soapdragon Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I am very fortunate in that both my boys are usually in very good health and so seldom ill. However last night ES went down with a very violent D&V bug and has had a very rough night. I e mailed the abscence line at secondary (he started there in Sept) at 11.10pm to let them know he would not be in the following day (today) and said that Thursday would also be out due to the 48 hour exclusion for D&V. Have just had an e mail back saying that 24 hours is fine if the child is considered well enough to come back in ! I really thought that there was a blanket, mandatory 48 hour exclusion for D&V; not just in schools but hospital staff etc too? It can be extremely debilitating and spread so quickly that 48 hours since the last 'episode' would seem much more sensible in order to keep any outbreak under control. ES is young and fit and he's a limp dishrag this morning so I dread to think what it could do to a frail, elderly person, someone with compromised immunity or a preganant mum I know some of you are in the teaching profession, some in medicine and most of you with children who will have been affected by this at some stage so just wondered what others have come across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Exclusion period... We don't do that in the Netherlands! Definitely no rules for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjayne Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 We're told 48 hours after last 'episode' at my boys primary school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I do think these blanket exclusions are a waste of time, with most of these things you are infectious before symptoms appear. If child is feeling well I would let them go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 We had an email from my daughter's school last week about this, stating 48 hours. Norovirus is running wild around the country at the moment. ED has avoided it so far, touch wood, she was dreading getting it for her 18 th birthday last week when all her friends had it. Hope you DS is feeling better and the rest of you don't succumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I thought it was 48 hours too. Most adults need that as so washed out after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Having queried this with the school nurse team in Oxford they totally agree with 48 hours; that is the NHS recommendation! In fact they got quite cross that school was saying coming back after 24 hours was fine so cat amongst the pigeons time! It's all tied up, I am convinced, with the school wanting to keep abscence to an absolute minimum so that they get max points from OfSTED! It's a real threat at secondary and hammered home at every opportunity; they even have someone whose job title is Attendance Manager! As if missing a few days in year 7 (or indeed any stage) is going to ruin a child;s career prospects....honestly! If they are ill then they are ill and should be at home! Grrr..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Totally agree that you shouldnt send your child to school until 48 hrs after symptoms sem to have cleared up. At the school I work in children are dropping like flies due in part I am sure to parents sending their kids back to school too early. If someone's immune system is a wee bit vulnerable this virus could floor them. Horrible. Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
