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Swine Flu in the Rockwood School District
Posted on May 14th, 2009 5 commentsNow there is a confirmed case of the Swine Flu (or should I say H1N1) in the Rockwood School District. A student at Fairway Elementary in Wildwood was diagnosed and has been out of school since last Friday, according to a letter sent home by the principal yesterday. Here is the text of that letter:
Dear Fairway Elementary parents/guardians:
This afternoon we received information from the St. Louis County Health Department indicating one of our students has a confirmed case of H1N1 flu (swine flu). The student has been out of class since last Friday and has already been treated for this illness.
In recent days, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised its recommendations for school closings related to this virus. The CDC no longer recommends schools routinely close due to confirmed or suspected cases of influenza A H1N1. Instead, this flu is treated like any other seasonal flu that impacts schools every year. In the case of seasonal influenza, schools typically only close if a significant number of students or staff become ill and school functioning becomes disrupted. This is not the case at present; therefore, we have no plans to close school at this time.
We sanitize our classrooms and building and emphasize the healthy practices of hand washing and covering coughs. We will continue to do whatever we can to minimize the impact of this illness in our school and keep our students and staff healthy. As a reminder, sick students and staff should stay home if they have flu-like symptoms, contact their doctor, and notify the school office. Flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. For more information on the swine flu, please visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ or call the St. Louis Health Department at 314-615-5000.
Sincerely,
Karen Hargadine,
Principal
I admit to being concerned. I wrote about my fears and the precautions I’m taking regarding the swine flu here. I pray that the child at Fairway recovers quickly and that no one else in the family gets sick. I also hope that other members of that household are taking precautions to prevent spreading the illness in public situations. Fortunately, this virus hasn’t been as deadly in the United States as it was in Mexico, and for that I am thankful and reassured.
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Oh gosh. I sure hope it doesn’t spread beyond that single student.
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I had to laugh at the line about “we sanitize our classrooms”. Do you know for sure they actually clean the desks, tables, and bathrooms? At my school, even though they are supposed to scrub student desks once a week, one custodian won’t do it unless you write a maintenance request and he gets written up. He is responsible for cleaning 9 out of 23 classrooms. At one point this year he wasn’t even cleaning the toilet though he put the seat up every night like he had. (The ring gave him away.) No one will fire him. So we clean the desks ourselves with Clorox Wipes. And heaven help us of anyone gets Swine Flu.
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fromthemom May 14th, 2009 at 20:03
Okay. That’s just gross! Thanks for your comment.
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Am grossed out by the janitor that wasn’t doing his job. Oy. Dude should be fired.
We haven’t had any cases yet. Didn’t realize you were in Rockwood. We are in Parkway. What town are you in? (Kristie aka Slackermommy – Lipstick to Crayons and Tam from A Bun’s Life live within minutes of me. Am guessing you’re a few minutes from us as well. Would be fun to get together.
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fromthemom May 15th, 2009 at 11:59
Hey. I’m in Wildwood. I knew Kristie was close. Didn’t realize that Tam was, but she and I have another connection — she went to college with my brother. A get together would be fun. Small world.
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