http://blog.semo.net/2009/04/27/local-health-medical-providers-meet-to-discuss-swine-flu-situation/ Southeast Missouri's Online Community Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.semo.net/2009/04/27/local-health-medical-providers-meet-to-discuss-swine-flu-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-410 alusync Sun, 03 May 2009 21:54:26 +0000 http://blog.semo.net/?p=1634#comment-410 any updates coming ? any updates coming ?

]]> http://blog.semo.net/2009/04/27/local-health-medical-providers-meet-to-discuss-swine-flu-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-348 dora turner Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:10:22 +0000 http://blog.semo.net/?p=1634#comment-348 I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

]]> http://blog.semo.net/2009/04/27/local-health-medical-providers-meet-to-discuss-swine-flu-situation/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Heather Nagy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:22:48 +0000 http://blog.semo.net/?p=1634#comment-347 I think it is interesting how the common sense policy of "stay home when you are sick" has escaped the Poplar Bluff school system. The current policy at PBHS (and I think PBJHS also) is that all kids who miss even one school day (excused or not) have to take cumulative finals. For this reason, kids who feel horrible and are highly contagious continue to come to school in order to avoid the tests. Other such programs that encourage not taking sick days are the perfect attendance awards in lower grades and the monetary awards given to summer school students who miss no more than 1 day. While I understand that administration wants to maximize attendance, this policy may in fact hinder overall attendance in the long run by allowing sick students to infect others and create more absences. In light of the swine flu threat (and potential others), I think this policy should be reevaluated. I think it is interesting how the common sense policy of “stay home when you are sick” has escaped the Poplar Bluff school system. The current policy at PBHS (and I think PBJHS also) is that all kids who miss even one school day (excused or not) have to take cumulative finals. For this reason, kids who feel horrible and are highly contagious continue to come to school in order to avoid the tests. Other such programs that encourage not taking sick days are the perfect attendance awards in lower grades and the monetary awards given to summer school students who miss no more than 1 day. While I understand that administration wants to maximize attendance, this policy may in fact hinder overall attendance in the long run by allowing sick students to infect others and create more absences. In light of the swine flu threat (and potential others), I think this policy should be reevaluated.

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