DH needs to let the school know that SS is making himself vomit to avoid school and send him anyway.

The school would not want him staying out on purpose.

What are your rules regarding staying home sick? For the girls we have a pretty strict policy on: "no electronics, the day is to rest." AKA, you can sit in bed all day. They stopped trying to fake sick because they know we make it as borign as humanly possible. lol

Ah the fake attention seeking phantom illnesses!

When did it stop here? When nobody cared, sad to say.

SO would give them pain reliever and relegate to their room. See you tomorrow when you are leaving! Don't want anyone else to get what you have! 

And oh did they try... 

Walking around the house moaning. 

Fake crying over the awful pain (this was met with the ER which stopped them in their tracks). 

The threat of calling HCBM (go ahead have her come get you too so everyone else doesn't get sick). 

The sibling coming out to say how mean we are (yup really mean, here is a bucket go give it to the sick one and make sure you hold it).

Even went as far as keeping home from school but that meant with HCBM, per CO. I think she got tired of getting that call at 6AM! And even more tired of having to get a Dr note :) 

Guess what - it stopped! 

Every once in a while a mosquito bite is a dangerous rash that requires meds but other than that nada.

SS9 has some sensory issues, and his coping mechanism has long been to play with his tongue inside his mouth, which has OFTEN resulted in him puking at really inopportune times.  Many times at the dinner table, many times in the car.  Often he leaves the table during meals to make himself puke in the bathroom.  We have gotten to the point that we no longer react to it.  He reports puking in the night (with or without evidence)?  OK, get ready for school.  

There's a huge difference in making yourself barf and barfing because you're sick, and I'll be damned if he doesn't go to school because he made himself barf.

DH is right...  We've turned into prison guards with the skids!

First, is there a reason why he doesn't want to go?  is he being bullied or having some other trauma there he is trying to avoid facing?  Or is he just wanting to laze around and watch TV?

If there is not an issue then this is how I would deal with it..the way my mom dealt with it.

1.  Awww you are sick?  well, that means 100% bed rest. 

2.  It means NO TV.. you need your REST!  It means no toys.. it means no activities later even if you are "feeling better"

3.  If you are sick, you are sick for the WHOLE day... that means all day in bed sleeping.. no music, no phone no nothing. no getting out of bed to play later on.

4.  It means bland foods/fluids.  chicken broth.. watered down pedialyte or gatorade.  dry toast.  no sweets.. or rich food to upset that precious little tum tum.

Once staying home is "worse" than going to school.. he will likely pick going there instead of being at home confined to his bed with bland food.