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Did you read my post about being taken to court? You can only have that mindset if you're willing to collect doctor's excuses for even minor illnesses.
If he is not better, we will go to the doctor tomorrow. We saw a doctor 2 times for the last illness in September so we can have proof.
Hopes, that depends on the district. We homeschool, so it's not an issue for us, but we hosted a foreign exchange student a few years ago and had to deal with the school system. There was no magic number of days that the kids could miss... as long as a parent called or sent in a note, the absences were "excused." Unexcused absences could have consequences, but not excused ones.
Health trumps school politics, IMO. I would not send my kids to school sick, period.
If he is not better, we will go to the doctor tomorrow. We saw a doctor 2 times for the last illness in September so we can have proof.
I'm not doubting he's sick. I'm just warning you to check your state laws. I'm sure he hasn't missed enough days for it to be a problem yet. However, it's the start of the school year, and you could go over the limit if it's a bad year for your son illness-wise.
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Hopes, that depends on the district. We homeschool, so it's not an issue for us, but we hosted a foreign exchange student a few years ago and had to deal with the school system. There was no magic number of days that the kids could miss... as long as a parent called or sent in a note, the absences were "excused." Unexcused absences could have consequences, but not excused ones.
It depends on the state laws. Parent's notes only count as excused absences when the child hasn't missed too many days. When they miss more than the amount permitted by law, parent's notes don't count. Your state might be different, but that's why I'm warning people to become aware if they are only now beginning to keep their children home for everything like common colds.
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Health trumps school politics, IMO. I would not send my kids to school sick, period.
I'm not saying people should send their children to school sick. I'm warning people to be aware of their state laws.
Some states don't allow children to progress to the next grade level or graduate their senior year if they miss over a certain number of days.
Doctor's excuses can protect parents and children from those ramifications. Parent's notes can't because there are deadbeat parents who write notes.
My son is in 6th grade and already missed 2 weeks earlier this year thanks to H1N1/pneumonia.
Well he was cranky all weekend and had some cold symptoms. Today (Happy Monday) he woke up with a borderline fever of 99.7/99.9. I am choosing to keep him home today because he's coughing and has a runny nose.
Last year he was only sick 1 day the whole school year but this year...well, like I said...
It's so hard to decide when they are like this should you send them or not. Do you guys have this problem? My husband said I should have sent him but it's not his problem (I am home all day and I am the caregiver).
You keep him home. He is not feeling well & has a low grade fever to prove it...his body is fighting something probably very simple...but when children are not given the rest/nourishment/time they need to heal from the SMALL things, it can turn into big things.
He JUST got over pneummonia/H1N1. I could care less if he misses another day or even another week. The health of the child far outweights anything right now. His immune system was obviously not up to par when he returned & hence caught another bug. Happens all the time...but I wouldn't mess around with pneummonia, even for a few weeks after.
I think some years are like this; kids home a lot with colds/sniffles/runny noses/low grade fevers and other years they are sick maybe one or two days.
H1N1 can be a great learning tool for parents and children alike if we are willing to accept some of the things that it is trying to teach us.
Thanks for all replies. I don't want to appear snarky to any of you. His fever went up so yeah, mom knows best. I just hope it goes down and he doesn't have that H1N1 (I believe we all had that in September/October).
If you send him in sick, he's not functioning at a normal level in his classes and is going to risk spreading his illness to his peers and teachers. Speaking from experience in a physician's office, if they've got a fever over one hundred Fahrenheit, a persistent cough, or diarrhea, keep them home. If they've got two or more symptoms, such as sneezing and runny nose, you judge the severity and your willingness to send them. If any symptoms persist for more than three days without lessening, see the doctor. If your child repeatedly gets ill with the same condition, you might be able to get your physician to write a general note for the school telling them he will not be in when exhibiting a specific list of symptoms. It will take three or more occurrences of the same illness.
Going to court: if you are concerned you will be and don't have doctor's notes or copies of the child's records, keep the receipts from your pharmacy for over the counter meds and a notebook on when/how they were sick, and for how long.
Going to court: if you are concerned you will be and don't have doctor's notes or copies of the child's records, keep the receipts from your pharmacy for over the counter meds and a notebook on when/how they were sick, and for how long.
As a fellow parent, I thank you for keeping your child home where he doesn't infect his peers.
And Hopes, many school systems have stated that, due to the increased chance of flu-related absences, they're not sticking to a specific number of excused absence days.
Ultimately, common sense needs to prevail. Sounds like it did. Good job, GS.
As a fellow parent, I thank you for keeping your child home where he doesn't infect his peers.
And Hopes, many school systems have stated that, due to the increased chance of flu-related absences, they're not sticking to a specific number of excused absence days.
Ultimately, common sense needs to prevail. Sounds like it did. Good job, GS.
I'm not saying that parents shouldn't keep their children home.
I'm warning them to make sure they cover their legal risks.
The accumulated days usually didn't start bringing threats until February or March.
By that time, it's too late if someone didn't bother to collect and save acceptable documentation.
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