February 16, 2010

Dear Parent/Guardian,

We have had many Flagler residents with virus-like symptoms recently. These include a fever of 100 or more, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramping. It is very important to keep students home for 72 hours after symptoms are completely gone to avoid spreading the virus. Please send a note when they return to school noting they were out with the virus, and the days will be excused this week.

Students who are ill on our campuses with these symptoms will be kept separately from the other students and must be picked up immediately. This is an effort to help avoid spreading the illness to others. Please remind your child not to share drinks or other food items, to wash hands regularly and always before eating, and to cover his/her mouth when sneezing or coughing. It also very important for the child to notify a teacher if s/he has these symptoms while at school.

Please monitor your child, and if s/he should develop these symptoms, please notify the health department at 437-7350, x2261. If you would like more information, you can learn about “norovirus” at www.cdc.gov.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Katrina Townsend
Director of Student Services

Virus Informational Power Point From Parent Meeting

Virus Informational Power Point From Health Dept

Doing The Hand Wash Song