Corning-Painted Post school district has H1N1 cases

The Corning Painted Post district has sent a letter to parents today about two students who have been diagnosed with H1N1 and another possible case.

[Melissa]

ok so now we know h1n1 is in our corning schools its my beleaf that our schools should close for a few weeks why put our children in harms way

[lillie]

guess what stupid it is everywhere

[Odin]

It wouldn't matter if the schools closed. They would get it anyway from their parents working or just being around town shopping and such.

The majority of the cases so far are reported as being relatively minor, comparable to regular flu. What is of real concern here is how people that you wouldn't expect to get it are suddenly turning up dead from it with almost no warning.

They say it attacks the lungs, suffocating a person in mere hours.

[steff]

actually my little sister goes to bath middle school and 23% of its students our out of school with the swine flu...they"re saying once it gets to 25% they"re closing school. it does matter if they close school...i mean u would keep your kid home from school if they were sick so they could get better and it doesnt spread right? same thing. people just need to practice good hygiene like washing your hands a lot. bacteria is spread a lot through a persons hands.

[linda]

I must beleave that people would keep there children home if schools were closed they wouldnt be stupid enough to let them run freely