Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza
2 years, 1 month ago

Viral outbreak that forced 1,000 pupils off sick at ONE Virginia school is blamed on influenza

Daily Mail  

A viral outbreak that caused 1,000 students at a Virginia school to miss class last week is believed to have been caused by influenza A, local officials report. A viral outbreak that has struck Stafford High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is believed to be cause by influenza A after multiple students tested positive for the virus. Around 1,000 students missed school this week because of the illness This graph shows the number of flu cases diagnosed since the summer. Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Virginia is considered to be suffering 'moderate' flu activity as of the week that ended on October 15, according to official data from the CDC 'The school has reported that a number of students have tested positive for influenza A, and more are showing respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms consistent with the flu,' the Rappahannock Area Health District wrote in a release.

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Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school
4 months ago

Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. When a child misses school, even for an excused absence like a sick day, it’s harder for them to stay on track academically. If a child doesn’t have a fever, it’s OK to send them to class with some signs of illness, including a runny …

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter
1 year ago

Education authorities advise schools to monitor sickness during winter

China Daily  

Local education authorities and schools are urged to work hard on preventing and controlling COVID infections and other key infectious diseases this coming winter and spring, according to a circular released by the nation's top education body on Tuesday. Schools should respond to possible overlapping epidemic diseases and alternating peaks in a timely manner, the Ministry of Education said. Local …

COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across California as summer illnesses worsen

LA Times  

The summer COVID bump is worsening in California, with infections spreading at schools and workplaces, and hospitalizations ticking up. Among the work sites in L.A. County where there are active COVID-19 outbreak investigations are the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, CBS Studio Center Stage 18, the L.A. City Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Street Services, the Westchester-Loyola Village Branch …

US grapples with attendance crisis as millions of kids miss weeks of school
1 year, 4 months ago

US grapples with attendance crisis as millions of kids miss weeks of school

Hindustan Times  

When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. Some of the things that prevent students from getting to school are consistent …

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
1 year, 4 months ago

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US

Associated Press  

— When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Some of the things that prevent students from getting to school are consistent — illness, economic distress — but “something has changed,” said Todd Langager, who helps San Diego County schools address absenteeism. Those students face poverty and …

LAUSD COVID-19 cases: Tracking the spread and outbreaks
1 year, 10 months ago

LAUSD COVID-19 cases: Tracking the spread and outbreaks

LA Times  

With students back in the classroom, L.A. Unified officials are reporting coronavirus cases discovered in the nation’s second-largest school system. The trend As of February 6, there were 766 active cases detected by the district’s massive testing regimen. There are one schools currently reporting more than 10 active cases among staff and students. Track coronavirus vaccinations in California Explore the …

HALF of pupils at Virginia high school are struck down by respiratory bug in mystery outbreak
2 years, 2 months ago

HALF of pupils at Virginia high school are struck down by respiratory bug in mystery outbreak

Daily Mail  

Nearly half of students at Virginia's Stafford High School were off sick this week as a flu-like illness sweeps through classrooms. Stafford High School is suffering an outbreak of a mysterious flu like illness where some students have even suffered gastrointestinal issues. It reveals cases have tripled in a month, amid concern over the winter surge starting earlier than normal …

Nearly 40% of students absent at San Diego school as wave of illness signals fierce flu season
2 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 40% of students absent at San Diego school as wave of illness signals fierce flu season

LA Times  

The global public health community has warned for months that the U.S. may be in for a particularly severe flu season. Alarming surges of respiratory illness at a San Diego high school and the region’s only children’s hospital are strong evidence that a fierce flu season has arrived early this year. Bradley said the hospital has admitted about 250 young …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?
2 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Will COVID-19 take a summer vacation?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, June 14. Clearing the air in schools While we’re on the topic of schools and COVID-19, let’s look at one of the pandemic’s potential silver linings — cleaner classroom air. “We haven’t had that amount of money coming from the federal government for school facilities for the last hundred years,” Anisa Heming, director of …

