“When the opportunity afforded itself for the school district to host clinics in order to make convenient for our families the receipt of these vaccinations, we jumped on that chance.” Te school district has hosted clinics at
area schools that are open not only to the students, but to their family members as well. Te response came about after re- ceiving feedback from parents about their interest in the vaccinations and ensuring the health and safety of all of the students and staff members. “Te school district is committed to be-
ing proactive about ensuring the health and safety of our students and staff mem- bers regardless of what the issue may be, but especially with a public health con- cern as significant as H1N1,” said Tagorda.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVERS? Beyond the student population and the
on-site support staff, there are the school bus drivers, without whom school dis- tricts would grind to a halt. For that very reason, some districts have been including contingency plans in their preparations for the H1N1 and seasonal flu outbreaks. For Lionel Pinn, director of trans-
portation for Centralia/Chehalis Pupil Transportation Co-op in southwest Wash- ington State, a driver shortage was one of his main areas of concern when word of the virus first hit the news. Te district is approaching the situation as it would any inclement weather situation. Based upon a number of factors, the transportation director will make recommendations to the superintendent regarding school bus
❝ Prevention and
preparation are the two key steps that every staff member should be thinking and acting on. ❞
— Lionel Pinn, Centralia/Chehalis Pupil Transportation Co-op
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routing adjustments, which could include parent transport, delayed bell times at pri- mary schools in order to utilize repeat drivers and even cancelation of school when the numbers have dwindled down to unacceptable and unsafe conditions. “We are also looking at sharing drivers with neighboring districts, but figure that
would be difficult at best,” said Pinn. “Prevention and preparation are the two key steps that every staff member should be thinking and acting on.” n
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