One parent says the cracks are starting to show with policies involving childcare and symptoms of COVID-19.
Stephanie Clarke’s daughter was sent home from her day camp in Paradise after she had a headache.
That same day Clarke received an email saying her daughter had to stay home for 2 weeks as per policy, which she claims was not communicated to her or other parents.
While Clarke says she’s fortunate she works for the federal government which has temporary measures in place for these types of situations, many others won’t be so lucky come fall.
She says if this is happening during the school year and kids have to stay home for 14 days, that could mean a lot of missed school and missed time at work.
Clarke questions what the policies will be for teachers. She says there are a lot of questions and not a lot of answers.
Clarke says it’s unreasonable a symptom that may not be related to COVID-19, such as a headache, runny nose due to allergies, or shortness of breath from asthma, can be such a huge disruption to people’s lives.
She adds that parents will need to be as prepared as possible and will most likely need multiple contingency plans for the fall.