Call for SA children to get vaccinated for flu as well as COVID-19 as primary school vaccination hubs open
2 years, 6 months ago

Call for SA children to get vaccinated for flu as well as COVID-19 as primary school vaccination hubs open

ABC  

South Australian parents have been urged to get their children vaccinated against influenza on the same day as a COVID-19 vaccination blitz has begun in the state's schools. Key points: About half of this year's flu cases are in children No decision has been made on making the flu vaccine free for everyone A program of COVID-19 vaccination clinics at …

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat
2 years, 8 months ago

Mandate COVID Vaccination for Adults, Don’t Make School-going Children a Scapegoat

News 18  

Schooling has been a matter of enthusiastic, and often passionate, debate since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. The second cause of worry is the assumption that with schools being open, children would infect each other and spread it to their teachers or carry it home and infect the adults, especially the grandparents who we do know have a higher …

8 reasons your child is falling sick post resuming school
2 years, 8 months ago

8 reasons your child is falling sick post resuming school

Hindustan Times  

Schools reopening has brought back normalcy in lives of the little ones to a great extent and it is rightly regarded as a much-needed step for the social and cognitive development of children. The undisciplined lifestyle and erratic sleep cycles of kids thanks to the pandemic situation is also leading to many problems as children now have to adhere to …

State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as an astonishing spike in coronavirus infections sweeps through the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 is sidelining exposed or infected health care workers even as hospital beds fill with patients and “some facilities are going to be strapped,” Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said …

Number of nurseries with Covid cases reaches all-time high as schools hit by ‘severe low attendance’
3 years ago

Number of nurseries with Covid cases reaches all-time high as schools hit by ‘severe low attendance’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More nurseries …

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus
3 years, 2 months ago

ACT records nine new COVID-19 cases as more students return to campus

ABC  

The ACT has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19, with 88 per cent of Canberrans aged 12 and over now fully vaccinated. Key points: After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today After months of remote learning, thousands of school students have returned to campus in Canberra today ACT Education Minister Yvette …

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

English school return spurred Covid in children, but cases fell in adults: Study

Live Mint  

Covid-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. "Prevalence was high and increasing in school aged children during September," Paul Elliott, director of the study, told reporters, adding that increased vaccination uptake in …

Nearly 226,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in children last week, pediatrician group says
3 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 226,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in children last week, pediatrician group says

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 infections have continued to increase “exponentially” among children across the US, and now account for nearly 26% of all cases reported nationwide, according to data published Monday. Children still less likely to suffer serious disease The weekly case number reported Monday is about a 215% increase in cases among children since the week of July 22-29 when …

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic

The Hindu  

State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits to students and society at large outweigh the risks of a COVID-19 surge. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher secondary level, infections among teachers and students have not triggered …

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break
3 years, 3 months ago

Schools again a hotbed for coronavirus immediately after summer break

NL Times  

Now that schools are open again throughout the country, they have immediately become an active place for the coronavirus to spread. One in eight coronavirus infections last week, 12.5 percent, was contracted at an education or childcare facility. In The Hague and the surrounding area, 34 primary school classes were sent home in that first week, the local branch of …

Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during first week
3 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during first week

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Unified School District released coronavirus testing results for the first week of school. Coronavirus cases resulted in 6,500 students missing one or more days during the first week of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District as officials responded to early results from the largest school-based coronavirus testing effort in the nation. The district also released …

Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
3 years, 4 months ago

Students' lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s a big deal,” said Richard Long, executive director …

Florida kids head back to school amid COVID-19 surge
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida kids head back to school amid COVID-19 surge

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Doctors in Florida say they’re seeing many more coronavirus infections among children just as students begin to return to classrooms. There has been “an enormous increase” in COVID-19 cases among children in July and August at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Ford said. “Obviously we have more people that are …

