus a number the parents of those kids got CoViD and despite being vaxxed some of them got CoViD much more strongly than their kids

OK, but the risk of secondary transmission at daycares is dwarfed by the overall risk of COVID in the community at-large. It's ridiculous to specifically target the lowest risk group with the most disruptive policies. Classroom-wide quarantines are far too blunt an instrument, and ultimately do more harm than good.

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Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

I’d roll the dice—if your kid gets sick Thursday or Friday, then you don’t need a doctor’s note. Earlier in the week, I’d claim you had to leave town suddenly to visit an elderly relative who took a turn for the worse.

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Anonymous wrote:But let's say Larla brings in covid on Monday. She only gave it to Tommy. If Tommy had stayed home, then he wouldn't have given it to Harry Sally and teacher Karen on Friday.

+1 my kid tested positive one day and I immediately notified the school and her close contacts. One other kid (Kid B) got it and that was it. Kid B’s mon continued to send Kid B’s twin into school despite being a close contact (Kid B ended up testing positive after 2 days) and a third of Kid B’s class ended up testing positive after 4 days. Plus a number the parents of those kids got CoViD and despite being vaxxed some of them got CoViD much more strongly than their kids

Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

Anonymous wrote:But let's say Larla brings in covid on Monday. She only gave it to Tommy. If Tommy had stayed home, then he wouldn't have given it to Harry Sally and teacher Karen on Friday.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids have had a lot of "ear infections" and "tummy aches". Though, that's mostly because if you reported any symptom on the list of possible COVID symptoms they daycare required a PCR test to return. I've spent over $1,000 on rapid turnaround PCR tests for that reason. Lately I've just been reporting a different symptom and using a rapid test.

The problem with the OP's comment is that, at least in Maryland, you need a doctors note to return if you miss 3 days of daycare. The other problem is that you're incentivized to report the case early because the 5-10 day isolation clock starts on the day you say symptoms started or a positive test.

I was able to bypass this when my kid got it. With the weekend, it worked out such that I could say she didn't test positive until >48 hours after she was last at daycare without impacting her return date.

Also, a positive case gets you out of future quarantines for 90 days! So if your kid has to stay home anyway of course it's to your advantage to report it. It just sucks for everyone else.

Some places, yes. A lot of daycares in MoCo weren't doing that for kids, though.