Waiting for a Covid Test

Before starting the 2 week winter break, we were informed that the grade above Pia’s had many students who had just tested for covid. We weren’t too worried and the vacation schedule couldn’t have been more perfect. . Her boyfriend’s parents had invited Pia to their home in the Pyrenees. This was such a nice invitation as Pia has not been out of Aix too much since the summer. So, the week went by, and she was sending lovely photos of her walks in the countryside. Before I knew it, she was back at home, and of course, a small group of kids wanted to get together the following day. As there is a curfew and so little going on, I decided that there was no harm in letting her go,. After all, these were kids that she saw every day at school. Well, I am now regretting that decision because, as of Thursday, Pia received a message from one of the kids saying that 2 of them had tested positive for Covid. This situation has now forced us to stop our lives and stay in the house until Pia can be tested. It’s the weekend so we must wait until Monday. She had planned to have a birthday sleepover on Saturday, and all of that must now be canceled. Perhaps it was an extreme reaction, but from the beginning, I had decided that I would be strict with myself and Pia about Covid rules. This meant no exceptions, especially when there was a positive case inside of our circle.

After spending 5 days of the vacation confined in the house, it was time to go back to school. I didn’t want Pia to return without having an antigen test. It was irresponsible, in my opinion, to ignore this precaution.. Unfortunately, this did not seem to be the opinion of other parents in the same situation. I feel like I constantly have to defend my position with these protocols. I stuck to my decision, and Pia was at the pharmacy first thing in the morning to have the test,l. Fortunately, the test was negative. She went off to school, and so far, we haven’t heard any more about it. I fear that the virus has finally crept its way into. IBS. (International Bilingual School)

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