Doctor: S Carolina schools facing more virus cases in fall
3 years, 4 months ago

Doctor: S Carolina schools facing more virus cases in fall

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina schools will undoubtedly face more COVID-19 outbreaks this fall as students return to classrooms amid the delta variant’s rapid spread, a top state health official forecasted Wednesday. Districts could try to keep students and staff safe by implementing widespread masking, social distancing and other public health measures proven to keep virus spread minimal, State Epidemiologist …

US coronavirus: Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19. But the unvaccinated are ‘the big highway of transmission,’ expert says
3 years, 4 months ago

US coronavirus: Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19. But the unvaccinated are ‘the big highway of transmission,’ expert says

CNN  

CNN — Tens of thousands of vaccinated people may catch Covid-19, but the majority will not fall severely ill – a testament to the efficacy of inoculations even against the Delta variant that has been fueling case surges across the United States, a top health official said. “I think we all have to recognize that with 164 million people who …

Karnataka to vaccinate school teachers on priority, ahead of resuming classes
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka to vaccinate school teachers on priority, ahead of resuming classes

India TV News  

All teaching and non-teaching staff of state-run, aided and private schools across Karnataka would be vaccinated on priority ahead of resuming classes, as the pandemic's second wave wanes, said Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Thursday. Admitting that online or virtual classes may impact the mental health of students in the long run, Sudhakar said that the state government was consulting …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?
3 years, 5 months ago

Summer camps hit with COVID outbreaks — are schools next?

Associated Press  

The U.S. has seen a string of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to summer camps in recent weeks in places such as Texas, Illinois, Florida, Missouri and Kansas, in what some fear could be a preview of the upcoming school year. You have people who say it is all a government plot.” Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious disease specialist, said …

Coronavirus outbreaks at summer camps could be a preview of school-year problems
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus outbreaks at summer camps could be a preview of school-year problems

LA Times  

Kids attending a day cam in Tyler, Texas, get a soaking and a respite from the heat. You have people who say, ‘What is the big deal?’ You have people who say it is all a government plot.” Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious disease specialist, said he wasn’t surprised by the outbreaks as camps reopened this year after …

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows
3 years, 6 months ago

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows

LA Times  

Students wear masks and sit at socially distanced desks at a school in Ramona, Calif. Over the course of 2,000 runs of their model elementary school with a relaxed approach to masking, social distancing and isolation, a single infected child was likely to spread the coronavirus to an average of 1.7 other children over 30 days, researchers found. With students …

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year
3 years, 7 months ago

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year

CNN  

CNN — A Miami private school has asked its employees to wait to get the Covid-19 vaccine until the end of the school year, but still cautioned that if they do, they won’t be allowed to return next year, the school told staff this month. The school’s CEO and co-founder Leila Centner sent a letter to faculty and staff at …

Pandemic may lead to long-term changes in school calendar
3 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic may lead to long-term changes in school calendar

Associated Press  

Connecticut officials say the impact of the pandemic on students and their families could lead to long-term changes in how the school day and school year look in the state. “We really have to use this opportunity, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, to really shake up how we think about student learning,” said Matt Geary, Manchester’s school superintendent. There’s a …

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number …

As one Virginia school district prepares to reopen, educators and families balance Covid precautions and normal instruction
3 years, 9 months ago

As one Virginia school district prepares to reopen, educators and families balance Covid precautions and normal instruction

CNN  

CNN — Rose Moore stands in front of a classroom, training a teacher about technology and safety for in-person learning. Can we come in less than six feet?” When CNN spoke to Brabrand last summer as they were planning for school to start in the fall, he said it would take “five Pentagons of additional space if six feet is …

CDC study: Teachers key to COVID-19 infections in 1 district
3 years, 10 months ago

CDC study: Teachers key to COVID-19 infections in 1 district

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A new study finds that teachers may be more important drivers of COVID-19 transmission in schools than students. The paper released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies nine COVID-19 transmission clusters in elementary schools in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta in December and January, That included one cluster where 16 teachers, students and …

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)
3 years, 10 months ago

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)

