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What part of I need you to call me not E-mail if you have anything regarding this issue to tell me about, was confusing.
So, for those of you that are regulars this is the bug bite like marks family.
On Tuesday dad picked up and I spoke to him in person. I summarized the below letter which I also handed to him in person. It was already in a sealed envelope with Dad’s name on it as usually I see the girlfriend at pick up.
Dear Dad,
Because I desire to insure I am doing everything reasonable to insure the health and safety of DCB and all the children in my care. I have called the environmental health department and spoken with on of there experts and he said that until we can determine when/where DCB’s marks are occurring, then he will not be able to offer any assistance. Therefore, he has recommended the following plan which I will be implementing.
In the morning, shortly before Gavin is placed in your car you and or Girlfriend should check DCB for marks. When DCB is dropped off at school he should be checked again for marks. Everyday when I pick DCB up form school I will check to see if he has any marks on him. Then when DCB is picked up the adult picking him up and I will check DCB for marks. Then you and or Girlfriend will need to re-check DCB for marks when taking him out of the car. This is the only way to isolate when/where the marks are occurring. Because, there was six weeks between occurrences I will be implementing this plan for at least ten weeks. The expert also recommends that if the marks reoccur you take him to the doctor while they are still visible so the doctor can determine if they are bug bites or a rash.
Because, DCB has already had these bug bite like marks twice now and the cause is not certain then if they occur again I will require that DCB see a doctor while the marks are still visible and get a note before, returning coming to day care. The doctors note must indicate what the doctor thinks they are i.e. a rash or bug bite ect. or if you have anything regarding this issue to tell me about.
Also because, this is a time sensitive issue I need you to call me not E-mail me if the marks return or if you have anything regarding this issue to tell me about.. I would like to put an end to these marks just as much as you do as we are both concerned for the safety, health and well being of DCB.
Thank you
ME
Dear Mrs. ME,
Yes, I think this would be a good measure to isolate where the skin irritations are coming from. At this point, DCB goes between 3 different places during the week: home, school and daycare, and then back to home. Girlfriend and I have pretty good visibility of his condition going between home and school, since we give him his shower and get him dressed in the morning, and usually he falls asleep in the car on the way home.
I understand that it may be inconvenient for the kids to have a blanket during play, but would it be possible to continue using one during daycare hours? Gavin had a physical checkup with his doctor on Tuesday, and I raised the issue to ask what the irritations were and since DCB still had one on his arm, the doctor looked at it and quickly and easily identified it as an insect bite, particularly a flea bite. She said that typically is what the symptoms of a flea bite are: a small head where the bite occurred, and redness and inflammation surrounding the bite area.
I ask that risk of any kind of exposure - even when he is in my personal care, or wherever he may be, is minimized. Therefore, since one of the places that he does spend time during the week is under your care, I ask that protection from exposure may be continued there.
If you have any questions, please feel free to discuss this with Girlfriend or myself. Since Girlfriend is there to pick him up and has cared for him as his mother figure for the last 4 years, please feel comfortable to discuss or disclose any concerns you may have to her as you would to me.
Regards,
Dad
So what I would I have to decide now is what to do now. The first time the marks occurred I did use a blanket for a while but it just gets in the way of the children playing and I do not think that is fair to the other children. Especially given that nobody else that comes into the house for any reason for daycare, to pick children up, or because they live there is getting “bitten.” Also we do not have any fur containing animals. I do not understand how putting a blanket down is going to help?
Also, I am thinking about having Dad sign a permission for me to talk to Girldfreind slip. Because, while I realize that she is a significant part of DCB life under the law she is just some person that lives with them.
So, for those of you that are regulars this is the bug bite like marks family.
On Tuesday dad picked up and I spoke to him in person. I summarized the below letter which I also handed to him in person. It was already in a sealed envelope with Dad’s name on it as usually I see the girlfriend at pick up.
Dear Dad,
Because I desire to insure I am doing everything reasonable to insure the health and safety of DCB and all the children in my care. I have called the environmental health department and spoken with on of there experts and he said that until we can determine when/where DCB’s marks are occurring, then he will not be able to offer any assistance. Therefore, he has recommended the following plan which I will be implementing.
In the morning, shortly before Gavin is placed in your car you and or Girlfriend should check DCB for marks. When DCB is dropped off at school he should be checked again for marks. Everyday when I pick DCB up form school I will check to see if he has any marks on him. Then when DCB is picked up the adult picking him up and I will check DCB for marks. Then you and or Girlfriend will need to re-check DCB for marks when taking him out of the car. This is the only way to isolate when/where the marks are occurring. Because, there was six weeks between occurrences I will be implementing this plan for at least ten weeks. The expert also recommends that if the marks reoccur you take him to the doctor while they are still visible so the doctor can determine if they are bug bites or a rash.
Because, DCB has already had these bug bite like marks twice now and the cause is not certain then if they occur again I will require that DCB see a doctor while the marks are still visible and get a note before, returning coming to day care. The doctors note must indicate what the doctor thinks they are i.e. a rash or bug bite ect. or if you have anything regarding this issue to tell me about.
Also because, this is a time sensitive issue I need you to call me not E-mail me if the marks return or if you have anything regarding this issue to tell me about.. I would like to put an end to these marks just as much as you do as we are both concerned for the safety, health and well being of DCB.
Thank you
ME
Dear Mrs. ME,
Yes, I think this would be a good measure to isolate where the skin irritations are coming from. At this point, DCB goes between 3 different places during the week: home, school and daycare, and then back to home. Girlfriend and I have pretty good visibility of his condition going between home and school, since we give him his shower and get him dressed in the morning, and usually he falls asleep in the car on the way home.
I understand that it may be inconvenient for the kids to have a blanket during play, but would it be possible to continue using one during daycare hours? Gavin had a physical checkup with his doctor on Tuesday, and I raised the issue to ask what the irritations were and since DCB still had one on his arm, the doctor looked at it and quickly and easily identified it as an insect bite, particularly a flea bite. She said that typically is what the symptoms of a flea bite are: a small head where the bite occurred, and redness and inflammation surrounding the bite area.
I ask that risk of any kind of exposure - even when he is in my personal care, or wherever he may be, is minimized. Therefore, since one of the places that he does spend time during the week is under your care, I ask that protection from exposure may be continued there.
If you have any questions, please feel free to discuss this with Girlfriend or myself. Since Girlfriend is there to pick him up and has cared for him as his mother figure for the last 4 years, please feel comfortable to discuss or disclose any concerns you may have to her as you would to me.
Regards,
Dad
So what I would I have to decide now is what to do now. The first time the marks occurred I did use a blanket for a while but it just gets in the way of the children playing and I do not think that is fair to the other children. Especially given that nobody else that comes into the house for any reason for daycare, to pick children up, or because they live there is getting “bitten.” Also we do not have any fur containing animals. I do not understand how putting a blanket down is going to help?
Also, I am thinking about having Dad sign a permission for me to talk to Girldfreind slip. Because, while I realize that she is a significant part of DCB life under the law she is just some person that lives with them.
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