N.Y.C. Officials Urge Calm as More Schools Close

Math teacher Emelinda Mabulay places flowers in memory of her supervisor Mitchell Wiener, who was assistant principal at IS 238 Susan B. Anthony School in New York on May 18. Wiener died May 17 after contracting the Swine Flu virus. Craig Ruttle/AP
By The Associated Press
New York

Four more public schools and one Catholic school closed Monday as New York City officials sought to tamp down fears of a widening swine flu outbreak that has claimed the life of a popular school administrator.

"The good news is everyone is working together to make sure everyone stays calm," Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said.

But Nukeesha Swinnie, a public school parent and a graduate of the school whose assistant principal, Mitchell Wiener, died Sunday, said the city was not doing enough to slow the...

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