Monitor Flu Symptons.

•Students with flu-like symptoms, such as a fever of 100.4 degrees or more, muscle aches, a headache, sore throat, a cough, diarrhea and/or vomiting, should remain home until they are symptom free for at least 24 hours. This will limit the spread of a flu virus such as H1N1, as well as many other illnesses.

•Talk to your students about washing their hands thoroughly and often. One recommendation is to teach your child to sing Happy Birthday twice while washing their hands.

•Discuss the importance of covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve.

Proper Hand-Washing Procedures
1. Wet hands with running water
2. Place soap in palms
3. Rub together to make a lather
4. Scrub hands vigorously for 20 seconds
5. Rinse soap off hands
6. Turn off the faucet by using a disposable paper towel (if possible)
7. Dry hands with a disposable paper towel. Do not dry hands on clothing.

***Assist young children with washing their hands. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can be used if soap and water cannot be made available.

Proper Upper Respiratory Etiquette
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
• If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands.
• Put your used tissue in the waste basket.
• Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing.

Please refer to the following sources for more information:
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu
http://www.flu.gov