Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Pupils warned not to share pens and instruments when schools reopen
- Katherine Donnelly
Irish Independent
Saturday January 08 2011
CHILDREN returning to school next week should not share things such as pens or wind instruments to help prevent the spread of swine flu, according to the HSE.
The HSE has issued updated advice to schools as swine flu takes a new grip and 800,000 pupils prepare to go back to class after the extended Christmas break.
Parents and students have also been issued with guidelines as infection rates could increase once large groups of children start gathering again.
Among the advice to schools is to remind pupils of good hand hygiene and the need to cover the mouth or nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
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continues at; http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/pha_flu_students_2011.pdf
full guidelines for schools and parents located here:::: http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=53010&language=EN
- Katherine Donnelly
Irish Independent
Saturday January 08 2011
CHILDREN returning to school next week should not share things such as pens or wind instruments to help prevent the spread of swine flu, according to the HSE.
The HSE has issued updated advice to schools as swine flu takes a new grip and 800,000 pupils prepare to go back to class after the extended Christmas break.
Parents and students have also been issued with guidelines as infection rates could increase once large groups of children start gathering again.
Among the advice to schools is to remind pupils of good hand hygiene and the need to cover the mouth or nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
...
continues at; http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/pha_flu_students_2011.pdf
full guidelines for schools and parents located here:::: http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=17216&ecategory=53010&language=EN