Swine Flu Closes Another Chicago School
Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 | Updated 1:44 PM CST
Cover your snout when you sneeze!
Chicago Public Schools officials have announced the closing of a school on the city's far North Side because of the spread of swine flu.
The closing Friday of the Northside Learning Center in the Jefferson Park neighborhood came only two days after school officials reopened the Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, which had been closed for a week because one student there had the flu.
School officials said Northside, which is a special education facility with 288 students, will be closed Monday. Reported absences at the school have been about three times the normal rate for this time of year.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday that there were 393 confirmed cases of swine flu statewide. The vast majority are in Chicago and its suburbs.
Copyright Associated Press
Posted Thursday, Jul 30, 2009 - 1:44 PM CST
