Parents started pulling their kids out of school. Katie Ewing said there were eight of 24 kids in her 6th grade classroom. A total of 1,100 students attend Vistancia. For all the parents out there, lets try to get the facts, not throw speculation out there, gossip that just creates more stress, said one mother. According to 4th grader Logan Graham, there were very little students in class again on Wednesday. He estimated about 10 to 15 were in his class before his mom came and picked him up out of concern. The district sent out letters Tuesday saying they dont know what the illness is; they are working with the health department and relocated the first-grade classroom to sanitize it. The teachers kept spraying the tables, we kept using wipes and hand sanitizers, washing out hands, she said. Some parents feared this was a case of enterovirus that has sickened dozens of children across the country. The disease is nothing new, it was discovered in 1962 and then went dormant for more than 30 years. It resurfaced in 2008 but the latest cases, the most severe, are the latest ones. Children are the most at risk, between ages 4-12. Symptoms mirror those of the common cold; sore throat, runny hose, congestion, even a cough. But what makes enterovirus different is the respiratory infections. One way to keep kids safe is to get them to wash hands regularly and disinfecting areas that could help spread the virus.fox10phoenix/story/26786835/2014/10/14/sick-kid-at-school-prompts-parents-to-pull-their-kids-out-of-class
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:22:28 +0000
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