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Lifeisgood! wrote on May 6, 2009 12:40 PM:
I am still on the fence as to whether or not I think the school should have closed but my question is why just close one of them if they are really concerned. Many kids from ALL the schools meet up at SWOYA in the afternoon not to mention I know a couple families who have kids in both N.B and CB schools for one reason or another. Just stating the obvious.
2009 wrote on May 6, 2009 9:35 AM:
To Mom of 2 and Krissy
Should the schools shut down every winter when the flu is here? I don't see the difference in this flu and what was here a couple of months ago. Seems to me that the press just used it to get our minds off the economy.
Should the schools shut down every winter when the flu is here? I don't see the difference in this flu and what was here a couple of months ago. Seems to me that the press just used it to get our minds off the economy.
EastBayDrive wrote on May 5, 2009 9:52 AM:
A friend of mine moved to SoCal to take a nursing job in one of the school districts down there.
According to her, 90% of the documented cases of swine flu are either from students crossing the border to attend US schools and/or relatives that cross the border for work.
I ain't sayin whatcha your thinking, I'm just saying......
According to her, 90% of the documented cases of swine flu are either from students crossing the border to attend US schools and/or relatives that cross the border for work.
I ain't sayin whatcha your thinking, I'm just saying......
poloele wrote on May 4, 2009 6:08 PM:
to sum it up:
Everybody is responsible for their own health, and possibly that of their families.
I could infect you while I'm at Safeway getting meds at the pharmacy - should I do without meds?. I could infect you through the door handle at the post office - don't I have a right to get my mail? Stay healthy, it's up to you! Keep your hands off your face and wash them often. I have wipes in the car, often they're gone from the grocery store cart area. Society is not at fault if you get sick
Everybody is responsible for their own health, and possibly that of their families.
I could infect you while I'm at Safeway getting meds at the pharmacy - should I do without meds?. I could infect you through the door handle at the post office - don't I have a right to get my mail? Stay healthy, it's up to you! Keep your hands off your face and wash them often. I have wipes in the car, often they're gone from the grocery store cart area. Society is not at fault if you get sick
mom of 2 wrote on May 4, 2009 12:07 PM:
I applaud North Bend school district for being cautious, these are our kids, and other people in our community, whose health would be at risk, what if they would have continued with school and such and the student was positive then that could have been so many more infected, ever hear of better to be safe then sorry? PLUS wouldn't that leave it open for law suits because the school didn't protect the other kids? Give me a break what they did was necessary for the situation, thankfully the student didn't have the flu. I wish, since the day was already cancelled, that they would have just left it though.
Krissy wrote on May 4, 2009 8:38 AM:
This is to 1313 - I understand you wanting people to stay home when they are sick. I try to do that as much as possible however there are times that you are required to work even when you don't feel well. Also, as someone with Asthma I may be over the flu but it can take me up to a month to get rid of the cough. I cover that cough even though I am free and clear of the flu.
As for MHS Mom - I didn't say the world had to stop. I just think that it is up to us to take care of ourselves by covering our coughs and sneezes and using the hand wipes at the grocery stores. I feel that NB did the smart thing and got it tested. Kids are little germ carriers. As a so called Mom yourself you should know that! Do your kids practice good hygiene?
As for MHS Mom - I didn't say the world had to stop. I just think that it is up to us to take care of ourselves by covering our coughs and sneezes and using the hand wipes at the grocery stores. I feel that NB did the smart thing and got it tested. Kids are little germ carriers. As a so called Mom yourself you should know that! Do your kids practice good hygiene?
Mr E wrote on May 2, 2009 1:07 PM:
Incidentally, when TENS of students become suddenly, and simultaneously, sick with a major case of the flu, then maybe it's time to consider closing the schools for a bit of time.
However, one kid? People in this nation are out of their minds. It makes me wonder what people are going to do when there is a REAL pandemic in this nation...
However, one kid? People in this nation are out of their minds. It makes me wonder what people are going to do when there is a REAL pandemic in this nation...
Mr E wrote on May 2, 2009 1:05 PM:
I truly feel for parents of children with compromised immune systems.
However, YOU ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH, NOT SOCIETY! That's not an analysis of health care in this country, that's a suggestion that if your child is too physically fragile to become sick (and knowing that schools are the biggest spreaders of disease amongst children), you should probably have them home schooled.
I'm sorry, but this flu is no more serious than the average flu that works its way around the nation EACH AND EVERY YEAR. Do you hold your children out of school during these times of year? Do you incite fear and panic at those times? And even if you do, why should EVERYONE ELSE have to suffer?
However, YOU ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH, NOT SOCIETY! That's not an analysis of health care in this country, that's a suggestion that if your child is too physically fragile to become sick (and knowing that schools are the biggest spreaders of disease amongst children), you should probably have them home schooled.
I'm sorry, but this flu is no more serious than the average flu that works its way around the nation EACH AND EVERY YEAR. Do you hold your children out of school during these times of year? Do you incite fear and panic at those times? And even if you do, why should EVERYONE ELSE have to suffer?
A MHS Mom wrote on May 2, 2009 10:14 AM:
Krissy
My father also has a compromised immune system..But I don't expect the world to stop. I don't expect schools to close. Should they also close grocery stores? We are very careful for my Dad at all times not just when flu is around. But the facts are any flu could get him..I didn't see them closing the schools this winter when flu was here...
