Her husband, an engineer on a major construction project, can t take time off. She may still be contagious. I actually lied to the school so they would take her in because I was in such a bind, Linda admits. This is the first time I ve done this. Caught between the demands of work and family, many parents are sending kids to school sick.
School nurses say it s happening more often, as the demands on parents grow.
The child gets stuck in the middle, complains Elaine Z., a school nurse in an affluent Boston suburb. The problem is, the judgment gets colored by what kind of day the parent has ahead, she adds.