H1N1 Pandemic Flu Plan
updated 10/14/2009
To: Parents/Guardians of
Flinthills Schools
Flinthills School has received notice of its first cases of H1N1
(swine flu). Patients presenting with symptoms in the clinical
setting are being diagnosed strictly by symptoms. Due to the
increasing numbers of H1N1, laboratory confirmation is only being
utilized in hospitalized individuals. As with any infectious
disease, the quantity of cases is difficult to estimate as there
are countless unreported instances.
Below are signs/symptoms of H1N1:
-Fever of greater than 100 degrees
-Body aches
-Coughing
-Sore throat
-Congestion
-In some cases, vomiting and diarrhea
While this is cause for heightened awareness of flu symptoms, it is
not cause for panic. Due to the ongoing possible spread of the
H1N1, Flinthills Schools will not be sending out further
notifications of cases. Please, if your child is exhibiting any of
the above symptoms, it is important to keep your child home from
school. Please continue to check the Flinthills website
(www.usd492.org) for the pandemic plan and links to health
agencies.
Our contact to Butler County Health Department on Monday, October
14th indicated we are not the first district in the county to get
significant absences due to the flu. Past experiences indicate that
if the school closes, healthy students do not stay home, but go
other places where they may contract the flu as precautions may not
be as great. The health department’s advice is: healthy students
should come to school and sick students should stay home. We expect
the same of our staff.
Additionally, we are spraying desks down more frequently during
school, provide hand sanitizers, and continually remind students
and staff of precautions.
If you have further questions about school procedures, please
contact an administrator. If you have further questions about flu
symptoms, etc., please contact your health care provider or the
county health department.
Thank you.
Bob Diepenbrock,
Flinthills School Superintendent
