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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe Morning of Back to School<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It all started really well with their dad dropping them off before collecting his flowers. I had waited at home for this all to be sorted reading a book before I did anything else. But yes it had all gone swimmingly and so I decided to go out for a long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Long Run and The Rapid Lateral Flow Tests Saga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The run itself seemed much harder than usual I felt quite tired. I put this down to my coronavirus vaccination<\/a> and just thought it was okay I could take it steady. After all I had the whole school day to myself. Whilst on my run I started worrying about things I needed to do – including doing the food shop so we actually had dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our 13 year old hadn\u2019t had his first rapid lateral flow test yet and had to wait in the food hall waiting his turn. They had been warned it could be a while and to take a book. Of course he didn\u2019t! On my run he started messaging me, saying things like they were still waiting. It was nice he was wanting to message me but I had paused my run as I thought it was important. Now of course my teen IS important in himself so I did continue to keep messaging him when I discovered there was no emergency. However, I did tell him I was on a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then I received a text from the teen saying that his turn had come and that I hadn\u2019t given consent. This was really quite annoying because there is usually notifications on the app used for this school until you submit a response. This hadn\u2019t happened and it was the next day before I realised. In fact at the point of the deadline (a week before back to school) I didn\u2019t even know when this child was going in to do rapid lateral flow tests!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On realising my error I had rung the school and they had told me it was fine and they would make a note of it. Well this consequently meant that our teen ended up just sitting on his own. He was informed that after everyone else was tested they would get him to call me and have consent. Apparently he wasn\u2019t allowed to eat until after the test either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stood in the middle of a field I tried calling the school. There was no answer. I asked him if he could show the text and he said he couldn\u2019t. He was sending me messages explaining that EVERYONE else was outside. Yes even the children who had refused tests but he wasn\u2019t allowed. He had to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He had messaged to say there was someone meant to be coming for him but he was just sat there. When I finished my 10 miles I tried the school again and left an answer machine message. So<\/p>\n\n\n\n I received a phone call, but it wasn\u2019t his school it was about his younger brother. One of the children had tested positive on the rapid lateral flow test and so he needed picking up immediately. The school is not local and they appreciated I could be a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was explained that our son had to self-isolate for 10 days. I was actually told at this point that it was only until the child had tested positive on a PCR test. However, this advice has changed and the boy in question has tested negative but still they are all meant to self-isolate for 10 days<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Obviously staying at home wasn\u2019t possible. I did get him to wear a face covering in the car and not hug everyone like he usually would, just in case. But I could not leave him at home alone (remember his dad had gone to a funeral).<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Teen Texts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nNon Consent to have a Rapid Lateral Flow Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My Error with Consent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Non-Testers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Positive Rapid Lateral flow Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nPositive but Negative Rapid Lateral Flow Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Staying at Home following a Positive Rapid Lateral Flow Test<\/h3>\n\n\n\n