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Swine Flu Confirmed At Metro Atlanta High School
Posted: 12:10 pm EDT August 21, 2009
Updated: 2:08 pm EDT August 21, 2009
ATLANTA -- A case of swine flu has been confirmed at Atlanta's Grady High School, Channel 2 Action News has learned.
The student stayed home while he was sick, according to Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Keith Bromery.
That complies with the new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control on dealing with swine flu.
"This particular strain of the flu mirrors the normal seasonal flu so their recommendation is you treat it like that," said Bromery.
But some parents are upset they weren't notified a student was sick with swine flu.
"I believe I should've been notified when this one student had it," said Elise Maloof, mother of a Grady student.
Bromery said if there are more cases of swine flu at one school, the district will notify parents. But he said it would take multiple cases to close a school.
"You do not shut down whole schools for one or two isolated cases," said Bromery.
According to Georgia health officials, there have been four swine flu deaths in the state this year, including a 7-year-old in Gilmer County.
There have been 477 deaths nationwide blamed on swine flu.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/20493507/detail.html
Posted: 12:10 pm EDT August 21, 2009
Updated: 2:08 pm EDT August 21, 2009
ATLANTA -- A case of swine flu has been confirmed at Atlanta's Grady High School, Channel 2 Action News has learned.
The student stayed home while he was sick, according to Atlanta Public Schools spokesman Keith Bromery.
That complies with the new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control on dealing with swine flu.
"This particular strain of the flu mirrors the normal seasonal flu so their recommendation is you treat it like that," said Bromery.
But some parents are upset they weren't notified a student was sick with swine flu.
"I believe I should've been notified when this one student had it," said Elise Maloof, mother of a Grady student.
Bromery said if there are more cases of swine flu at one school, the district will notify parents. But he said it would take multiple cases to close a school.
"You do not shut down whole schools for one or two isolated cases," said Bromery.
According to Georgia health officials, there have been four swine flu deaths in the state this year, including a 7-year-old in Gilmer County.
There have been 477 deaths nationwide blamed on swine flu.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/20493507/detail.html