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• Don't rush to close schools for swine flu — Gov't (AP)
• Ex-Texas school worker pleads guilty in fight club (AP)
• U.S. discourages quick school closure for swine flu (Reuters)

Don't rush to close schools for swine flu — Gov't (AP) Posted: 07 Aug 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - Don't panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon as 24 hours after their fever is gone.

Ex-Texas school worker pleads guilty in fight club (AP) Posted: 07 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT AP - A former worker at a Texas school where developmentally disabled residents were forced into "fight club" bouts pleaded guilty Friday to allowing the injury of a disabled person and received a two-year suspended jail sentence.

U.S. discourages quick school closure for swine flu (Reuters) Posted: 07 Aug 2009 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - New U.S. guidelines for the pandemic of H1N1 swine flu released on Friday discourage the early closure of schools, unless the virus becomes worse.

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