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Sending kids to school with hand foot mouth disease
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:15 pm
Is this common for parents to do? My son just got it from a girl in his class that has it. I kept mine home today because although symptoms are mild it is highly contagious. Usually clears up 7-10 days. Don't really want to keep my child out of school that long.
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:17 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
The poor always send sick kids to school. They can't afford daycare and can't afford to take a day off. It sucks, but nothing new.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:17 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
If you’re an a-hole, I’m sure people do it for convenience. My kids got it at daycare a few years ago. We kept them out for the full time.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:18 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
You mean that’s a real thing?
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:20 pm to Shexter
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The poor always send sick kids to school. They can't afford daycare and can't afford to take a day off. It sucks, but nothing new.
It aint just the poor, just shitty parents.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:20 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
kid just had it. doctor said they are good to go back once you stop seeing new bumps and fever is gone
7-10 days is overkill.
i caught it with our first kid and that shite sucked. I was knocked out for a few days
7-10 days is overkill.
i caught it with our first kid and that shite sucked. I was knocked out for a few days
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:20 pm to Shexter
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The poor always send sick kids to school. They can't afford daycare and can't afford to take a day off. It sucks, but nothing new.
Yep
“Poor” people have to get drunk and do drugs all day and don’t want kids cramping their style
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:20 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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Is this common for parents to do? My son just got it from a girl in his class that has it. I kept mine home today because although symptoms are mild it is highly contagious. Usually clears up 7-10 days. Don't really want to keep my child out of school that long.
Kind of shitty to send your kids to school infectious when there's essentially a 100% chance that it will get spread, especially for younger children.
I think the threshold for hand foot mouth is they need to stay home until the blisters are healed over.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:21 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
Lawrence County Tennessee would send your arse to court if your kid missed days on account of that. They better have their asses in their seats, there are literally no excuses.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:21 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
I have two kids in daycare, you almost may as well send em to school as that’s where they got it from anyway. School is a damn germ factory.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:24 pm to BayouBandit24
If they are poor affording day care has nothing to do with it. That makes no sense. Plus daycare won’t let them drop off with HFM.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:27 pm to grizzlylongcut
If you see symptoms, essentially everyone has already been exposed.
Also, did you know the recent guidance for pink eye, for similar reasons is to send kids back to school with it with no waiting period.
Also, did you know the recent guidance for pink eye, for similar reasons is to send kids back to school with it with no waiting period.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:28 pm to Shexter
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The poor always send sick kids to school.
It isn't just the poor people. I know plenty of high earners that are complete selfish pricks when it comes to sending their kids to school/camp/parties while they're sick.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:30 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
No. My grandson picked it up in daycare and had to stay home unit cleared. I think it was 7 days. Maybe longer bc it took a while. Fever, anything contagious can’t go. Colds? Well they stay having colds and nose runs until immunity built (per pediatrician).
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:31 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
It's not just poor people
I know relatively affluent people who will show up at our house/event/etc. going "oh [younger son] had the stomach bug this morning, so he stayed home. [Older daughter] had it a few days ago" like this is completely normal behavior
They should be sprayed with bleach and thrown out the door
I know relatively affluent people who will show up at our house/event/etc. going "oh [younger son] had the stomach bug this morning, so he stayed home. [Older daughter] had it a few days ago" like this is completely normal behavior
They should be sprayed with bleach and thrown out the door
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:34 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
It amazes me and infuriates me that parents do that shite. When my son was in his first preschool, we eventually had to pull him out because he was sick literally almost every week he was there. And when he'd get sick we would keep him out as to not get other kids sick, but as soon as he went back he'd get sick again from kids whose parents just pump them full of Tylenol and send them anyway.
I know that kids get sick in preschool, and that it helps build their immune systems, but that's gonna happen naturally anyway. You don't have to be a dick and send your sick kid to school.
I know that kids get sick in preschool, and that it helps build their immune systems, but that's gonna happen naturally anyway. You don't have to be a dick and send your sick kid to school.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:36 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
I would hope the parents didn't know their kid had it, but some people suck so I'm not surprised. I kept mine out.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:38 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
I didn't realize that was even a thing
My daughter's school makes the child stay home until they have a doctor's note that clears them
My daughter's school makes the child stay home until they have a doctor's note that clears them
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:40 pm to Pettifogger
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They should be sprayed with bleach and thrown out the door
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Pettifogger
This makes sense.
Oh, and I totally agree.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 12:40 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
This sounds like herpes
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