I'm very interested in what your Mom finds at school as this thing progresses. Thanks for sharing.
Update for the day.....the loudmouth at work said that there was a confirmed case in my mom's school. the principal is denying it.
No principal wants the schools to close this week due to statewide testing. (test scores are used for bonuses and such)
My mom truly believed they would shut down the school today because of the flu...but it did not happen.
One more school has shut down to the southwest of us (richmond / rosenberg area). And the entire school system in Navasota TX has shut down (navasota is nw of houston.....just south of Bryan / College Station ---- Texas A&M
some of the school closures are for an indefinite period of time, others are closed till May 11.
most schools are abiding by the CDC recommendation, which states that if students are sent home because of the flu, then the school should remain closed for 14 days.
My aunt who works in the health care field told us that they are monitoring the CDC for info
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/index.htmlocations of school closings in Houston area (if you are interested)
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/feature?section=news/health&id=6788579You can see the progression of the virus