One school in Queens, one in Manhattan, two in Brooklyn and one in the Bronx will be closed starting Wednesday after documenting an unusually high amount of influenza-like illness over a number of days.
All five schools will reopen on Monday, June 1.
The five schools are:
Q811 (42 students) at 822, a small building in St. Albans for students with disabilities. Only closing Q811 at 822, not at other locations. A total of six students were documented with influenza-like illness during the last school day and today.
P.S. 128 (Audubon School, 786 students) in Washington Heights. A total of 10 students were documented with influenza-like illness today and a total of 30 since last week.
231K (123 students), a school for students with disabilities at P.S./I.S. 180, a general education school in Bensonhurst. Only closing the special education part of the building, not the entire P.S./I.S. 180 building. A total of five students were documented with influenza-like illness during the last school day and today.
P.S. 68 (791 students) in Wakefield. A total of 12 students were documented with influenza-like illness today and a total of 40 since last week.
369K (150 students), a school for students with disabilities at 369 Coy L. Cox School in Boerum Hill. Only closing the special education part of the building, not the entire building. A total of seven students were documented with influenza-like illness during the last school day and today.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For facts about influenza, and more information about swine flu, please visit the Health Department and CDC websites. Some specific resources:
From New York City Health Department
Facts about flu
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cdinflu.shtml
From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
General information about swine flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/general_info.htm
Swine Flu Case Definitions
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/casedef_swineflu.htm
Swine Flu Infection Control and Patient Care
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidelines_infection_control.htm
Preventing the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm
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