Schools Chief Challenges Need To Keep Rockville High Closed

Source: Washington Post Posted By: Chaffins P...5471 days ago

Montgomery County School Superintendent Jerry D. Weast took issue yesterday with the closing of Rockville High School to stem the flu, amid indications that federal officials might revise their recommendations on school shutdowns.

Weast's memo to the Montgomery school board came on a day when Prince George's County shut down a third school. The memo appeared a sign of impatience with the stringency of health officials' precautionary policy, aimed at curbing the spread of swine flu.

In his....

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