Do I have to send my daughter to school?

My daughter has missed TONS of school because she’s always sick! Well on Thursday, she has sinus surgery which will hopefully fix that. However, she was out today as well because she has a small painful infection under her arm that she needed to go to the doctor for and get antibiotics for. So she was also out of school before Christmas break because she was sick. She missed today because of the issue and she’s anxious about going to school for the next two days. But I don’t have a doctors note for the next two days. also, she’s not sleeping well because both of our beds are terrible. I ordered a mattress topper which came today but I have to wait for a day or two I don’t have any money right now to buy an air mattress. Do I send her to school?  I want her to be at school it’s important even for the two days but if she’s not sleeping and she doesn’t feel well partially because she’s not sleeping do I send her? She super anxious but I’m at a crossroads here. School is so important. But if you’re not sleeping well, and you don’t feel well and you’re anxious it’s going to be rough.
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With the amount of excuses you have for her she will always be codependent. You are setting her up for failure.

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The more she.stays home, the more anxiety she’ll have about going back. Missing out on friendships, education, and just socializing in general at this age can be hard. If she’s so sick she can’t get out of bed then keep her home, but if she can fully function and eat without getting sick she should be going to school. Not sleeping well can be addressed with maybe melatonin (ask her dr though), but shouldn’t be a factor in keeping her home. It will only cause more anxiety. Otherwise maybe homeschooling is the way to go.

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She needs social interaction ,
lack of probably causing her anxiety . She should be in school with kids her own age .

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No matter how much she should probably stay home, you legally have to send her. Send her to school and advise them what’s going on so they are in the loop so if her anxiety or other issues get worse they can send her home

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Mamas Uncut Home Educating…You just write a letter to the school explaining…Before you do it might be beneficial to join some home education groups on Facebook as they are very useful and will definitely help you

Home school hun
I had to do that with my youngest when she was in school and she was sick all the time
Home school

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Do online schooling then being sick won’t really matter. My kids do it they love it and are doing way better then they did in normal school

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I would send her to school. Inform the school. If she is unwell she may be able to do later starts and/or early finishes. I have done both mainstream and home-schooling. People will say home-school, but the same issues will be there eg. Too tired, too sick etc etc. They don’t just magically go away because you home-school. Deal with the issues and keep her in normal schooling. Most schools are happy to work with you to achieve the best results for your child. Don’t be thinking home-schooling will magically solve problems. You need to be super organised and disciplined to do it and it’s tiring running a house and teaching your child. I’m just being honest and realistic.

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I’d send her. As adults we still go to work when we don’t feel well. I still went to work with a 11 week old after being up all night. In the adult world we can’t lay out all the time like that. It sucks but we have to suck it up.

If I were you I would be speaking with her school counselor and an outside counselor sounds like more going on than just sickness with the excuses. You want your child to succeed in school to be a responsible and successful adult and the way things are going sounds like you could both use some assistance.

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Is home school a possibility… that would be the best for now…I did that with my daughter as well because they took me to court because she was in hospital

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Home school I have to do that with my daughter bc she’s sick all the time!

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Kids missed so much the last two years because of Covid… don’t make more excuses to not send her to school. Get her butt to school. Kids have gotten sick a lot more to us year considering it’s the first year we have had that is normal after Covid. But you can’t hole her away forever.

Try homeschool then. It kind of sounds like you’re making excuses for her, so she’s going to keep missing important things in life like school and work, and think it’s ok.

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I am a believer in home schooling it is good, takes the stress out of the day and may only be for awhile, she may want to go back in time

If she just had surgery keep her home but no more extra days

There’s some underlying problem, maybe bullying, embarrassment.

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Send her to school let the teacher know what’s going on w her.

I would send her. If she’s not contagious or super horrible.

School is super important but it also prepares them for real life. Parents don’t get days off cuz they are tired or didn’t sleep well. Here I sit at work and I’ve been dealing with a toddler with pink eye for 2 days.
None of us are sleeping well at home.

Same thing I have huge sinus issues and only 5 sick days. So guess what if I’m not dying and it’s not contagious I go in and save my sick time for the kids.

The only blessing is I can wfh when the kids are sick mostly

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At this point just take her out and problem solve :woman_facepalming:t2::woman_facepalming:t2::woman_facepalming:t2:

When my son doesn’t feel like going to school I tell him to go anyway and if he’s still not feeling well in class to tell his teacher and I’ll come pick him up. He goes and has never complained once he’s in class. Sometimes you just have to get them out the door and stop making excuses.

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School for your daughter is 100% not a priority. The codependency here is real.

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I ended up getting kicked out of school for missing too much the beginning of my junior year, because I was depressed and had bad social anxiety. I got SO LUCKY that I kept my grades up so I was able to go to my schools Alternative school program. You go to the class for 4-8 hrs (depends if you’re full or half day) and do everything online but I was able to graduate with my school and walk with my class. I even graduated early. Reach out to her school and see if they have options like that or look into homeschooling if her anxiety is that much of a problem. Her missing will effect her moving into the next grade and then eventually effect her getting her diploma. Have her see a therapist, get her on some probiotics for her immune system(antibiotics kill it), and do not keep enabling her, because you could legally get in trouble for her missing school, and she needs an education. Mental illness is important if that IS the problem, but there are options to help all these things. Praying for your girl, I’ve been there, it gets better.

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Send her to school. Period.

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Load of excuses then …

Coming from experience (and absolutely no blame on my parents, they’re amazing) but as a kid going into young adult. The more they tried to “protect” me. The worse off I was long run
Today I am agoraphobia GAD social phobia and anxiety and the list goes on.
Keep pushing and don’t give up. Don’t try to always speak for her, she needs to feel the fear and face it anyways. These are just my opinions. She needs the social interaction as well

Wish you the Very best :heart:

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Madylann Marie Atkinson depending on what state your in you can most definitely get into trouble for your kids missing to much school. Missouri is one of those states. I think it’s if your child misses more than 5 inexcusable days

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Penn foster depending on what grade she is in. She can do that for 55$ a month from home at her own pace.

Well it sounds like you already made your decision to be honest

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Good God, send the child to school.

She has missed way too much school.

Unless she is ill, contagious, send the girl to school.

Sheeeeeeeesh…