phabphour20 t1_j6nv0hs wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Reply to comment by smkmn13 in CT schools see continuing rise in chronic absenteeism by ctmirror

Yeah. That’s one day every two weeks or 2-3 days in a month. My kids probably do that from colds and flu and Covid.

lazy-but-talented t1_j6o9ga6 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:03 PM

I was going to say a day every 2-3 weeks is a lot, but I think I just had super strict parents because i got sent to school sick all the time. staying home sick was the same as playing hooky

phabphour20 t1_j6ohylv wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:56 PM

For me and my family (and my co-workers), the calculus has changed since Covid. We used to send kids to school with coughs or runny noses all the time. Now the bar is a bit higher (or lower) and we keep them home more to be safe. I hope other parents in our community are doing the same. It is much easier now for a lot of people to work from home and thus not need emergency childcare for a sick day.

The days of being a martyr and coming into the office when sick are certainly over. At least in the white collar office environment where I work. I just log in from home and do Zoom meetings when necessary.

lazy-but-talented t1_j6ov2yd wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:17 PM

I’ve worked from home for nearly 3 years and I definitely feel insulated to a lot of the problems surrounding a sick day, I can save sick time and stretch out a work day or just call out easily.

COVID has created far greater disparities in money needed vs money being earned, some people are definitely working more hours or more jobs to pay for their necessities and can’t afford to take a sick day and still go into work sick.

Nyrfan2017 t1_j6ph6z9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:39 PM

I was going to say the same thing … also I recall schools having like ten missed days and you could be kept back. That was a very long time ago but still