The Weston Superintendent of Schools has announced the temporary closure of the Woodland school until May 27th after 20% of the student body was absent due to flu-like symptoms.  There has only been one case of H1N1 confirmed so far. The following public notice was posted on the Town’s website:

MESSAGE FROM DR. CHERYL MALONEY, SUPERINTENDENT

Dear Parents

After carefully monitoring the absence rate at each school and consulting with the Weston Board of Health, I am writing to inform you that Woodland School will be closed until next Wednesday, May 27th.  This action is being taken due to an absentee rate that has jumped to 20%, with many – but not all – of those out sick exhibiting flu-like symptoms.  There is one confirmed case of a Woodland School student having the H1N1 flu.  We are also closely following the health of students in the other Weston schools, but currently no other building has an absentee profile that warrants closure.  We hope this temporary closing of Woodland will prevent the spread of symptoms in that facility and elsewhere in our district.  In each school, the custodians will be increasing their sanitizing of surfaces and Woodland will be thoroughly cleaned during the closure.

As parents, I urge you to check your children daily for any signs of illness, keep those who have a fever out of school or other activities for seven days, and inform the school nurse as to the onset of such symptoms.  There is helpful information about the flu on our web site as well as available at the Town Hall.  I will keep all parents notified of any changes in student illness rates throughout our district.

Woodland School will reopen on Wednesday, May 27 at 8 a.m. for students who are not ill.   (There is no kindergarten scheduled that day.)

I am very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause families, but I believe this action is in the best interest of our students.  Please contact me or your child’s school nurse or principal should you have any questions or concerns.

Dr. Cheryl R. Maloney

Superintendent