CNN  

CNN — Kudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Since then, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have plummeted.Doctors say there are several reasons why: “One, we came off of really high numbers from the holidays,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. “It’s encouraging to see these trends …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
3 years, 10 months ago

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

Associated Press  

The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening. “We know that most clusters in the school setting have occurred when there are breaches in mask wearing,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a …

In-person learning during the pandemic is possible with the right precautions, CDC researchers say
3 years, 10 months ago

In-person learning during the pandemic is possible with the right precautions, CDC researchers say

CNN  

CNN — Many parents and caregivers remain worried about the safety of their children in schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, but experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that with the right mitigation measures, there is a path to low-risk, in-person learning. “Committing today to policies that prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in communities and in schools will …

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended

Dutch News  

School teachers are becoming increasingly worried about both their pupils and educational standards, now that schools are set to remain closed until at least February 7, according to a string of new reports and surveys. One in three primary school teachers in a survey by DUO said it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep all children involved in online education …

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers and pupils are struggling, as school shutdown is extended

Dutch News  

School teachers are becoming increasingly worried about both their pupils and educational standards, now that schools are set to remain closed until at least February 7, according to a string of new reports and surveys. One in three primary school teachers in a survey by DUO said it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep all children involved in online education …

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines
3 years, 11 months ago

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines

NPR  

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines Enlarge this image Suharu Ogawa for NPR Suharu Ogawa for NPR Don Brown has been driving a school bus for more than 20 years in the Chicago area. Sponsor Message And to make opening schools safer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classed school staff as "frontline essential workers" — …

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach
4 years, 1 month ago

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach

Dutch News  

Schools are now the fourth-most often reported source of coronavirus infections and the number of pupils picking up the virus is increasing, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday. For example, paediatrician and epidemiologist Patrica Bruijning has suggested introducing class by class testing and variable school hours as ways of reducing the risk of infection. And the secondary school association VO Raad …

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach
4 years, 1 month ago

As school coronavirus infections rise, teachers call for calm approach

Dutch News  

Schools are now the fourth-most often reported source of coronavirus infections and the number of pupils picking up the virus is increasing, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday. For example, paediatrician and epidemiologist Patrica Bruijning has suggested introducing class by class testing and variable school hours as ways of reducing the risk of infection. And the secondary school association VO Raad …

Children comprise 10% of COVID-19 cases in US, up from 2% in April; authorities worry trend fuelled by school reopenings
4 years, 2 months ago

Children comprise 10% of COVID-19 cases in US, up from 2% in April; authorities worry trend fuelled by school reopenings

Firstpost  

As of Monday, CDC counted over 4,35,000 cases in children and 93 deaths, with less than two percent of the infected requiring hospitalisation After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears fueled by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. …

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter
4 years, 4 months ago

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter

News 18  

The world is settling into a new normal for everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic: online school classes, intermittent Zoom outages, museums that will only allow about a quarter of their usual visitors. Lafayette County School District Superintendent Adam Pugh said the district notified the families of more than 200 fourth grade students at Lafayette Upper Elementary School to quarantine …

US Coronavirus: Schools shouldn’t shut everything down, but opt for short-term suspensions during pandemic, CDC says
4 years, 4 months ago

US Coronavirus: Schools shouldn’t shut everything down, but opt for short-term suspensions during pandemic, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for schools Friday as children across the country return to the classroom. “We owe it to our nation’s children to take personal responsibility to do everything we can to lower the level of Covid-19, so that we can all get back to school safely,” CDC Director Dr. …

What happened when children went to school during the 1918 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

What happened when children went to school during the 1918 pandemic

CNN  

CNN — This isn’t the first time leaders have struggled with deciding whether to keep schools open in a pandemic. New York had almost 1 million school children in 1918 and about 75% of them lived in tenements, in crowded, often unsanitary conditions, according to a 2010 article in Public Health Reports, the official journal of the US Surgeon General …

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