Health
Kids with runny noses banned from childcare and school – The Age
When youngsters start childcare, bouts of coughs and sniffles often follow. But in today’s COVID-safe world, that will be enough to get them sent home.
Many parents are also banned from entering childcare centres, with preschoolers escorted from the front door to their rooms by teachers after they pass fever screening stations.
“We have to hand over our child to an unnamed stranger in the car park, who then takes them to the room,” said one parent. “This has been distressing and confusing for children.”
The government’s tough new illness advice has the support of key medical and industry groups.
But some parents have questioned the necessity of…
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