Swine Flu Information

April 29, 2009

Dear Parents:

Woodson ISD has had no confirmed cases of swine flu since the recent outbreak in Texas.
At this time, the nearest confirmed cases are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Due to the media coverage of the outbreak and our location in fairly close proximity to the Metroplex area, some parents are understandably concerned. We are staying in contact with Throckmorton County health officials and are receiving the latest health related updates from the state. Our maintenance and custodial personnel are taking extra precautions to disinfect all classrooms, restrooms, and doorknobs on the campus. We also have hand sanitizers in each classroom.
Please help us by asking your children to take extra precautions such as not eating or drinking after anyone else and washing their hands often. If your child shows symptoms of any type of influenza, we encourage you to: (1) contact your local family doctor for possible treatment and
(2) keep them at home until they are symptom free. For their own safety and the safety of others, students should not return to school until they have been fever and symptom free for 24 hours without medication. Swine flu is a person to person transmission that is treatable with Tamiflu and like drugs. For more details, please consult the Center for Disease Control link at www.cdc.gov/swineflu where there are postings in English and Spanish. Woodson ISD will also make every effort to keep updated information on the homepage of the district web site at www.woodsonisd.net and will continue to monitor the situation closely. We appreciate your support and understanding at this time.

Yours truly,

Danny Bellah, Superintendent
Woodson Independent School District