Pat Heung Central Primary
School
Telephone:
2488 1520 Fax: 2488 1847
No.
199, Lin Fa Tei, Kam Sheung Road, Pat Heung, Yuen Long
11th June, 2009
Dear Parents,
Class Suspension
To prevent Human Swine Influenza from spread in schools, we
have acted on the advice of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of
Department of Health (DH) to suspend classes for two weeks from 12th
June to 25th June. This is to ensure that all our staff members and
pupils are free of the disease, given the incubation period of Human Swine
Influenza. If the suspected case turns out to be non-Human Swine Influenza, the
Department of Health will inform Education Bureau (EDB) to arrange class
resumption as soon as practicable. Parents should pay attention
to the announcement of EDB.
To meet practical needs during the class suspension, we
will arrange staff to handle school affairs and answer parents’ enquiries, as
well as clean up and disinfect the school premises. For parents who are not available to look after their
children during the period, please contact the class teachers on 2488 1520 for
the arrangement of sending their children back to school. As the school bus
service and lunch provision will be suspended, parents have to make their own
proper arrangement in this respect. Parents should also let their children wear
a face-mask and proper uniform and return to school at normal hours. For pupils
staying in school during this period, we will provide reading materials for
them.
During the period of class suspension, parents are
requested to report to the class teachers on 2488 1520 immediately in case the
following situations are confirmed. We will then make decision on the
contingency measures and notify the Department of Health and the Education
Bureau.
(i)
A pupil is confirmed/suspected of having contracted Human Swine
Influenza; and
(ii) A pupil who has “close contact”* with a
person confirmed/suspected of having contracted Human Swine Influenza.
* Close
contact means having cared for, having lived with, or having had direct contact
with respiratory secretions and body fluids of a person with Human Swine
Influenza.
To safeguard your children and family members from Human
Swine Influenza infection, please take appropriate preventive measures at home
according to the guidelines in the attached leaflet on “Human Swine Influenza” prepared
by DH. To avoid infection, please do not let your children go out if not
necessary or visit places being affected by Human Swine Influenza. Parents
should also pay attention to the health condition of their children at home.
Parents should inform us if their
children have visited places with Human Swine Influenza cases. The pupils
concerned should wear masks for 7 days and we will take the temperature of
these pupils to double-check the temperature taken by parents for safety. If the pupils presented with
Influenza-like symptoms during the period, medical advice should be sought
promptly. Parents should notify us and CHP of the case immediately (Telephone
No.: 2125 1111) and take the preventive and control measures as required by
CHP.
If you have any enquiries, please
feel free to contact us.
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Yours
sincerely, |
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Principal
Mr Chong Ka Leung
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