School policy on throwing up

I wonder what's the general policy of any preschool if the kid throws
up in the school? Do all schools call parents and ask the kid be taken
home and not returned until after 24 hours from the time of "incident"?
Is it irrespective of why the kid throws up? I have two very puke-prone
kids if there's such a thing. They throw up if there's anything in
their mouth that's new or if they don't like it. They throw up if they
cough, eat more, or for any other reason. I can't convince the school
teachers that they are not sick. Even if I can, I guess they don't want
to make an exception for just my kids.

Does this rule last till elementary/middle school or is it only a
preschool thing.

(Side bar: I'm teaching the older one (3yo) to aim at the nearest
sink/tub or atleast tiled floor if she ever feels like throwing up.)

Welches...

The standard rule at both pre-school and infant school here is that they
shouldn't be there within 24 hours of the last throw up and they would
definitely send home any child who had been sick.
To be honest I would be asking questions if a child threw up (unless
obviously induced either accidently or deliberately) and they weren't sent
home.
The 24 hour rule is a bit different. I think there's times when it's
appropriate-if they're still obviously unwell then they shouldn't be back.
but I have to admit to sending #1 after 16 hours when she'd thrown up once
and shown no other signs of being ill.
I'd talk to the pre-school. They may be prepared to take them back sooner,
but I think I'd still expect them to send them home, just in case they are
ill.
The potty makes a good sick bucket too!
Debbie

Banty...

This depends on the school. And, if your oldest is three, you have a lot of
physical development between now and when they're in school for you to be
worrying about what makes them throw up in school.

Banty (whose son at that age was the 'instamatic barfamatic')

Banty...

Whoops - reading too fast; you're referring to preschool.

Still, how they are now vs. a little later may not be the same as far as this
problem.

dragonlady...

Unfortunately, all I ever got about my daughter was that she had a
"toucy stomach". Doctors could never find anything else.

She still does -- but she's 23 now, so it is no longer the same issue it
was when she was in school!

You really need to discuss this with the preschool(s) you are thinking about.
Also consider that there is a lot of reason for preschools to be pretty careful
about this sort of thing. Ask yourself how you'd think it they let *other* kids
stay on after having thrown up.