UPDATE (posted at 12:42 CDT Saturday, May 2, 2009)
The number of schools that have been closed in the Houston area due to the Mexican flu scare has risen to eleven. The below list has been updated:
Kuehnle Elementary School (added May 2, 2009, 10:44am) closed until May 14 for a probable case in either a student or an adult .
Houston ISD
Lyons Elementary School — closed for at least 14 days after a 10-year student was confirmed to have swine flu. District has not released exact reopening date.
Harvard Elementary School — closed indefinitely after a probable but unconfirmed case of swine flu involving a 9-year-old student.
Hamilton Middle School — closed indefinitely after a probable but unconfirmed case of swine flu involving a 14-year-old student.
Cy-Fair ISD
Yeager Elementary School — closed because of a confirmed cases of swine flu involving a student. The school is expected to reopen May 18.
Humble ISD
Maplebrook Elementary School — closed until May 18 as a child has been diagnosed with a probable case of swine flu.
Katy ISD
Beckendorff Junior High School — closed after a "highly probable" case involving a student. The school is expected to reopen May 11.
Lamar Consolidated ISD
Lamar Junior High School — closed because of a probable case of swine flu. It is expected to reopen on May 11.
Pasadena ISD
Matthys Elementary School — closed because of a suspected case of swine flu involving a student. The school is expected to reopen May 18.
Private schools
Episcopal High School in Bellaire — closed after a student was confirmed to have swine flu. The school is expected to reopen May 14.
Greatwood Montessori School in Sugar Land — closed until at least May 11 because of suspected case of swine flu.
I expect this list to grow during the weekend. I will keep everyone posted as time permits.
"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day." - Abraham Lincoln
2 comments:
We just had a case here in the valley of a student with the porkulus flu. The school is still open. Talk about making a mountain out of molehill.
The Vegas Art Guy: We had a couple of teachers and a few students wearing masks to class. I could not believe it.
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