Is the Horace Mann school closed due to swine flu?
This article mentions the closing: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a1VVMTGBF9NU&refer=us Boston Latin School, the oldest school in the U.S., and Horace Mann School, a private academy in New York, are among at least two dozen schools in the U.S. that were shut today or will close tomorrow because of outbreaks of disease. Boston Latin, founded in 1635, will shut, starting tomorrow, and is expected to reopen May 27 after “unusually high levels of influenza-like illness,” Carol Johnson, superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, said in a statement today. Horace Mann, in the Bronx borough of New York City, will close tomorrow until May 26, the institution said on its Web site. Neither school has confirmed cases of swine flu. Of the 24 schools closed in the U.S., 15 are in New York City, said Massie Ritsch, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Education, in an e-m
NEW YORK (WABC) — The possibility of two swine flu-related deaths in as many days in continuing to spread fear through local schools. Across the nation, there have been six confirmed deaths and more that 5,000 cases of the virus. A 16-month-old with flu-related symptoms died in Queens Monday night, one day after the death of a school assistant principal was linked with the illness. Twenty-three area schools have now shut down due to flu-like symptoms in students, with the Horace Mann School in the Bronx and four private and parochial schools closing due to flu. An e-mail to parents said the school will close at the end of the day Tuesday and reopen on May 26. The e-mail says lots of students have been going home with the flu, though no one has tested positive for swine flu. The school says closing is in the best interest of students. Sources: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?
