Schools Offered Leeway in Handling Swine Flu
H1N1 'Swine Flu' Can Be Handled Same as Seasonal Flu, Officials Say
Schools can remain open if they have confirmed or suspected cases of flu caused by the H1N1, or swine flu, virus unless there are large numbers of students at high risk, or so many absences that the schools cannot function, according to federal recommendations issued last week.
The guidance was released at a joint news conference Aug.7 in Washington that included the secretaries of education, health and human services, and homeland security, as well as the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Decisions to close schools are generally made at the discretion of local officials. Hundreds of schools were disrupted last spring when officials closed them on the basis of federal recommendations that were eventually reversed. ( "Swine Flu Disruption Has School Officials Looking for Lessons," ...
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