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Day schools work
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New York

S

ome schools are pouring
bleach over desks. Others
are stocking bathrooms
with antibacterial soap. As summer
vacation nears an end and students
set to return to classrooms, Jewish
schools throughout the country are
adopting new health safety measures
out of concern for potential out-
breaks of swine flu this fall.
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in
Farmington Hills
always puts the
health, safety and
welfare of students
and staff first
while maintaining
an atmosphere
of calm and rea-
Hillel's Steve
son, said Steve
Freedman
Freedman, head of
school.
"Hillel has established a health
protocol that adheres completely to
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) guidelines
as it pertains to the H1N1 flu and
schools," he said. "We also consult a
small medical advisory board that
provides us with guidance. And
we keep in close contact with the
Oakland County Health Department
for local updates and instructions."
Hillel has hand-washing dispens-
ers throughout the building and
everyone will be reminded to use
them. The school also receives a thor-
ough cleaning every evening. Parents
are receiving the school's health
guidelines, and we fully anticipate the
complete cooperation of our parents
to keep children at home who exhibit
flu-like symptoms," Freedman said.
The school will send any person
home who exhibits those symptoms.
"To keep perspective," Freedman
said, "it has always been our policy to
require students and staff to remain
at home if they have a contagious
illness. Hillel is not being reactive;
rather, we continue our proactive
approach to such issues:'