Two Seattle schools close for influenza

We were joking about this a couple of hours ago, but I just picked up the phone and learned that two middle schools will be closed for the week.

Aki Kurose and Stevens middle schools are closed from tomorrow to May 8th. Yikes!

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Don't forget Madrona Elementary, the first school to close for swine flu. It's off until at least Thursday the 7th, much to the chagrin of those forced to put up with 8 screaming 7-year olds wreaking havoc with zero parental supervision next door.