School is back in session at Pittston Area School District in Luzerne County after last week's swine flu scare.
Classes here were canceled Friday because so many students were sick with the flu. Monday was the Columbus Day holiday so Tuesday is the day things are supposed to be back to normal.
On Friday, the Pittston Area School District closed. Students were told to stay home because hundreds of students failed to show up last week. They were sick with the flu, many believed to have the H1N1 virus, or the swine flu.
The school buildings were disinfected. District personnel reasoned that if the students weren't together, it would lessen the chances of the flu spreading.
The Friday night football game was postponed, because so many Patriots were sick. The game was played Monday night. The flu-delayed game gave some in the stands opportunity to poke fun at the situation. A pig mask and some anti-germ face masks were spotted in the crowd.
An illness-delayed game was new territory for the Pittston Area coach and the Hazleton fans.
"I've never dealt with this. You have two or three kids sick at a time, but never this many," said Pittston Area head coach Tony Donato.
"If Pittston Area was able to catch it in time, even if there's just a couple cases, it's better to know it than not to have any idea," said Peter Domin of West Hazleton.
Pittston Area lost to Hazleton 47-0.
Classes here were canceled Friday because so many students were sick with the flu. Monday was the Columbus Day holiday so Tuesday is the day things are supposed to be back to normal.
On Friday, the Pittston Area School District closed. Students were told to stay home because hundreds of students failed to show up last week. They were sick with the flu, many believed to have the H1N1 virus, or the swine flu.
The school buildings were disinfected. District personnel reasoned that if the students weren't together, it would lessen the chances of the flu spreading.
The Friday night football game was postponed, because so many Patriots were sick. The game was played Monday night. The flu-delayed game gave some in the stands opportunity to poke fun at the situation. A pig mask and some anti-germ face masks were spotted in the crowd.
An illness-delayed game was new territory for the Pittston Area coach and the Hazleton fans.
"I've never dealt with this. You have two or three kids sick at a time, but never this many," said Pittston Area head coach Tony Donato.
"If Pittston Area was able to catch it in time, even if there's just a couple cases, it's better to know it than not to have any idea," said Peter Domin of West Hazleton.
Pittston Area lost to Hazleton 47-0.
