We basically started from square one on Tuesday when our school was permitted to reopen the doors after 10 days (including weekends) off for the H1N1 flu. They have placed a few more precautions in place to help curb another outbreak from occurring. Everyone coming into the school will continue to have their temperatures checked upon entering and then they must use hand sanitizer. The school has also purchased thermometers for every student and two more temperature checks are performed during the day and reported. If at any time a student is discovered to have a fever at school, they are sent home and may not return to school for a mandatory 7 days. I have packed hand sanitizer in my kids bookbags and their lunch boxes to help remind them to wash their hands!!
El, Eens, and Coop were eager to go back to school, but it truly did feel like day 1! El forgot all of her homework that she had worked so hard on during the time off, Eens hesitated at his classroom and gave me the sad eyes, and Coop just let it all go with a kicking and screaming fit (which was all for mommy because the minute I was gone, he was off playing with his friends)!! I missed them terribly the first day back. Although it was hard work, I liked being directly involved in their education and I think in a way it was a very positive thing. I've noticed this week that I can ask specific questions about what they are learning because I have a better understanding of what the teachers are trying to teach right now. So, although many people might think that it was a wasted week, I would beg to differ, I loved the time with my kids and I feel much more involved than I ever have in their schoolwork.
This was an interesting article I ran across this morning regarding schools and H1N1...
China to Punish School Officials Over Swine Flu
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1047004&lang=eng_news
They take the swine flu very seriously here and many locals continue to be extremely scared. On Tuesday all my ayi could talk about was SARS and how scared she was about that. Thankfully H1N1 does not seem to be nearly as bad as the SARS outbreak, but I can understand how after living through that fear, you automatically think it is going to happen again. Also, I learned this week that although the government is allowing most foreigners to quarantine themselves at home if they test positive, the locals continue to be quarantined in the hospital for 7 days, another reason to be scared.
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