> Viruses spread prior to any indication of infection. By the time any kid in daycare has a fever, the class is already infected and spreading to others. Sure

> Viruses spread prior to any indication of infection. By the time any kid in daycare has a fever, the class is already infected and spreading to others. Sure but pretty much any daycare worker you ask can tell you stories about a kid barely able to stand that just got dumped on their front door, or ones that have been obviously given quite the hefty dose of medication and "suddenly" get worse in a matter of 2-3 hours once the medication wore off. And that is frankly anti-social behavior, for me it would be grounds to yeet the parents from the daycare effective immediately. > Also, schools serve as daycare taking on the legal liability for handling kids, allowing parents to work. In Germany we have "Kinderkrankentage" - sick days for your child that you as a parent take to care for your kids. > Not to mention that efforts to prevent abuse of this unlimited paid sick time would be another huge resource sink. EVERY Western country has such a policy and survives just fine. If the US fears it being abused, well, maybe do the decent thing and give them a similar amount of vacation PTO?!