My ten year old great nephew in Georgia (older sister's grandchild) has Covid. He is

[Demsrule86]

running a 101 + fever. I am so angry with my niece who lives with her mother and sister who is immunocompromised. She has not been vaccinated...my niece. And apparently, in Georgia schools don't have to send kids home who have Covid... I am so upset. I just made it home from vacation. My sister did not come nor did my nephew...was stuck in Charleston and Charlotte since Saturday. I loathe and detest those who have selfishly not gotten vaccinated and those elected who put their personal political ambitions above the needs of their constituents, particularly their lying about kids not getting this miserable virus.

[GPV]

1. I'm so sorry!

[Demsrule86]

2. I am so frightened. We begged the mother to keep the kid home but she refused...she

is a real piece of work. He caught it in school. Thanks for your good wishes.

[GPV]

3. I am holding my breath for the start of school here. We will have masks and a pretty

good vaccination rate, but those littles are so vulnerable.

Hope he’s on his way to to a full recovery!

[Demsrule86]

20. I hope so too. I wish they would come up with a shot for the younger kids...hear it is in the

works.

[Rorey]

8. She sent him to school with a fever?

Am I understanding correctly?

I'm so sorry, and hope he quickly recovers, and that your sister and other niece don't catch it.

[Demsrule86]

10. His mother may have, we don't know. But the school kept him even though he had a fever.

How many kids have been exposed because of this shitty policy?

[Rorey]

21. How awful for him

I bet he felt horrible.

[wnylib]

26. That's an insane school policy at any time, pandemic or not.

When I was a kid, the school nurse called parents for sick kids and arranged for someone to take them home.

Today more than ever it's important to get sick kids out of the school for their own comfort and recovery as well as for the sake of the other kids, teachers, and staff.

Sounds like grounds for a neglect lawsuit.

[MLAA]

4. Sending your great nephew healing thoughts.

The adult responsible for him sure let him and her whole family down. You have every right to be angry. It is child neglect. Pure and simple.

[Demsrule86]

11. I am furious.

She holds the kid over my sister's head...hostage to fortune. And she has endangered her sister too.

[hamsterjill]

5. I am so sorry this happened.

As is my personal practice, I have said a small prayer for your great nephew.

Please keep us updated.

[Demsrule86]

13. Thank you, I have been praying since I found out.

[malaise]

6. Oh how awful

Hope he gets well soon

[Demsrule86]

14. Me too...I mean a kid in his school just died. They are in Cherokee.

[malaise]

23. I cannot believe the madness associated with basic protection from Covid.

[wnylib]

27. I cannot believe the institutional negligence

in the care of children. When we have stooped that low, there is no place lower to go.

[malaise]

39. And not just in the USA

[Cha]

7. The Very Best Healing Vibes to your Grandnephew, Dems!

[Demsrule86]

15. Thank you Cha...I love the graphic. It is beautiful.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Damn Demsrule

This has been some year for you.

Something's gotta give.

Sending those "just hold on and hang in there" thoughts to you.

[Demsrule86]

17. That is all we can do...just before we found out. Hubs had an interview which seems promising.

But autos not having chips have caused many layoffs in Cleveland ...parts manufacturers here. We sold our house and we have some savings. I may have to go to Georgia to help my sis...as someone has to watch my handicapped neice.

[Nevilledog]

12. ...

[Demsrule86]

19. Thank you.

[TallMike]

16. oof...

I just re-met my 10 yo great nephew for the first time in 9 years.
Absolute joy. Bought him his first knife. Of course he didn't realize it was actually a manacure set. More importantly neither did his mom. LOL!
I'm so very sorry for your situation. I couldn't imagine the fear you're going through.
All the very best to you and yours.

[Demsrule86]

18. Thank you TallMike. What a wonderful reunion. I am just hoping and praying for the best.

[Heartstrings]

22. Healing vibes sent to your precious great nephew......nt

[Demsrule86]

28. Thanks, he is a great kid ...I am so worried.

[niyad]

24. Sending vibes for healing for your great nephew, and hugggggs for you. Your DU

family is here for you.

