when a child is off sick from school ?

Bitsy_Beans

andy.m wrote: »

Speaking from experience, witha tummy bug or owt, our lad is champing at the bit to be back at school the next day, and a cold will maybe make him feel down for a day at the most. Children's metabolisms are such that illnesses have little to no effect on them.
Admittedly if there is an infectious disease then that is different, but you list days off for cold and 3 day stints for tummy bug, are you not letting your child turn into a wettie when in reality they could be back at school next day or 2 at most?

Don't listen to those that will say it is a blanket standard letter, schools deal with thousands of children, they know a mile off if someone is taking the p1s5 and are duty bound to react acordingly.

Many schools insist on 48 hour exclusion from the time of last bout of sickness or diahrrea. So if that's say 3pm in the first day it's easy to see how a 3 day absence can come about.

delain

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Many schools insist on 48 hour exclusion from the time of last bout of sickness or diahrrea. So if that's say 3pm in the first day it's easy to see how a 3 day absence can come about.

It`s 24 hours here after sickness. 4 of my 5 recently had a nasty one, DD1 was the only one to miss school though. My 2 year old was being sick all night on saturday and is only just getting back to normal so they are all different.

The OP hasnt said how old her son is (if she has i missed it!) but i do think 11 days is a huge amount since september, i`ve got three at school and between them only one day off!

Bitsy_Beans

delain wrote: »

It`s 24 hours here after sickness. 4 of my 5 recently had a nasty one, DD1 was the only one to miss school though. My 2 year old was being sick all night on saturday and is only just getting back to normal so they are all different.

The OP hasnt said how old her son is (if she has i missed it!) but i do think 11 days is a huge amount since september, i`ve got three at school and between them only one day off!

Just checked my kids website, 48 hours for them.....it is an infant school whether that makes any difference.....l

Mrs.W_2

I received those snotty, "We'll sic the education welfare officer on you!" letters from my daughter's primary school last year when she was repeatedly ill with tonsillitis.

It's not nice, but it is a standard letter that hopes to make slacker parents pull their socks up. I'll bet you're not be the only parent to received one!

This term I received a snotty letter in the same vein because my daughter has developed a 'problem' with socks and tights. There's no talking to her, no comfort or sense can be imparted. She cannot put on her socks (they are too tight/uncomfortable/scratchy/the seems dig in/etc), but she also cannot go outside without them. She wails until she starts to cough, then vomits.

I never keep her home after these vomitty tantrums, but because she's been (five to thirty-five minutes) late to school eleven times this term, I received The Letter. Even though her overall attendance is 100%.

I'd actually rather like the education welfare officer to come round when my daughter is rolling on the floor, crying, refusing to be held, comforted or spoken with, just needing to come to terms with the situation in her own time.

If only.

JC9297

Mrs.W wrote: »

I received those snotty, "We'll sic the education welfare officer on you!" letters from my daughter's primary school last year when she was repeatedly ill with tonsillitis.

It's not nice, but it is a standard letter that hopes to make slacker parents pull their socks up. I'll bet you're not be the only parent to received one!

This term I received a snotty letter in the same vein because my daughter has developed a 'problem' with socks and tights. There's no talking to her, no comfort or sense can be imparted. She cannot put on her socks (they are too tight/uncomfortable/scratchy/the seems dig in/etc), but she also cannot go outside without them. She wails until she starts to cough, then vomits.

I never keep her home after these vomitty tantrums, but because she's been (five to thirty-five minutes) late to school eleven times this term, I received The Letter. Even though her overall attendance is 100%.

I'd actually rather like the education welfare officer to come round when my daughter is rolling on the floor, crying, refusing to be held, comforted or spoken with, just needing to come to terms with the situation in her own time.

If only.

I may be wrong but I presume your daughter has SEN if she is having these sort of tantrums at 5+, so can't you just go and talk to the teacher/head and explain the problem and discuss how to manage it?

Mrs.W_2

JC9297 wrote: »

I may be wrong but I presume your daughter has SEN if she is having these sort of tantrums at 5+, so can't you just go and talk to the teacher/head and explain the problem and discuss how to manage it?

The head teacher of my daughter's school insists she does not have SEN. Apparently, my daughter works with kids above her age group in certain lessons, so she simply has 'quirks' in her behaviour. That's what I am told.

Another Mother and I have become close friends after our kids formed a friendship from the day they met in reception. Her son has SEN, I shan't go into his details. She talked with me about the parrallels in their behaviour, and I was a bit surprised, though I have to agree that my daughter displays behaviours that might be representative of a certain condition.

As my daughter is more than standing her ground in primary school without outside assistance, I'm not sure about making her life any more complicated.

ETA: At this stage I feel I should add my daughter has over six different types of socks for school. More than forty pairs in total.

EETA: I know how ridiculous that sounds!

Sambucus_Nigra

Mrs.W wrote: »

ETA: At this stage I feel I should add my daughter has over six different types of socks for school. More than forty pairs in total.

EETA: I know how ridiculous that sounds!

Too much choice? In her head she might be going through each pair and the pros and cons and hence why it takes forever. If there were 2 pairs to choose from perhaps she could make a decision much faster.

fluffnutter

Hmm, is the GP willing to support you OP? If your child's unwell enough to be off school for a whole week, surely some medical advice was sought?

But please don't tell me your son was off school for a week because of a cold. That's an over-reaction unless, of course, your son has underlying health problems. In which case, I'd expect the school to be aware.

jellyhead

Mrs.W wrote: »

The head teacher of my daughter's school insists she does not have SEN. Apparently, my daughter works with kids above her age group in certain lessons, so she simply has 'quirks' in her behaviour. That's what I am told.

Another Mother and I have become close friends after our kids formed a friendship from the day they met in reception. Her son has SEN, I shan't go into his details. She talked with me about the parrallels in their behaviour, and I was a bit surprised, though I have to agree that my daughter displays behaviours that might be representative of a certain condition.

As my daughter is more than standing her ground in primary school without outside assistance, I'm not sure about making her life any more complicated.

ETA: At this stage I feel I should add my daughter has over six different types of socks for school. More than forty pairs in total.

EETA: I know how ridiculous that sounds!

What would happen if you took her to school without socks, and the teacher said come on then, you need to put your socks on?

Is she in reception, and do they remove their socks for PE? Does she put hers back on again?

I was so glad mine didn't have to remove socks in reception!

delain

jellyhead wrote: »

What would happen if you took her to school without socks, and the teacher said come on then, you need to put your socks on?

Is she in reception, and do they remove their socks for PE? Does she put hers back on again?

I was so glad mine didn't have to remove socks in reception!

I would do this.

Take her in sockless and give the socks to her teacher. If she kicks off, then the school can't say it doesn't happen and might ease up a bit.