Published: Thursday, 18th June, 2009 4:36pm
Five confirmed cases of swine flu in Slough schools
by Aamina Masud
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THERE are three more confirmed cases of swine flu in Wexham Secondary School and another at Langley Grammar School.
This brings the total up to five - after a 13-year-old boy contracted the virus on Friday, last week.
The news was announced by Berkshire East Primary Care Trust today (Thursday).
The school in Norway Drive, Wexham was closed on Wednesday for a week.
For more read tomorrow's Observer.
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un
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Jun 18 09 17:43
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I feel really sorry for those with swine flu
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Eddie
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Jun 19 09 18:25
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I hear that Long Close closed today also due to an outbreak.
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kay
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Jun 19 09 22:15
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It is disgraceful that parents of pupils at Wexham secondary school were notified a day after a case was confirmed, and they waited until the end of the following day to send pupils home. They have told the parents, there is one confirmed case.
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Jun 20 09 00:04
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I FEEL SORRY FOR PEOPLE WITH SWINE FLU BUT THEN MY SCHOOL IS CLOSED & THATS A GOOD THING HAHA
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John
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Jun 21 09 21:54
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Langley Grammar School has 2 confirmed cases and the school has not been shut. I think that is disgraceful as so many more pupils could contract the virus.
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Bob
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Jun 22 09 15:00
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Come on people - this is flu we\'re talking about - not a flesh eating bug. Yes, it\'s not a great thing to happen and it\'s sort of different fro normal flu, but luckily we live in a country were medication is available. I think people are over-reacting some what. The majority of cases have been extremely mild and treated.
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james
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Jun 22 09 15:22
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i attend langley grammar school and i am scared for my life i hope they shut the school i dont want swine flu god be with everyone who has it i hope u get through it.
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alex
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Jun 22 09 15:26
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help me oink
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Tim
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Jun 22 09 15:28
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dont mock we that attend lgs are at risk everyday, i never understood how a fear can engulf your life until now. i feel that we should all turn to prayer as its aallt hat can save us now.
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Tim
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Jun 22 09 15:31
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dont mock we that attend lgs are at risk everyday, i never understood how a fear can engulf your life until now. i feel that we should all turn to prayer as its aallt hat can save us now.
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Charlie
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Jun 22 09 15:38
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my friend contracted swine flu and due to his religous beliefs couldn\'t take the medication, the reverend was claled an on his exorsism the priest said he knew a good trick and took my friend into a room away from us and locked the door i heard the screaming an once the door opened my friend limped out crying we hope the beast has left him however...he hasnt beent he same since
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Bev
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Has westgate been shut down with the swine flu? Thats whats going around ?
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karine
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Jun 22 09 22:55
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no westgate not closed but apparently the brother of a girl that goes to westgate has swine flu!!! in she is still going to school!!! her brother goes to cippenham juinors!!!!
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abdul
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Jun 23 09 09:48
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Ive jus got news that all the schools in slough are going to close after this weekend, because the risk of contracting swine flu is too high, i believe that they will close the schools until the summer holidays.
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Frankie
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Jun 23 09 14:33
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"abdul" by you saying that all you are doing is getting school children's hope's up, for them to think they will have 9weeks summer holiday, i think that the school children would have been informed first. but if what you are saying is correct, then how do you know this? and why have they not been told?.
Thanks.
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Emma
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Jun 23 09 16:24
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My daughter has just tested positive she goes to wexham she hardly had any contact with the boy that 1st had it so it goes to show how easily its passed on, but i have to say the school was great.
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Jun 24 09 17:33
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I go to Langley grammar school and i am definite that more than 3 people have got swine flu just by the way they act. a girl had confirmed swine flu and she came into school sneezing and coughing and a boy in my year his sister and he were tested he hasn\\\'t got swine flu but his sister has and his sister is in the same year as the girl who was sneezing and coughing our head teacher is not only causing more people to get swine flu by not closing the school down but putting people lives in danger even if its just by a bit.
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Jun 24 09 17:34
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I go to Langley grammar school and i am definite that more than 3 people have got swine flu just by the way they act. a girl had confirmed swine flu and she came into school sneezing and coughing and a boy in my year his sister and he were tested he hasn\\\'t got swine flu but his sister has and his sister is in the same year as the girl who was sneezing and coughing our head teacher is not only causing more people to get swine flu by not closing the school down but putting people lives in danger even if its just by a bit.
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Unlucky LGS and Wexham. I go to slough grammar school and have a friend who goes to Langley. I haven't had any contact with him lately, should ask him about it. I am woried that it might come to slough grammar school. get well soon langley and wexham.
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Jun 25 09 21:50
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I go to Langley grammar and things are bad I don’t understand why school is not closed. It’s easy to say as a pupil that school should be closed but things are bad. My teacher told us it’s like any other flu but it’s not the number of children coming to school is decreasing and this can be seen in the number of students in lessons. Our head teacher told us they are only doing what the health agencies are telling them but I don’t understand why they have let my school stay open who have had more than 5 cases and closed wexham who have only got 1 case. Most people in our school come via bus so there are more chances for the flu to spread.
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Slough grammar school has swine flu
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my kids go to cloycots school and weve been given letters today, to say that they have one confirmed case of swine flu and its a familly that has it, alot of pearents have pulled there kids out of school,as i have and can't beleive that they dont even have any precautions in place, to try to stop further out breaks at the school. they dont even have simple things like alcohol gel or nasel cream for the kids, i think it's disgracefull as it is a nursery child thats beev affected,they should aleast close the nursery and have a contractor come in and stirilise the place then re-open it.
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Jun 29 09 21:44
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I go Slough Grammar and we now have swine flu! the school has not yet shut down! The school think it is safe for us to go to school, but we are riskig our lives! if one of us students die it wil be on the schools head! terrible desicions.
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