Avoid the flu
As you may know, flu (influenza) can spread easily from person to person. Therefore, we are taking steps to reduce the spread of the flu at Morris Community High School. We are working closely with the Grundy County Health Department to monitor flu conditions and make decisions about the best steps to take concerning schools. We will keep you updated with new information as it becomes available.
We are continuing to take steps to reduce the spread of flu in our schools by cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces in the school daily. For now we are doing everything we can to keep our schools functioning as usual. Here are a few things you can do to help:
Teach your children to wash their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
Teach your children not to share personal items like drinks, food or unwashed utensils, and to cover their coughs and sneezes using the elbow, arm or sleeve instead of the hand when a tissue is not available.
Know the signs and symptoms of the flu. Symptoms of the flu include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit, 37.8 degrees Celsius or greater), cough, sore throat a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea.
Keep sick children at home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have fever or do not have signs of fever, without using fever-reducing drugs. Keeping children with a fever at home will reduce the number of people who may get infected.
Do not send children to school if they are sick. Any children who are determined to be sick while at school will be sent home.
Click here for Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents from the CDC.
For more information about this topic, visit www.flu.gov or call 1-800-CDC-INFO. Please feel free to contact Tracy Steffes at (815) 941-5339 if you have any questions.
