Clarence schools following swine flu rules
Published: October 27, 2009, 12:30 am
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The Clarence Central School District has taken a defensive posture on the H1N1 flu.
Alarmed over the impact that the disease is having across the nation, the district is adhering to strict guidelines in an effort to ease the epidemic’s sting.
“We continue to follow the directions provided by the Centers for Disease Control and the Erie County Department of Health,” Superintendent Dr. Thomas G. Coseo said at Monday’s meeting of the Clarence School Board at Ledgeview Elementary School.
“In each of our buildings, we’re following cleaning and disinfecting protocol. We’re dealing with it.”
So far, in terms of absences, there’s been little variance from the norm.
“In three of our buildings, attendance was better than it was last year,” Coseo said. “In three of our buildings, it was worse. We’ll have several out one day, then it’ll drop down.”
Clarence also sticks to the book regarding its bus drivers.
“When there is an accident, is it investigated?” board vice president Elaine A. Diederich asked.
“With every accident, we do call the police,” Richard J. Mancuso, a district business official, said. “We do drug and alcohol testing. To be honest, we’re extremely cautious. Even with one accident, if it’s our driver’s fault, we take steps.”
During a question-and-answer period, the parent of a Clarence Middle School student voiced displeasure over the district’s policy of not allowing eighth graders to try out for varsity basketball.
Board President Michael B. Lex defended Clarence’s stance.
“It’s not the best, it’s a compromise,” Lex said. “There are passionate arguments on both sides. We try and keep people with their class. There is some contradiction, yes.”
Prior to the meeting, students from Ledgeview performed both the U. S. and Chinese national anthems. The performances celebrated Clarence’s Chinese Cultural Exchange Program, which has hosted three student delegations from the People’s Republic of China.
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