Originally Posted by
gymnbomb
I get my kids tested 5 days after exposure because it reduces their quarantine requirements for school from 10 days to 7 days. It is free and not difficult to get tested here, so I see no reason not to.
This is what we did when DS was exposed at his Y soccer game a couple of weeks ago. He ended up missing four days of school, but it was a really screwy situation. Since the Y couldn’t pinpoint actual close contacts, anybody who played in the game on either team was considered exposed. Our middle school principal told another parent that if the exposure happened outside of school or school activities and does not involve anyone in the actual household being diagnosed, the quarantine rules are a bit up in the air. Several parents had their kids tested, got their negative result, and sent them back to school. I tried to follow what I thought were the rules.
Everybody was at practice a few days ago (12 days post exposure), so it looks like nobody else came down with it.
DS: Raising heck since 12/09