This just sucks. The “right” thing to do is to keep them both home. The way this idiotic backwards states are doing things actually punishes anyone who is following the CDC guidelines. It’s not about “choice”, it’s about punishment. It’s infuriating…and will no doubt, cost lives. We’ve gotten two close contact notices from the bus so far. It may be flameworthy, but we’re not quarantining. Literally no one else is. So we’re not protecting anyone (especially since the bulk of kids aren’t even wearing masks)…and only hurting my 5th grader by keeping him home 10 days with zero instruction for kids at home. It makes me want to throw things.
However, we would keep both kids home if there was a positive case in the home. Even if it meant unexcused absences. I don’t know or care what our district’s policy is, to be honest. I’m guessing it would be a 5 minute phone call and an email of positive Covid test results in the home for the investigation to be over. They don’t have time to care about loving, supportive families who are simply following CDC guidelines. They’ve got their hands full with actual dangerous situations.
We've had several notices that the boys had a covid case in their classroom. In the same "breath" we were told (via email) that if we want to keep them home "out of caution" then the absences would not be excused and would be counted against them. The absences are only excused if the health department issues a mandatory quarantine.
It was just the causal threat of being investigated for keeping wesley at home that threw me b/c my first reaction would be to keep Wes home, except then I could possibly be in trouble for it. insanity.
Last Edit: Sept 8, 2021 10:44:59 GMT -5 by Leeham Rimes
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So we're going to now have threads where people post pics of their at home COVID tests and ask if we all see a line or not? Forget pregnancy tests, Covid tests are the new rage.
*Just trying to bring some levity to the situation. I would 100% be the same way, is it a line? Is it the sun? Shadows, who knows!?
I was going to order some rapids from Amazon a few weeks back and in reading the reviews this IS a thing! There were several "faint positive line, but PCR negative!" reviews, and others who said the evap line made them unsure. Just like on pregnancy tests, the evap line can show when it's outside of the reading window. Hopeful for Leeham Rimes this will be a negative on PCR!
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Post by jennistarr1 on Sept 8, 2021 12:05:10 GMT -5
A. I'm sorry B. Yes both should stay home C. I would reach out to the school for guidance...if they articulate that only the one with covid is being excused...I would be educating them on how that can promote the spread
I'm just waiting for a call for quarantine since our district is mask optional and social distancing is a joke. I know this isn't what I REALLY want (b/c I understand Covid is not as "harmless" as chicken pox) but sometimes I wish my kids would just get it and get it over with. Our district rules state that you don't have to quarantine if you have had a positive case within 90 days, and I'm dreading a million quarantines. Again, I don't actually wish for this b/c I know things could get bad and they could have long term issues, and if I got to wish for something it would be mandatory masks and distancing, but just saying the thought has crossed my mind.
I think my new idea is to plan something fun every weekend and tell my kids they have to mask up correctly every day to keep from getting quarantined and missing out.
A. I'm sorry B. Yes both should stay home C. I would reach out to the school for guidance...if they articulate that only the one with covid is being excused...I would be educating them on how that can promote the spread
I don’t think they care and are fully aware of how covid spreads.
I'm just waiting for a call for quarantine since our district is mask optional and social distancing is a joke. I know this isn't what I REALLY want (b/c I understand Covid is not as "harmless" as chicken pox) but sometimes I wish my kids would just get it and get it over with. Our district rules state that you don't have to quarantine if you have had a positive case within 90 days, and I'm dreading a million quarantines. Again, I don't actually wish for this b/c I know things could get bad and they could have long term issues, and if I got to wish for something it would be mandatory masks and distancing, but just saying the thought has crossed my mind.
I think my new idea is to plan something fun every weekend and tell my kids they have to mask up correctly every day to keep from getting quarantined and missing out.
NGL, when DD tested this weekend a small part of me was hoping it was positive. Easy for me to say though because her only symptom was a runny nose. When you live somewhere that is done with Covid it feels totally inevitable. Waiting is the worst!
I only plan on quarantining DD for a positive in the family. If we had to quarantine for a close contact then she would literally go to school for a day, be home for 10, rinse and repeat forever.
A. I'm sorry B. Yes both should stay home C. I would reach out to the school for guidance...if they articulate that only the one with covid is being excused...I would be educating them on how that can promote the spread
As someone who lives in an area who is handling things very similarly to Leeham Rimes, I wouldn't even bother. The person she'd speak to has no agency to change the rules and the people in charge know this info perfectly well, they just don't fucking care.
Ugh. A couple weeks ago both kids and I had covid “like” symptoms, but all tested negative. (Sore throat, high fever, exhaustion and cough) They went away after three days.
It’s going around, so hopefully that is all you guys get.
I can’t believe they aren’t excusing quarantine absences. That is bananas.
