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1. Let me assure you that the health and well being of our students is my top priority, and we are doing everything possible to address the situation,” Shafer said.
   Is it possible for the above quote to be true if they (the cdc, who, state and local health departments and the school authorities)know that children with pre-existing health conditions cannot fight off this virus nearly as well as those that start out healthy. That being said if the children are truly the concern as top priority and not the economy then the schools would be closed or at the very least the “at risk” students would be at home for the duration of the pandemic or their immunization could take place.
   It’s the economy short and simple. What’s your child worth?

2. Excuse me, how is refusing to panic and keeping the schools open linked to the economy?

3. I do not think that taking an “at risk” child out of the classroom is panic in any way shape or form. If you see your child about to run in front of a moving vehicle by all means panic… run as fast as you can, scream at them, whatever it takes to stop them from dying. I do not believe that all children should be removed from the school….only that the children with existing conditions that would make them more susceptable to flu complications should be removed until they can be protected by getting their vaccine.
   Since when is protecting children from an illness that could take their lives panic… sounds like a standard cdc mimic to me. My grandchildren are at school… my children are at work… but the children that should be protected are not being protected because the government doesn’t want the public to PANIC. By the way…. how much are your children and grandchildren worth to you Larry? The economy would be disrupted if we shut down the schools and the parents could not work because they had to stay home and keep their children home. I believe IT IS ABOUT THE ECONOMY….the fragile recovery the economy has made could not stand the jolt from shutting down everything so the choice is made to lose the children for its sake.

4. Underlying conditions that exacerbate the Influenza strain H1N1 also include obesity (at least according to early studies so far this year). That is a lot of at “at risk” kids that have to stay at home. How would we identify the other “at risk” kids? Maybe the government could read our medical records and decide who is allowed to be at school. No thanks. Perhaps it is better to have parents take an active role in identifying risk factors for influenza in their own children.

5. I believe Dr. Shafer has made good decisions when addressing issues with this flu illness. Notes had been sent home early in the school year, school nurses were very aggressive about sending home ill students, and most importantly, the custodians worked hard on continually disinfecting desks, chairs, water fountains and doorknobs. (Be sure to thank your school’s custdians the next time you see them!) I disagree that the schools should have been closed. It had beeen documented that this flu was not as dangerous to most people as expected. For parents of medically fragile children, I’m not going to second guess them; I imagine that every time they bring their child out to a public place, they know there is some risk of their child getting sick from the many different viruses going around. My heart goes out to those families that try to provide a normal life for their children who struggle so…

6. Anyone who sends their children to Public Schools in this state are either out of their minds or do not have the economic ability to do anything else. For the latter group this is very sad that when you send your kid to school, you might never have them return again. You choose what’s going to kill your kid… a school shooting or school related Swine Flu?