Would you keep her home from school?

I can understand where you are coming from. I would probably encourage my child to stay home from school if she wasn't feeling well. Some parents go and send their kid off to school anyway, but I would really prefer not to get other kids sick. I would prefer for other parents not to get my kid sick just because they aren't prepared to have their kids stay home when they are sick. I would suggest to the school board that a few kids skipping a few days of school by pretending to be sick is really no big deal compared to sick kids coming to school because you want 'perfect attendance.' I feel the same way about sick people coming in to work. In the long run, exposing other people when you have a cold is more of a drain on the office. Or, so I think, in my own humble opinion.

Depending on how old the child is. Now my oldest daughter she would of knew for sure if she could of handled school or not she is 14. Now if she had a fever then she would stay home. Now if this would of been one of my younger 2 then yes I would of kept them home from school. Especially if they like school and really want to go they are not going to tell you if they do really feel bad or not. My youngest had an upper respitory/diarrhea last week and I kept her home from school for 2 days. Which at first she acted like there was nothing wrong with her and then later that after noon she started to run a low grade temp, more diarrhea, and more of a persistant cough. I did call her doctor about it. Plus she slept most of the afternoon away. Then I knew she was really sick and she begged me that morning to let her go. I am sure glad I didn't cause I would of just had to go get her later.

I just hope it was a virus and it is over now. They will call if she feels bad again. Might be something she ate? Or drunk? Apple juice or grape bothers my little sister at times. I hope she is feeling better and when in doubt don't send her out.

Sounds like a short term bug. I'm sure she will be over it soon, but if not maybe a trip to doctor would be in order. Amazing how kids can go from one extreme to the other so quickly! I hope your daughter is feeling better when she comes home from school.

Hello ersmommy. I think that if it were the same case to my child, I would do the same to keep him home from school. A child needs to be taken good care of at home instead of going to school if this happens. I hope that your little baby is getting better today. Good luck to her and take care, friend.

Hi, I have 3 kids 2 little ones. They have had similar symptoms and I was told it was rote virus. They feel great and then it hits again...etc, etc, ect. Make sure your daughter is washing her hands often at school and see if you can donate some anti bacterial stuff to her class room. She probably picked it up in the bathroom, toys, puzzles, community crayons, etc. The best defense for this is a good offence. People, especially children do not wash their hands often enough to stop the virus. it does go away in a couple of days, but have her drink 7 up and eat a few sugery thing. From throwing up and below her sugar levels are probably low. I would still send her to school as long as she feel good enough.

i don't have a child yet at the moment... but when i am still a child, i know that my parents won't let me go to school when i am really sick... having fever, vomiting, having diarrhea are some of the examples of the illness that will keep me at home... but if it is only a bit of coughing and running nose, they will still let me go to school... take care and have a nice day...

[i]I have no kids but for me once she looks great before leaving and took her breakfast, then I will not worry about it, for sure, if there are some problems, you will be notified! [/i]

I would of sent her to school if she was feeling ok and just make sure you are at a phone where you could go and get her if she needed to come home. I know here if they miss too many days they will be held back a year. Next year my daughter will be going to school but I will be there volunteering most of the time so I will be near if something happens or she needs me.

Hi there, I think you made the right decision. Kids don't miss out a lot anyway if they skip school unlike college students. You should make sure to pack a light lunch for her though to prevent another bout of diarrhea. It could be very unpleasant to poop in school. And make sure to inform her teachers so that they can keep an eye out for her. Lastly, I would suggest telling your daughter to watch what she eats. Maybe she ate something dirty from a friend or something she bought from the cafeteria...

What I do is I have my daughter go to school when she is first getting something, that way the next day when its worse, I keep her home. If she can't handle me sending her the first day, I come and get her.

I think you did right by sending her to school. Like you said, if there is a problem, the school will call. It is important for children to know that an upset tummy is not always a reason to stay home. If you called her doctor, he will tell you if there is cause for concern.

I believe you did the right thing by sending her to school. Children are not the best actors; if they are sick they are sick, if they are well they are well, if they are hungry they eat, if they are full they dont, etc.. etc...Even though she is just a child, no one knows how she feels better then herself. Only she can provide you with the best subjective information on how she feels. Parents sometimes forget that children are intelligent little people who just have not learned all the ways of the world. Also like you said, you can always go get her if she begins to feel ill at school. You should probably meticulously monitor her dietary intake to see if something she is eating is causing the acute mild diarrhea. If the nightly diarrhea continues for another night or two i would definitely call her pediatrician, as persistent diarrhea unrelated to diet can signify an underlying stomach or intestinal problem. hope this helps.

I would send her to school, she doesn't seem that sick. If she gets a fever or vomit, I would keep her home, but she seems fine. Good Luck to you.

I would have sent her to school also if she felt like going. I wouldn't want her to miss out if she really wanted to go. I hope she feels better. I also hope the school is fairly close for you to pick her if need be too.

As long as my kid is not throwing up and having a high fever I normally send him to school. I made an exception a few weeks ago. I kept my son home from school with only a tummy ache. I had not been feeling well the few days before he got his tummy ache and I know how bad I felt. I figured if he was getting the same thing then sending him to school would be pointless because he would either be coming home or not learning anything and miserable.

It is probably just a little bit of a bug or something, if she was fine in herself and had eaten something before she went then she should be fine. Like you say, if there is a problem then they will let you know. I would have sent mine and would have probably just told the teacher that they had been a bit off colour.

I will usually send my kids to school unless they are really very sick the morning of school. A couple coughs or sniffles really aren't enough for me to keep them home, because they're missing out on a lot at school and it can become difficult to catch up. If the school feels they shouldn't be there, they will call and send them home.

hi dear if i were you i will first see that the baby is fine then allow her to go the school!! not otherwise. my parents did the same way for me when i was a kid!!

If she has a fever you should keep her at home. Otherwise you can let her go to school and pick her up if she feels too sick