My father also has a compromised immune system..But I don't expect the world to stop. I don't expect schools to close. Should they also close grocery stores? We are very careful for my Dad at all times not just when flu is around. But the facts are any flu could get him..I didn't see them closing the schools this winter when flu was here...
1313 wrote on May 2, 2009 9:26 AM:
I just wish that people would stay home when sick and keep their kids home when they are sick. Everywhere I go and even to meetings, a lot of people are coughing (really bad coughs too) all around me. I usually hesitate to get up and leave, but guess I am going to have to, if these people don't have enough "common sense" to stay home. And they also don't have the "common sense" to cover their coughs. What is wrong with people that they are so unthinking anymore and don't even care about spreading their germs with everyone else? I DON'T WANT YOUR DIRTY GERMS, OK, GET THAT, STAY HOME......
Krissy wrote on May 2, 2009 8:15 AM:
Yes, everyone may be overreacting. However, as someone who takes care of a parent with a compromised immune system; I think we need to be careful. Anytime I catch an illness I bring it home to her. A little flu bug might be nothing to you or I but it can be deadly for her. Just wash your hands and cover your cough and sneezes!
A MHS Mom wrote on May 2, 2009 6:37 AM:
I agree with cmillican. I can't figue out why this is being treated as if it were the plague...Also I don't see how having more nurses at the school would help. Perhaps the school officals should read the news stories and not just the headlines!!
teacher wrote on May 2, 2009 5:42 AM:
CMillican: I'm not sure that's entirely correct. We had some kind of flu go around earlier this year, not as reportedly sickening as this one, and we had over 100 kids gone a day in our 550 kid school for several days. People were just sick all the time and learning almost came to a halt. It is so much wiser to shut it down, let people get well and start up again having gone through this once already this year.
oregonbrewed wrote on May 1, 2009 10:04 PM:
this is what you call a knee jerk reaction. there has not been a confirmed case in oregon, yet north bend school district closes down the schools. even after the public health dept. recommended not doing so. way to feed into the public's fear.
dred wrote on May 1, 2009 8:28 PM:
I seriously doubt that a North Bend student has swine flu. Everyone is overreacting big time. If they close the schools and public places everytime someone has flu like symptoms, there will not be any school or public gatherings for quite awhile. This swine flu is really not that dangerous, 15,000 people in the U.S. every year die from the average flu. The media doesnt Hype it like they do this strain though. We should question this, why is this the case? Its just a matter of time before the government implements martial law and we lose all our rights, like our right to assemble as in this case.
what's up wrote on May 1, 2009 7:58 PM:
Many people may die from the 'common flu' each year, but as the mom of a child who has severe respiratory problems I am very glad to see that they are taking a proactive approach to this situation. It's because of people who don't seem to think that the 'common' illnesses pose such an issue that I have to keep my child home from school and have been having to contemplate home schooling. You are also probably one of those that prefer to send your child to school ill rather than keep them home, therefore subjecting the other children, and especially those with weekened immune systems, to your child's 'common illness'. This put's more children than necessary at risk all because some only think of themselves. People like this put my child's LIFE in jeopardy and because of you I have to pay more for health care and medications just to make sure he can breathe.
Just wondering wrote on May 1, 2009 5:01 PM:
I am glad that NB decided to do that. You can't be to careful. I am wondering if CB schools will catch on, when you have over 100 kids absent at Millicoma Intermediate and they keep all the kids to spread the sickness around... That is Good thinking.
CB Lifer wrote on May 1, 2009 4:40 PM:
Being cautious is good. Freaking out and getting hysterical is not. The sky is not falling. There was a 'bout of "swine Flu" back in the 70's, at least that's what they called it then! The sensationalism on this issue drives me nuts, get real. Tell people about it, wash your hands, cover your mouth and quit the panic. Good grief Charley Brown! Chicken little doesn't live here, remember, the sky is NOT falling!
poloele wrote on May 1, 2009 4:00 PM:
the swine flu epidemic is blown way out of proportion. And even if it should come to a real deadly pandemic, with numbers comparable to the Spanish flu of 1918, it's up to the single person to live or not.
Act responsibly, stay away from places where there are a lot of people, like football games, movies, etc, eat healthy, and so on. It's your personal decision what to do.
and BTW, did you know shopping carts are a major source of infection?
Use those disinfecting wipes!
Act responsibly, stay away from places where there are a lot of people, like football games, movies, etc, eat healthy, and so on. It's your personal decision what to do.
and BTW, did you know shopping carts are a major source of infection?
Use those disinfecting wipes!
carefree highway wrote on May 1, 2009 3:41 PM:
Panic and fear. When a real flu comes through, wiping people out in a wave, then I will stay home. Does the media realize how many people with phobias they are mentally screwing up?
Coos Bay Mom wrote on May 1, 2009 1:58 PM:
Maybe it is time for the North Bend & Coos Bay School Districts to rethink how many nurses they think they need.
cmillican wrote on May 1, 2009 1:56 PM:
Everyone is overreacting to this "swine flu". Half a million people die from the common influenza virus every year. I do not see the need to close down a school for a "suspected case" of the flu. If the district is attempting to save money through a swine flu scare, it's pathetic.
barefoot1 wrote on May 1, 2009 1:53 PM:
Oink! Oink! Does this save money so we can not have to cut employees! Bring on the flu! 14 days off should save a bunch!
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