A MUM has been left bursting with rage after her daughter’s school asked for “photographic medical evidence” of her sickness bug.
Cam’s started throwing up in the early hours of Sunday, with her mum emailing the at the weekend – predicting “they’re going to cause me problems” on Sunday morning.
Cam was left fuming after she was asked by attendance officers at her daughter’s school to send in “photographic medical evidence” that she was actually sickCredit: tiktok/@camssworld__
She insisted she wasn’t sending Harley in – as she was still throwing up and “curled over in pain”Credit: tiktok/@camssworld__
And her prediction was absolutely correct.
Despite the fact that Harley hasn’t eaten, is still throwing up and is “curled over in pain”, the school replied saying: “Send her in – if she’s unwell you can come and pick her up.”
“No babe don’t tell me what I’m doing,” Cam said in a video on her TikTok page.
“First of all she’s throwing up. Who goes out when they’re throwing up?
“You want her to come to school and spread the lurgy?.
“Yeah same way I don’t want other children to come and spread them to mine.”
Secondly, when Cam asked them what they wanted, the school went as far as asking for a photo.
They then said to her: “If you don’t go to the doctors then
“We need medical evidence.”
However, Cam argued that if she called the doctors, as the school had requested, they’re going to say “Oh it sounds like a sickness bug”.
“You’re just trying to wind me up,” she concluded.
“She’s not coming to school and stop f**king emailing me.”
The comments section was immediately full of people weighing in, with one writing: “Thing is if the teachers were sick they wouldn’t go in.
“Why is acceptable for kids to carry on when they’re ill but not adults?!?”
“I kept the girls off when they were ill.. for 2 DAYS!” another added.
“Please believe the attendance officer knocked on my door and asked to see them!”
Is my child too ill for school? NHS advice
All schools have set rules and guidelines when it comes to a pupil’s illness. But the NHS shares the following advice…
High temperature – If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.
Coughs and colds – It’s fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes.
Chickenpox – If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over. This is usually about five days after the spots first appeared.
Cold sores – There’s no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.
Conjunctivitis – You don’t need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis, unless they are feeling very unwell.
COVID-19 – If your child has mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, and feels well enough, they can go to school. Read more on what to do if your child has Covid here.
Ear infection – If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they’re feeling better or their high temperature goes away.
Head lice and nits – There’s no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice. You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP.
Measles – If your child has measles, they’ll need to see a GP. Call the GP surgery before you go in, as measles can spread to others easily.
Keep your child off school for at least four days from when the rash first appears.
Sore throat – You can still send your child to school if they have a sore throat. But if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away. A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis.
Vomiting and diarrhoea – Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least two days (48 hours).
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about health protection and managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn’t.
“Oh I’ve had that too,” Cam replied.
“I’ve said in the email this morning feel free to come over, because what the hell!”
“My daughter had a tooth removed they said give her Calpol & send her straight in after …erm,” a third wrote.
“Winds me up!!! It’s like they own our kids,” someone else huffed.
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