A CBS news story today talks about schools preparing for swine flu, and mentioned West New York as one of the districts.
The story says:
“The West New York school district and many other districts in the tri-state area are preparing for a swine flu outbreak. The high school has sick rooms and they’re making sure students know how the prevent this virus from spreading.
“‘ We are constantly teaching, especially in the elementary school level the teachers are now, it’s part of their plan to teach hand cleanliness,’ said John Fauta, assistant superintendent.
“Fauta said they’re speeding up normal everyday clean ups at schools and making sure they have more than enough hand sanitizers.
“The swine flu outbreak started in a parochial school in Queens last spring. Before it was over, close to a million people got sick around the nation, and 47 people died from it. “