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Updated: 4:30 AM Oct 11, 2009
Swine Flu Kills Cabell Midland High School Student
A Cabell Midland High School student dies of a confirmed case of Swine Flu.
Posted: 10:12 PM Oct 3, 2009Reporter: WSAZ News Staff Email Address: news@wsaz.com |
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Family members tell WSAZ.com that the Cabell Midland High School student who died from Swine Flu is 14-year-old Patrick Wheeler.
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department says it is working closely with the Cabell County School System in regard to school closings. At this time, all schools remain open and on a regular schedule.
Counselors will be at Cabell Midland Monday to assist students and staff members coping with this sudden loss.
ORIGINAL STORY
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A student a Cabell Midland High School has died of a possible case of swine flu.
That word Sunday morning from Jed Flowers, a spokesperson for Cabell County Schools.
Flowers tells WSAZ.com that the student was not in school on Thursday or Friday. He says counselors will be be available for students and faculty.
Saturday night, Dr. Harry Tweel, director of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, told WSAZ.com that a person had died at a Huntington hospital of a possible case of swine flu.
Tweel says that the H1N1 virus had not yet been confirmed in the patient, and that tests were still waiting to be confirmed.
Neither Tweel or Flowers is releasing the name of the student, or any other information on the case.
Flowers also tells WSAZ.com that the school system is working with the health department to see if any procedures relating to the flu need to be reviewed.
He also says members Cabell County School Board have relaxed the system's attendance policy because of the number of illnesses.
The temporary policy is that students can be absent for 5 days with just a note from parents, then a note from a doctor is required.
Students who have been ill cannot return to school until they have gone at least 24 hours with a temperature of less than 100 degrees.
In the past few weeks, two other people have died of swine flu in Cabell County.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com. We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Latest Comments
my son is now sick with the swine flu. He has been attending his classes at Cabell Midland and as a result has now come down with the virus. We hope we have caught this in time but us as parents what do we do?> Our children are expected to go to school and concentrate on their classes with everyone coughing and wheezing. Asthma kids, like my son, are taking a bigger risk by going in that building every day. Is hand sanitizer and quarrantine options available? How big a problem is this in that school? How many kids and teachers and administrative personnel are actually sick and contagious that are exposing these kids every day?
Just a reminder that a memorial fund has been set up for the family of Patrick Wheeler. Those wishing to contribute may do so at any Chase Bank. Just ask to donate to the Patrick Wheeler Memorial Fund. Thanks to those who have contributed so far. The proceeds are to be used to purchase a headstone.
I'm a husband of a teacher and a grandfather of a student at Cabell Midland, I don't think they are treating this as they should. When there is another DEATH at the school,who will they say caused it? It Better NOT be my wife or grandaughter thats the next death!!!!!!!
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