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Originally posted by bigheart:
As a parent of a child that attends La Tercera Elementary I am concerned. Swine flu hit our school back in September shortly after school started. However we never got word that it was in our school till back to school night 4weeks after school started. How is not notifying our school parents that there's even one case of the swine flu ok? ITS NOT!!! There were alot of angry parents that night and we were told that "we do not get letter sent home unless the swine flu hits our child's grade level" What kind of protection is that? Is it just me or do more parents agree with me that a standard letter should have been sent out stating the fact that the H1N1 had hit our school. Especially for those of us with children that have health issues like asthma and heart disease like my child. He could die if he gets the swine flu 10times more likely than a normal healthy child. This makes me very mad that they would rather keep things on the hush hush to not have parents keeping their kids home.

In my child's school there is a new schedule they are trying this year, sort of like middle school where you switch classes. Well this means more germs are going in more places because each child goes to three different classrooms throughout the day. Yes hand washing helps, and reminding them to cough into their elbow but the virus is airborne so that just trippled my child's chance of getting this virus if even one child in his class or the other two classes have the H1N1. We finally got the note of "a student in your child's grade has the H1N1" sent home to us 2weeks ago and so far so good, but as a parent I can't help but worry about him everyday he is in school.

I think the schools should be REQUIRED to notify ALL parents in their school of any type of virus such as the H1N1 especially since it is a deadly virus to children and children with health issues. Who is with me on this one?