76 6th graders out of sons school with flu....

["Got Disney"]

This is my one sons school ...my other son who is 15 has been home with flu for 2 days. His High School has also had many out sick. Just curious what your schools have been saying/showing. My DH sells tools and equipment all over the US(mostly to the military's customers have been saying that lots of their employees kids are out sick.

The company that he contracts out of has lots of there employees out also due to their kids being sick...not the Adults...their kids.
They are saying that the flu they have is mild....just as my sons is. However will keep an eye open for secondary infections.
LA MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Message sent - 11/2/2009
flu

Today at LMMS we had 73 6th grade students and 4 staff members out experiencing flu-like symptoms. All persons attended camp last week. Under the direction of our superintendent and with the support of extra custodial staff, LMMS will be sanitized tonight including the locker rooms, bathrooms, classrooms, door knobs, and surface counters. We will continue to speak to the students about the importance of handwashing and not sharing food or drinks.
I ask that you please keep your child home is he or she is running a fever or experiencing any other flu-like symptoms such as vomitting, chills, or sore throats. Our intent is not to panic our families or staff but to keep you informed so that you are better able to make decisions about keeping your child home if he or she exhibits any of these symptoms. To reiterate, these students and staff members spent last week at camp together. Our numbers of 7th and 8th grade absences remain typical for this time of year.

[C.Ann]

We just had our first two local deaths - a child and an adult.. From what I read this morning, 2 local counties are getting hit very hard right now and quite a few students are out with the flu..

[mickeyboat]

Our school seemed to be hit badly in the previous two weeks - over 50 of about 300 students were out.

I just heard that a junior high a few miles away has 67 of 319 kids out today.

Ouch!

[Green Tea]

30% out of one child's school. 25% out of the other. One in our family has been sick for 10 days.

[Becky2005]

Hmm...we had one HS near us have 973 kids out with "flu-like symptoms" so they closed the school. I honestly don't think all 973 kids had the actual flu though. The schools have been very strict about having the kids stay home if they have *any* symptom flu or not, that could even in any possible way be considered the flu.

I haven't gotten a clue how many kids at our school have been out with the symptoms but not necessarily the flu.

The school that had 973 kids out has a student body of about 2,000 kids.

["Got Disney"]

so many students out with both the seasonal flu and H1N1 and what ever else they get. So far everyone I know who's kids have gotten sick have recovered just fine. The flu that they have been getting has been mild. Temps running the same as all flus. Glad that for most it is mild.

I have no doubt that most kids are getting the H1N1 because kids that dont usually get the flu like my son, has. He is playing his Xbox right now. Temp down to 99.2 without Tylenol. His Best friend that is home sick is also home playing Xbox with him. He is also feeling much better. I did not get my son Tamiflu either. However it was offered.

Lets hope for most that it stays mild and does not mutate. one thing is for sure it moves fast. But we are also not sure who has the seasonal flu or the H1N1...that will be hard to ever know for sure.

[Mickeyistheman]

This is what really annoys me. My cousin who lives down in VA, near DC "has H1N1" or so that is what her Dr. said. In her son's school there are about 60 kids out and a few in her son's class. He is not sick but she is coughing and sneezing very achey and had a fever. She contacted her Dr. and he told her to NOT COME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay home and keep the kids home just in case. What a load of malarchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be outraged at this. Maybe she just has a cold or the regular flu, I am telling all of you out there that are really truly concerned, this is not a big deal and most people are overreacting and they have either a cold or a regular type of flu.

They are not testing everyone because it takes too much time, that is what the DR. told her. I would report him personally. If this is such an "Epidemic" as they say, then ALL should be documented.

