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We got an email from a concerned parent this morning about the swine flu. If you've not heard about it please take a second to read over some info here and here.
The parent wanted to know if the school system was surveying students who may have gone to Mexico for spring break like those in this New York outbreak of the flu. GCS officials told me they are not asking students if they went to Mexico nor are they doing anything else specifically to address swine flu but they said the issue is one they will continue to monitor.
That said, the county health department released information today saying no cases have been reported here.
If you hear anything differently or have your own thoughts you'd like to share drop a line below.

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Concerned Parent (imported)

April 27, 2009 - 6:14 pm EDT

It will be interesting to see if the school district and/or the county health department will be proactive or reactive in educating residents. For instance, the district and/or health department could send home an informational notice (in English & Spanish) this week about what families need to know. In this economy, consider the families who no longer can afford to subscribe to a daily paper or keep their cable TV & Internet access to get such information about a national health alert.

Concerned Parent (imported)

April 27, 2009 - 7:49 pm EDT

Though there are no confirmed cases in Guilford County, read on: RALEIGH (AP) â€” There are a handful of suspected swine flu cases in North Carolina, and investigators were gathering specimens in Raleigh to determine whether the outbreak had spread to the South, state health officials said Monday.