QUARANTINE
Yesterday, on my way home from work, I called S to check on things. He said he was standing outside of TA's school. The school was in lock down. School get out normally at 4pm. There were about 16 fire trucks and just as many ambulances outside the school. Several students and a couple of teachers went to the hospital for a rash and cough.
When I arrived around 6pm, S and EQ were waiting with the other parents next to the police tape. There were people and cars everywhere. They were letting kids who ride buses go first. It was misting outside. They finally began letting kids out in groups for the 'walkers'. We were getting wetter. Then there was my boy! He happily told me about all the fire engines and the green ambulance. They also went on 'an adventure walk' as part of the lock down. We got home a little after 7pm.
How many kindergartners experience a lock down the first month of school??? Thankfully everyone was ok. We still know nothing about what happened and the chapel service that meets in the cafeteria had to move for Sunday's service.
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Chris - reading through this post, it must have been really stressful to be in this position. Thank goodness TA was not injured. Reading the comments of other parents, and myself being trained in emergency response, better communication and emergency food and water seem to be critical first steps. Also, if they cannot find the source of the illness, they do need to have the HVAC cleaned. I am horrified that one of the children not able to eat could have been a diabetic, resulting in a life or death situation. Glad it seems to have turned out well, but its really important to find out what caused this situation - its very unusual. Stacy
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