He said if she really really doesn't feel well go to the hospital and maybe they will test her there but don't count on it.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Mickeyistheman

This is what really annoys me. My cousin who lives down in VA, near DC "has H1N1" or so that is what her Dr. said. In her son's school there are about 60 kids out and a few in her son's class. He is not sick but she is coughing and sneezing very achey and had a fever. She contacted her Dr. and he told her to NOT COME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay home and keep the kids home just in case. What a load of malarchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be outraged at this. Maybe she just has a cold or the regular flu, I am telling all of you out there that are really truly concerned, this is not a big deal and most people are overreacting and they have either a cold or a regular type of flu.

They are not testing everyone because it takes too much time, that is what the DR. told her. I would report him personally. If this is such an "Epidemic" as they say, then ALL should be documented.

He said if she really really doesn't feel well go to the hospital and maybe they will test her there but don't count on it.

They are only testing those that are hospitalized with flu like symptoms-all across the nation. They are not testing everyone because it is taxing resources and they can't keep up with the demand just from those hospitalized. As long as people don't have underlying symptoms there is NO REASON to go to the dr. They can't give you anything to make you better. It keeps sick people away from the waiting rooms and infecting those that are not sick. It is common sense really. Now, if your child has asthma or some underlying condition dr's are giving those kids Tamiflu--often just calling in a prescription. They ARE documenting everything. When you call into the school they are asking if you have specific flu like symptoms. In our area there have been no confirmed cases of the seasonal flu, typical for this time of the year, thus if you have the flu it is assumed it is H1N1.

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

Our schools aren't releasing numbers but one school in our county had so many kids out sick they closed the school for one day last Friday.

[Mom23Disneybelievers]

I wish that my daughter's school would close. 100 out of 180 7th graders out sick.

[N.Bailey]

Originally Posted by Mickeyistheman

This is what really annoys me. My cousin who lives down in VA, near DC "has H1N1" or so that is what her Dr. said. In her son's school there are about 60 kids out and a few in her son's class. He is not sick but she is coughing and sneezing very achey and had a fever. She contacted her Dr. and he told her to NOT COME IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay home and keep the kids home just in case. What a load of malarchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would be outraged at this. Maybe she just has a cold or the regular flu, I am telling all of you out there that are really truly concerned, this is not a big deal and most people are overreacting and they have either a cold or a regular type of flu.

They are not testing everyone because it takes too much time, that is what the DR. told her. I would report him personally. If this is such an "Epidemic" as they say, then ALL should be documented.

He said if she really really doesn't feel well go to the hospital and maybe they will test her there but don't count on it.

I agree with Golfgal's post, but wanted to add a bit more.

In reality, it's impossible to test every case. There are so few labs that have the ability to perform the testing that it's not even a possibility (and that's not even addressing the costs involved with such an attempt). They can run the rapid testing, but since it's not very reliable, it too is just a waste of resources for the most part.

Agree that the data could come in handy on down the road, but in today's world, we just don't have the ability, unfortunately.

My kids' school reached about 30% at the height of the outbreak here. They didn't close the schools, but asked for people to refrain from sending sick children in. Thankfully, we're heading in the opposite direction with things calming down in our area.

I concur that the risk of death is pretty low, but that doesn't mean no one should worry. You really don't know if you or your loved one might be one of the unfortunate ones. While there are underlying conditions that come into play, not everyone who has died had underlying conditions that would have causes them to know how it might effect them.

[JanaNs]

There's about 40% out in both of my daughter's schools. One is a high school with about 1600 students and the other an elementary with only about 300.

[cntrygal]

We have school enrollment of 620, for K-12th grade. 195 did not show up this morning, by the end of the day the number was over 250. We have no school for the rest of the week

[Hollywoodhaha]

my high school of about 3,000 or more had about 400 out one week and about 2 days later we had 600+ out.
I was one of them. That was a month ago, though.

[N&B'smom]

I know our elementary school had 80 kids out last week. I don't know how high the number has to be for it to close.

Personally, I think that they should be closed for the earlier part of the week leading up to Thanksgiving, they'd only miss 2 full days and 1 half day. That would give a nice chunk of time for everyone to get healthy.

I'm sure it won't happen but it's a shame that can't be done!