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At Least 100 Schools Closed in US Due to Swine Flu Fears

by Rob Walker | April 30, 2009 at 05:52 am

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At least 100 schools are closed in the US due to swine flu fears. Around 70 are closed due to confirmed or probable cases and 30 more have closed for precautionary measures. The closures affect about 56,000 students so far.

Although only one actual case of swine flu has been found and three other probable cases have been reported, the schools will be closed at least until May 11.

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The closures of public and private schools across eight states affect about 56,000 students out of an estimated 55 million students attending the nation's 100,000 kindergarten through 12th grade schools, Ritsch said.

Some of the schools that were closed had already reopened, he said.

In addition to closures announced earlier Wednesday, the Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas said it will temporarily close all of its schools until further notice, affecting roughly 80,000 students, according to its Web site.

Schools will likely not reopen any sooner than Monday, May 11, the district said.