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Ed. Says Keep Schools Open

The U.S. Department of Education is telling schools they don’t need to shut down to stop swine flu, the AP is reporting.

The Center for Disease Control had advised schools to close for as many as 14 days if there was a suspected case in their school. According to Ed., 726 public and nonpublic schools were closed for flu-related reasons in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Some schools are saying they will use emergency days to make up any time lost and, if necessary, make up days at the end of the year.

Last week, we looked at some of those in Texas, including one that started disinfecting its buses as a precaution. Others seem to be doing the same. Now, officials are saying the flu is milder than expected and the best precaution is keeping sick kids home. This week in our online poll, we ask ‘What’s your operation doing?’ Share your experiences in detail by clicking ‘Comments’ below.

If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, a local news station has some good resources about what’s going on there. If you’re elsewhere in the country and you’ve found good resources, please share them in the comments section. Be sure to include where you are writing from.

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