A school district shut down by a flu scare is open once again. Students returned to class at Pittston Area Tuesday morning.
Things are looking up in the Pittston Area School District. Last week nearly one third of the students called in sick.
Tuesday that number has been cut in half and that's only slightly above normal.
The school was closed Friday because hundreds of students were absent aAfter about a dozen confirmed cases of swine flu.
District officials gave students a long Columbus Day weekend to allow them to recover.
Student Danielle Borosky supports the decision to close on Friday, and is happy to be back. "It looks like everybody's better and they've cleaned the school up, so it will probably be better," Borosky said.
Student Maria Pello also happy to be back, but concerned because the flu scare is far from over. "I'm a little worried I might catch it. I heard it kills so I don't want to be laying in my grave the next couple weeks," she said.
No one has died from the seasonal or the swine flu at Pittston Area.
Lucinda Wharton said she's leary about her daughter's return to class. "They said they cleaned the schools. Are they sure they did? My daughter was really sick all week," Wharton said.
The superintendent said yes, the schools were disinfected, plus there are hand sanitizer and anti bacterial wipes in every classroom.
In spite of 30 percent of the population at Pittston Area being out sick last week, student Todd Thorne believes it was a mistake to cancel class Friday. "Students need all the education they can get," he said.
Thorne is not worried about coming back to school.
The goal of the extra day off was to separate the students. District officials reasoned that if the students weren't together, the flu couldn't spread. Well, now that everyone is back together and back in class, some worry the process will start all over again.
Student Alex Kelly is one of those worriers. "All the schools are getting it right now, and it's just going to come back to Pittston Area," Kelly said.
Superintendent George Cosgrove knows it's possible. "It's pretty hard to avoid it, so to speak. Just use good judgement at this point," he said.
The superintendent added the main rule for parents right now is if your child is okay, send them to school. If they're sick, keep them home.
Things are looking up in the Pittston Area School District. Last week nearly one third of the students called in sick.
Tuesday that number has been cut in half and that's only slightly above normal.
The school was closed Friday because hundreds of students were absent aAfter about a dozen confirmed cases of swine flu.
District officials gave students a long Columbus Day weekend to allow them to recover.
Student Danielle Borosky supports the decision to close on Friday, and is happy to be back. "It looks like everybody's better and they've cleaned the school up, so it will probably be better," Borosky said.
Student Maria Pello also happy to be back, but concerned because the flu scare is far from over. "I'm a little worried I might catch it. I heard it kills so I don't want to be laying in my grave the next couple weeks," she said.
No one has died from the seasonal or the swine flu at Pittston Area.
Lucinda Wharton said she's leary about her daughter's return to class. "They said they cleaned the schools. Are they sure they did? My daughter was really sick all week," Wharton said.
The superintendent said yes, the schools were disinfected, plus there are hand sanitizer and anti bacterial wipes in every classroom.
In spite of 30 percent of the population at Pittston Area being out sick last week, student Todd Thorne believes it was a mistake to cancel class Friday. "Students need all the education they can get," he said.
Thorne is not worried about coming back to school.
The goal of the extra day off was to separate the students. District officials reasoned that if the students weren't together, the flu couldn't spread. Well, now that everyone is back together and back in class, some worry the process will start all over again.
Student Alex Kelly is one of those worriers. "All the schools are getting it right now, and it's just going to come back to Pittston Area," Kelly said.
Superintendent George Cosgrove knows it's possible. "It's pretty hard to avoid it, so to speak. Just use good judgement at this point," he said.
The superintendent added the main rule for parents right now is if your child is okay, send them to school. If they're sick, keep them home.
