H1N1 Flu Parent Letter 9-3-09
September 03, 2009
Dear Stockdale Parents and Guardians,
As you have probably read in the media, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention expect a resurgence of seasonal and H1N1 flu
this fall. The school district provided information to all of the
staff during inservice training and we have implemented procedures
as recommended by the CDC for hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette,
routine cleaning, and screening symptoms. The information below
will help you protect your family. If a classmate is sick, it is
not necessary to keep your child at home unless your child develops
symptoms. Please let the school nurse know if your child has
flu-like symptoms. If the schools and the families follow these
recommendations together, we may be able to prevent a lot of
illness this fall. Thank you!
Stockdale ISD
How to Protect Your Child from the Flu
The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends 4
main ways you and your family may keep from getting sick with the
flu at school and at home:
1. Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap
and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.Alcohol-based hand
cleaners are also effective.
2. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or
sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow
or shoulder; not into your hands.
3. Stay home if you or your child is sick for at least 24 hours
after there is no longer a fever or signs of a fever (without the
use of fever-reducing medicine). Keeping sick students at home
means that they keep their viruses to themselves rather than
sharing them with others.
4. Consider getting your family vaccinated for seasonal flu and
2009 H1N1 flu when vaccines are available.
For more information:
~ Visit www.flu.gov
~ Contact CDC 24 Hours/Every Day
1-800-CEC-INFO (232-4636)
TTY: (888)232-6348
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
