Duncan Urges Schools to Prepare for Flu Absences

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speaks with schoolchildren at the H.D. Cooke Elementary School in Washington, after speaking at a news conference about the H1N1 virus on Aug. 24.
—Jacquelyn Martin/AP
By The Associated Press
Washington

Schools should be ready with hard-copy packets and online lessons to keep learning going even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students, U.S. Secretary of Education...

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