Absentee rates at Scotia-Glenville

Because of the H1N1 flu season, nursing coordinator Joanne Reynolds has been providing Superintendent Susan Swartz with regular updates about the number of children absent from school.

The total number of student absences – for medical or unknown reasons – seemed to be steady during the first several weeks of school.

The school district’s total enrollment – K-12 – is 2,760.

Now that the worst of the H1N1 virus appears to have passed, the number of students out of school for medical or unknown reasons will be posted twice monthly betwen February and June and the district will continue monitoring daily reports and weekly trends.

Date	Total S-G students out of school for medical or unknown reasons	Percentage
February 26	73	2.6%
February 5	128	4.6%
January 29	88	3.2%
January 22	107	3.9%
January 15	126	4.6%
January 8	109	3.9%
December 23 (Wednesday before the holiday break)	239	8.7%
December 18	69	2.5%
December 11	100	3.6%
December 4	114	4.1%
November 25 (Wednesday before the Thanksgiving break)	198	7.2%
November 20	97	3.5%
November 13	136	4.9%
November 6	219	7.9%
October 30	201	7.2%
October 23	195	7.1%
October 16	101	3.7%
October 8	91	3.3%
October 2	81	2.9%
September 25	68	2.5%
September 18	96	3.5%
September 11	47	1.7%

Reynold cautioned that the months of November to March tend to be worse for flus - since windows are closed and fresh air doesn’t flow into homes.