The number of closed New York City schools reaches 17, in order to prevent the spread of the H1N1, swine flu virus. The number of boroughs touched by the closings has grown from one (Queens) to two (plus Brooklyn) to three (plus Manhattan).
THE TEACHERS' UNION, THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SETS UP 11 HOTLINES TO HELP MONITOR FLU
The United Federation of Teachers has set up 11 hotlines to help track and prevent the spread of H1N1 flu or swine flu virus.
The number of schools with unusually high numbers of students and staff with flu-like symptoms continues to grow, and the UFT is working with the DOE and the city to respond and take every precaution possible to stem the spread and protect the health of our school communities.
Accurate and current information is crucial to this effort and so the union has set up hotlines to both gather and disseminate the latest information. The union is asking its chapter leaders, the frontline eyes and ears of the union in the schools, to report the latest data and help minimize the spread of disease.
The union has set up a hotline for every district in Queens, which has been hit the hardest, four additional hotlines for each of the other boroughs and citywide hotlines for Districts 75 and 79. The following are the hotline numbers:
Queens District 24 212-701-9604
Queens District 25 212-701-9605
Queens District 26 212-701-9606
Queens District 27 212-701-9607
Queens District 28 212-701-9608
Queens District 29 212-701-9609
Queens District 30 212-701-9610
Queens high schools 212-701-9611
Manhattan 212-701-9600
Bronx 212-701-9601
Brooklyn 212-701-9602
Staten Island 212-701-9603
District 75 citywide 212-701-9612
District 79 citywide 212-701-9613
We are asking every chapter leader to report daily the following information:
* the number of students in their school
* the number of students absent today
* the number of students sent home today
* the total number of staff in their school
* the number of staff absent today
* the number of staff sent home today
* a brief description of the activity in the nurse’s office today.
The UFT is asking chapter leaders to report to the hotline on the situation in their schools daily until further notice.
The hotlines will also be updated several times a day to reflect the most recent information on school closings.
UFT's FAQ website on WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SWINE FLU VIRUS
WIENER'S PASSING, IN CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SWINE FLU MORTALITY TRENDS.
Wikipedia's article on swine flu deaths makes apparent that AP Mitch Wiener's death was the first in the United States, east of the Mississippi River. Swine flu deaths appear to be limited internationally to the North American Continent: Canada, United States, Mexico, Panama.
WIENER FUNERAL SET FOR WEDNESDAY
From the Gothamist
Mitchell Wiener, A.P. and flu victim, will be buried Wednesday
by Elizabeth Green
The city principals’ union just passed along these details for the funeral of Mitchell Wiener, the late assistant principal at I.S. 238, who died yesterday from complications of the H1N1 or swine flu.
Wednesday, May 20th at 2 p.m.
Sinai Chapels
162-05 Horace Harding Expressway
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Phone: 1-800-446-0406 • 718-445-0300
Fax: 718-321-0896
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