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05-06-2009, 10:48 PM
Cortines was speaking at Fairfax because it was the site of the first confirmed case of swine flu in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Cortines said he authorized the school to remain open on the advice of public health officials.
That decision has been questioned by Duffy, who heads United Teachers Los Angeles.
“It is foolhardy of the Los Angeles Unified School District to disregard the health and safety of students, teachers, school staff and the community,” Duffy said in a statement. “In the case of Fairfax High School, we believe strongly that LAUSD should close the school for a few days to guard against the potential spread of the disease.”
Cortines said the union’s position unnecessarily politicized the issue.
“The teachers union is not a doctor,” Cortines said. “It would be like asking me what you should do.”
LATimes (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/la-schools-supt-reacts-to-teacher-dismissal-controversy-and-flu.html)
Ya, blame it on the swine flu.
That decision has been questioned by Duffy, who heads United Teachers Los Angeles.
“It is foolhardy of the Los Angeles Unified School District to disregard the health and safety of students, teachers, school staff and the community,” Duffy said in a statement. “In the case of Fairfax High School, we believe strongly that LAUSD should close the school for a few days to guard against the potential spread of the disease.”
Cortines said the union’s position unnecessarily politicized the issue.
“The teachers union is not a doctor,” Cortines said. “It would be like asking me what you should do.”
LATimes (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/la-schools-supt-reacts-to-teacher-dismissal-controversy-and-flu.html)
Ya, blame it on the swine flu.