Swine Flu - Wednesday July 1st 2009

Today we have been informed that one of our students has been confirmed as having Swine Flu. The child is currently off school, on medication and is doing absolutely fine. The symptoms are reported to have been very mild.

Clearly however, although there is no need for alarm, it is important that this matter is brought to your attention, so that you can be vigilant in terms of your child’s / your family’s health. On hearing the news of this student, the Local Authority was contacted immediately for the most up-to-date guidance. The advice was very clear and is as follows:

1. There is absolutely no need to close the school at present and this advice has been confirmed by the Local Authority and the Health Protection Agency.
2. School should operate as normal. Other schools in the locality with similar situations have continued with ‘business as usual’.
3. If anyone starts to manifest flu-like symptoms, they should stay at home and call their doctor immediately.
4. All members of the community should be vigilant about their health and also very particular about hygiene relating to cold / flu symptoms. They must seek advice if concerned, use tissues when sneezing and coughing and wash hands regularly.

As you can see, the advice is very clear and basically relates to adopting a measured and common sense approach. All information available strongly indicates that there is no cause for alarm whatsoever. If circumstances change in any way, you will be advised immediately.

Yours sincerely

Lucy Barnes
Headteacher