Overview Of Pandemic Influenza (Flu)
Influenza, or the flu, attacks the respiratory tract with sudden onset symptoms like fever, headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat, congestion, and body aches. Seasonal flu mainly affects the elderly, causing limited economic impact. Pandemics arise when new viruses, lacking population immunity, emerge; the 1918 Spanish flu caused 20 million deaths. Avian or swine flu strains mixing with human strains can lead to human-transmissible pandemic flu, countered through vaccination and infection control measures like distancing and quarantine, as antivirals might not be immediately available.
Pandemic Influenza Plan
We assist the community in attaining its educational goals. As part of this process, we are committed to providing information for the health and welfare of the educational community. Our Emergency Planning Team stays current on all relevant information and research involving potential pandemic occurrences. We will use current information to educate our parents, students, and staff regarding preparation and prevention.
If a pandemic occurs, the district will refer to the District's Pandemic Influenza Operations Plan for guidance, take direction from the County Health Official, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, California Department of Public Health and/or the Center for Disease Control and respond to a declared emergency as outlined in our Emergency Operations Plan.
COVID-19
According to the COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework; Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, schools must complete and post a COVID-19 Safety Plan (CSP) to their website homepage before reopening for in-person instruction. The CSP consists of two parts: (1) the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Program (CPP) and (2) the COVID-19 School Guidance Checklist.
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