This just sucks. The “right” thing to do is to keep them both home. The way this idiotic backwards states are doing things actually punishes anyone who is following the CDC guidelines. It’s not about “choice”, it’s about punishment. It’s infuriating…and will no doubt, cost lives. We’ve gotten two close contact notices from the bus so far. It may be flameworthy, but we’re not quarantining. Literally no one else is. So we’re not protecting anyone (especially since the bulk of kids aren’t even wearing masks)…and only hurting my 5th grader by keeping him home 10 days with zero instruction for kids at home. It makes me want to throw things.
However, we would keep both kids home if there was a positive case in the home. Even if it meant unexcused absences. I don’t know or care what our district’s policy is, to be honest. I’m guessing it would be a 5 minute phone call and an email of positive Covid test results in the home for the investigation to be over. They don’t have time to care about loving, supportive families who are simply following CDC guidelines. They’ve got their hands full with actual dangerous situations.
We've had several notices that the boys had a covid case in their classroom. In the same "breath" we were told (via email) that if we want to keep them home "out of caution" then the absences would not be excused and would be counted against them. The absences are only excused if the health department issues a mandatory quarantine.
It was just the causal threat of being investigated for keeping wesley at home that threw me b/c my first reaction would be to keep Wes home, except then I could possibly be in trouble for it. insanity.
I am not sure how it works where you live, but in many states, schools get funded based on average daily attendance. That means if a kid is out sick, the school does not get paid for the student that day. I understand that these formulas are used to try to encourage schools to get kids to school more often and not turn a blind eye to chronic truancy, but these formulas are extremely short sighted for illness, especially during covid. I think that a lot of schools are not allowing families to be more cautious because the schools can't afford to lose more money. It is awful all around.
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jlt19, Those same thoughts have crossed my mind. Since I feel like them getting it before a vaccine is available is inevitable, part of me is tempted to think that I just want to get it over with. Then I can stop worrying about it.
Then I feel like an asshole for essentially wishing for my kids to get sick.
I'm just waiting for a call for quarantine since our district is mask optional and social distancing is a joke. I know this isn't what I REALLY want (b/c I understand Covid is not as "harmless" as chicken pox) but sometimes I wish my kids would just get it and get it over with. Our district rules state that you don't have to quarantine if you have had a positive case within 90 days, and I'm dreading a million quarantines. Again, I don't actually wish for this b/c I know things could get bad and they could have long term issues, and if I got to wish for something it would be mandatory masks and distancing, but just saying the thought has crossed my mind.
I think my new idea is to plan something fun every weekend and tell my kids they have to mask up correctly every day to keep from getting quarantined and missing out.
Lurker, but my then 14 year old was thrilled to get covid over with when she tested positive in January for this reason. She had already been subjected to back to back quarantines that didn’t result in covid and was so anxious about more quarantines that having covid made her happy because it meant she didn’t have to quarantine for 90 days which got her to the last few weeks of school. We know for sure she would have been quarantined in that period at least once because they still sent the notice so it saved her that time.
Honestly I’m glad she got it over with too because she’s the only one who keeps getting exposure notices (just got one last week except no quarantine required now and plus she’s vaxxed and recovered). Covid wasn’t any different than the hundreds of other viruses she’s had through her life for her and she didn’t spread it to anyone around her so it was best case scenario all around.
This just sucks. The “right” thing to do is to keep them both home. The way this idiotic backwards states are doing things actually punishes anyone who is following the CDC guidelines. It’s not about “choice”, it’s about punishment. It’s infuriating…and will no doubt, cost lives. We’ve gotten two close contact notices from the bus so far. It may be flameworthy, but we’re not quarantining. Literally no one else is. So we’re not protecting anyone (especially since the bulk of kids aren’t even wearing masks)…and only hurting my 5th grader by keeping him home 10 days with zero instruction for kids at home. It makes me want to throw things.
However, we would keep both kids home if there was a positive case in the home. Even if it meant unexcused absences. I don’t know or care what our district’s policy is, to be honest. I’m guessing it would be a 5 minute phone call and an email of positive Covid test results in the home for the investigation to be over. They don’t have time to care about loving, supportive families who are simply following CDC guidelines. They’ve got their hands full with actual dangerous situations.
We've had several notices that the boys had a covid case in their classroom. In the same "breath" we were told (via email) that if we want to keep them home "out of caution" then the absences would not be excused and would be counted against them. The absences are only excused if the health department issues a mandatory quarantine.
It was just the causal threat of being investigated for keeping wesley at home that threw me b/c my first reaction would be to keep Wes home, except then I could possibly be in trouble for it. insanity.
I'd lie and say they are sick with ear aches (or whatever). But I'm very "Come at me. Bring on the truant officer!" about all this.
Ok, all the urgent care had was the rapid test and that was negative for both kids. No Pcr tests available until tomorrow at 4pm.
For me, myself, and I, I would chalk it up as the original test was faulty and carry on
I think it was faulty bc the only (ever so faint) line I saw was after the 5 minutes. On the re-test of the same brand, I really think my mind was playing tricks on me, bc there wasn’t a line when staring right at it. But of course I’m all tilting it in the light and i’m all “is that a gray line?” (Second line is supposed to be pink)
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