[Demsrule86]

29. Thanks Niyad...it means a great deal to be able to talk about this with you and my DU

family.

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. The real victims of this are the kids

They can't overrule their own stupid parents. I hope he recovers. I hope he has no lasting effects. I hope for you to stay well and stay strong.

[Demsrule86]

30. Thank you for that. That poor kid definitely lost the parent lottery. I love my niece ... she is my

family, but I have seen cats that are better mothers...as, for his father, he is worse. Thank God, he has my sister and brother-in-law who are amazing.

[Ms. Toad]

31. He's in school with a fever of 101+???

It doesn't matter whether it is COVID or something else - it is standard to send kids home with a fever of 100.

[Demsrule86]

32. They have not been sending the kids home...don't want to admit to the covid numbers which are

undoubtedly higher than reported. And they are not required to send the kids home. I find the entire thing shocking.

[Ms. Toad]

33. They don't have to admit to COVID. Any school I've ever been around -

the rule was if your temp was over 100, you were home until it had stayed below 100 without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours.

No need to name it - just use standard health protocols.

[Demsrule86]

34. They didn't send him home and they are not required to send even kids that have Covid home.

It is left up to the schools and my sister is a Democrat in a very red area.

[Ms. Toad]

35. Forget COVID, if that is a red flag. No child with a fever of 100 or more should be in school

regardless of the cause. In 6 decades, I have NEVER encountered a school district with a policy that kept children with a fever in school.

E.g.: https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/50020
https://publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps/wcm/connect/e0b4f671-c431-447c-8d21-29025cae5ef6/Healthy-Habits-Fact-Sheet-1-2018.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=mx-eGFh

[Demsrule86]

36. It never happened until Covid. But it is happening now. My sis lives in a very red area.

https://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/cms/lib/GA01903603/Centricity/Domain/4/BacktoSchool_QA_080420.pdf

This is PDF so hard to copy.

[Ms. Toad]

37. She should pull the school's policy on illness -

I bet it requires her to keep her child home for 24 hours after a fever of 100 degrees or more.

It's got nothing to do with red/blue/or any other political color. It is just standard school policy on fevers.

[Demsrule86]

40. It doesn't matter the school board is full of righties and they are minimizing Covid. There is

no masking either. This is Marjorie Taylor Greene's district. My sister is a Democrat. Georgia's governor is like DeSantis and other GOP murderous governors.

[Demsrule86]

44. They don't even have to contact parents...the person that told my sis my nephew

was exposed worked for the state.

[DFW]

38. Endangering a child's life to make a political point

How cynical is THAT? These people (mom and school) seem to have less emotion and empathy than a bull shark.

[Demsrule86]

41. The Mom is not a Trumper...she is a Vegan and very New Age...I don't know what her deal is.

[Demsrule86]

42. The School Board, the Governor...they are all minimizing Covid...my sis says ambulances are

being turned away from hospitals.

[Demsrule86]

43. It will be five to 10 days before we know how severe a case the child has.

[CottonBear]

46. The GOP love their hate more than they love their children or other's children. NT

[Demsrule86]

48. You are right... so sad.

[CottonBear]

45. I am so sorry to hear of this.

Our school district in Georgia has a mask mandate for pre-K through grade 12 (students , staff & teachers), promotes vaccinations, provides a COVID19 website and email newsletter to report cases in every school, requires quarantine for sick students and employees, and notifies everyone who comes into contact with a person who has been diagnosed with COVID19.

Last week, two 8th grade students at my child’s school were diagnosed with COVID19. I got this info directly from my child’s school.

Fortunately, we live in a blue city

[SYFROYH]

47. The Coastal GA area case numbers are as bad as ever. Its better in ATL and north GA.

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[Demsrule86]

49. The schools are just having huge outbreaks even in the Atlanta area.