Thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine began arriving in the Washington region Tuesday night as a private high school in Laurel became the first in the area to close for disinfection after more than 100 students missed class, many with complaints of illness.
Stephen J. Edmonds, principal and president of St. Vincent Pallotti High School, said there had been five confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza, known as swine flu, among students at the school since the beginning of the school year. Edmonds said about 100 of the school's 500 students missed class Tuesday "for various reasons," including swine flu and seasonal flu.
Because of the high absentee rate, Edmonds ordered the school closed Wednesday to allow professional cleaners to disinfect surfaces touched by students.
"It's just precautionary," Edmonds said. "We want to make sure we provide the safest environment for the students."
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