Anonymous wrote:Kid's friend has Covid right now and he just has a runny nose. So it is true that a runny nose would not make you blink in 2019, but in 2021 Covid times, it's different.

Did you bother to read where OP got her kid tested for covid and it was negative?

Kid's friend has Covid right now and he just has a runny nose. So it is true that a runny nose would not make you blink in 2019, but in 2021 Covid times, it's different.

Let's back up for a moment and consider the intent/goals here. The goal is to prevent the spread of covid and to keep kids in school and keep schools open. So if a parent has a child with covid symptoms that would normally NOT keep a child home (e.g., a runny nose), tests the child for covid, the child is negative, then sends the child to school, the parent is being responsible and is meeting the above goals.

If the parent chooses to fill out the (optional, despite what some say) survey, the rest of the steps and ultimate outcome is the same, EXCEPT that the child is likely to miss a day or two of school while dealing with red tape/paperwork. No one is any safer.

Either way, the kid doesn't have covid. But in one case, the kid misses school for no reason. Do people really not understand why parents would just get the kid tested and not mention it to APS if the test is negative?

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Anonymous wrote:My kids got a cold/allergies the first week of school; we got them tested immediately (negative) but no one at school ever asked about it.

Same. Why would you ask/notify APS in this situation? My kid had a runny nose, no fever, felt fine, and had a negative Covid test. I didn’t tell APS but sent the kid to school in good conscience.

You hid this from the school and have a clean conscience?

This is what the screener is for people!

If you don't want to fill it out when your kid is fine, that's one thing.

But you need to fill it out when your kid has symptoms!!!!

NP and I don't understand why it matters if the child is negative. Parents were responsible and got child tested. Reporting the symptons just keeps the kid out of school longer and for no good reason.

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It wouldn't be crazy for them to want to know the overall number of necessary covid tests or the numbers of days missed because of covid symptoms. APS could use this to improve the system.

You’re giving APS wayyyy too much credit. They’re not doing jack with this info. The schools don’t even know what their own policies are.

This many many times over