Feds: Prepare Schools for Bird Flu

The federal government is advising schools across the country to prepare emergency plans for dealing with an outbreak of bird flu.

The AP reports:

Federal health leaders say it is not alarmist or premature for schools to make preparations, such as finding ways to teach kids even if they've all been sent home.

School boards and superintendents have gotten used to emergency planning for student violence, terrorism or severe weather. Pandemic preparation, though, is a new one.

They have a lot to think over, top government officials said Tuesday.

Seems the Feds want educators to consider using school building as makeshift hospitals. Hopefully, school nurses will receive the proper training.