Posted on 04/29/2009 8:40:51 AM PDT by cbkaty
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- School districts in Texas near San Antonio have begun to shut down because of fears of swine flu, San Antonio's KSAT-TV reported.
Both the Comal and New Braunfels independent school districts announced on their respective Web sites and phone system they will close their campuses.
The closures will last until May 11. The decision includes all private schools in the county, as well as any after-school or extra-curricular activities.
Parents in the area also reported that day care facilities were also shutting down.
The announcement for the Comal ISD came after the recommendation of the Comal County Health Department, according to the district's Web site. The decision came after a multiagency meeting, according to the New Braunfels ISD phone message.
"All of this is being done with an abundance of caution," said superintendent Mike Smith in a news release. "We will support the recommendation of the county health department."
Smith said the district would delay standardized testing because of the closures.
All district professional staff were being asked to be available to report to work if needed, while hourly employees were asked to report to work Wednesday to assist with sanitizing the campuses, according to the news release.
Arizona | confirmed |
California | confirmed |
Connecticut | 2 probable |
Delaware | 4 possible |
Florida (Orlando / Disney | 1 possible |
Hawaii | possible cases |
Idaho | out of 9 possible 3 were negative |
Illinois | 1 probable (school closed) |
Indiana | 1 |
Kansas | confirmed |
Maine | confirmed |
Massachusetts | 2 confirmed |
Michigan | confirmed |
Minnesota | first probable case (2 school closings) |
Nebraska | probable |
Nevada | confirmed |
New Jersey | 5 |
New York | 45 |
North Carolina | suspect cases |
Ohio | 1 |
South Carolina | 10 probable first story (2 probable) |
Texas | 6 |
Did you read the article I pinged you where the mayor of New York says they will only test SEVERE cases ??
Yes. CDC will provide the real data.
Maybe...maybe not.... My point....will we react like this in the event of an actual bio-terrorism attack? Will we be lulled into complacency that causes million to die?
Great response!
Ping (Thanks, DvdMom!)
Thanks gal. I just heard this on the radio a few minutes ago. All UIL events have been postponed for the time being as well.
I also got the picture in reply #13 in my email a few minutes ago. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....
Another FReeper suspects that the hype is to shut down the next Tea Parties. Who knows?
Nine cases of probable swine flu have been tracked by the Illinois Department of Public Health so far, five of them in Chicago, including a 12-year-old girl whose case prompted today’s closing of Kilmer Elementary School on Chicago’s North Side.
Illinois Public Health Director Damon Arnold said all nine cases are “mild.” But city health officials said the girl at Kilmer has been hospitalized, though they indicated her condition appears to be improving
Just ducking the TAKS tests. If they do better than our district because they got more time to prepare or some info on the tests, time to call out the lawyers.
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