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<MCC SUBHEAD>District to implement second phase of plan at Mendenhall River school
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<MCC BYLINE1>By Kim Marquis | </MCC BYLINE1><MCC BYLINE2>JUNEAU EMPIRE</MCC BYLINE2>
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JUNEAU - The Juneau School District reported two additional cases of swine flu among its students, bringing the total number of cases to three as of Friday.
A student at Mendenhall River Community School was reported on Thursday to have the virus, also known as H1N1. It was the first reported case at a local elementary school.
A second case was reported Friday at Floyd Dryden Middle School.
Spokeswoman Kristin Bartlett said the district would review the number of children reported out of school due to flu-like symptoms today, as well as talk with nurses to see if any schools are showing an increase in sickness. All children are not necessarily getting tested for the virus, she said.
The custodial staff is working to keep high-traffic areas clean, Bartlett said, by using wipes and sanitizer on surfaces such as keyboards and tabletops.
The first case of swine flu in the school district was reported at Floyd Dryden on Wednesday. Parents in that case went to a doctor for diagnosis and planned to keep the student home until symptoms subsided.
The district implemented its second phase of a swine flu response plan at Floyd Dryden after the first case. The same would be done at the Mendenhall River school, Bartlett said.
The second phase of the district's response plan involves more heightened awareness and additional monitoring of students and faculty that are ill. Schools already report on a weekly basis, but the two schools with flu cases will report daily.
The district asks parents to keep children with flu symptoms at home. Children should have no fever or other flu symptoms for 24 hours before they return to classes, the district said. ? Contact reporter Kim Marquisat 523-2279 or e-mail kim.marquis@juneauempire.com
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<MCC SUBHEAD>District to implement second phase of plan at Mendenhall River school
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<MCC BYLINE1>By Kim Marquis | </MCC BYLINE1><MCC BYLINE2>JUNEAU EMPIRE</MCC BYLINE2>
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JUNEAU - The Juneau School District reported two additional cases of swine flu among its students, bringing the total number of cases to three as of Friday.
A student at Mendenhall River Community School was reported on Thursday to have the virus, also known as H1N1. It was the first reported case at a local elementary school.
A second case was reported Friday at Floyd Dryden Middle School.
Spokeswoman Kristin Bartlett said the district would review the number of children reported out of school due to flu-like symptoms today, as well as talk with nurses to see if any schools are showing an increase in sickness. All children are not necessarily getting tested for the virus, she said.
The custodial staff is working to keep high-traffic areas clean, Bartlett said, by using wipes and sanitizer on surfaces such as keyboards and tabletops.
The first case of swine flu in the school district was reported at Floyd Dryden on Wednesday. Parents in that case went to a doctor for diagnosis and planned to keep the student home until symptoms subsided.
The district implemented its second phase of a swine flu response plan at Floyd Dryden after the first case. The same would be done at the Mendenhall River school, Bartlett said.
The second phase of the district's response plan involves more heightened awareness and additional monitoring of students and faculty that are ill. Schools already report on a weekly basis, but the two schools with flu cases will report daily.
The district asks parents to keep children with flu symptoms at home. Children should have no fever or other flu symptoms for 24 hours before they return to classes, the district said. ? Contact reporter Kim Marquisat 523-2279 or e-mail kim.marquis@juneauempire.com
http://juneauempire.com/stories/0914...93072839.shtml
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