Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 13:29     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
Anonymous wrote:I work with children, and I have had an upper respiratory virus every day since December 21. I just came down with the third one yesterday. I mask in group settings, but not when I make home visits. I’m so tired of parents who don’t mask their kids or warn me in advance so that I can make the choice to mask. It’s after ring my energy and mindset to the point where I no longer want to work with children and families. A therapist friend of mine used to specialize in working with children but quit working with them entirely because she was tired of getting sick.

I’m not someone who gets sick often either. Typically, if I get a bug it’s just once per winter. Some years I’m not sick at all.


So just start masking when you make home visits. Why do you need a warning? Just do it, it’s not that complicated.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2026 12:28     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
I work with children, and I have had an upper respiratory virus every day since December 21. I just came down with the third one yesterday. I mask in group settings, but not when I make home visits. I’m so tired of parents who don’t mask their kids or warn me in advance so that I can make the choice to mask. It’s after ring my energy and mindset to the point where I no longer want to work with children and families. A therapist friend of mine used to specialize in working with children but quit working with them entirely because she was tired of getting sick.

I’m not someone who gets sick often either. Typically, if I get a bug it’s just once per winter. Some years I’m not sick at all.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 22:08     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
I work in a high poverty school. Many parents work hourly jobs and if they stay home with their sick kids, they won’t get paid. Too many days not coming to work might mean no more job. I’ve had many sick kids lying in my calm down corner to sleep. Our school nurse can be a b&$@h and usually won’t let sick kids stay in the health room. It’s a sad situation.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 20:37     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
Sounds like there mom missed
Too many days .
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 19:11     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can we make schools mask between Thanksgiving and Christmas? I think so many kids caught things over Thanksgiving, then it circulated and the ENTIRE school was sick over Christmas break. I don't think there was a family that wasn't hit. We still haven't celebrated with extended family since we were too sick.


Um, no. What do you think this is, January 2022? Respiratory illness is part of life with young kids, get over it.



lol. Thinking that flimsy masks prevent illness spread in kids is part of the problem. The parents OP mentions seem to think their kid can go to school sick as long as they have a mask. But as OP points out, they do not work.


Actually, masks can be helpful to reduce the spread of many illnesses, but are more effective when worn by the person who is sick to limit the spread of germs than when worn by a healthy person to avoid being sick. It’s the same principle as covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Of course, masks only work when worn correctly, which many kids won’t, and taking them off for lunch defeats the purpose.


It doesn't defeat the purpose. There's still some risk reduction even if the result is more exposure to others. Who is/how many kids are exposed, how long they're exposed, the viral load--those variables matter.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 14:32     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
Anonymous wrote:I never send with a fever or any kind of stomach thing.

And I think there is a special place in hell for people who send kids to school who might vomit unexpectedly.

But those coughs? And runny noses? They last forever.

If my kid is energetic and feeling fine, they go. And a mask is a courtesy in that case, not a signal that I should have kept them home.


This is my philosophy too.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:50     Subject: Why do parents send there child to school sick?
I never send with a fever or any kind of stomach thing.

And I think there is a special place in hell for people who send kids to school who might vomit unexpectedly.

But those coughs? And runny noses? They last forever.

If my kid is energetic and feeling fine, they go. And a mask is a courtesy in that case, not a signal that I should have kept them home.