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UPDATE: Richmond Hill girl dies after flu-like symptoms
Posted: October 19, 2009 - 12:41pmAdvertisement
By Jenel Few
A 4-year-old Richmond Hill girl died Sunday after exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
Elaina "Lainey? Redick became nauseated Saturday morning and was taken to Memorial University Medical Center, where she died Sunday afternoon.
Doctors would confirm only that the child died of flu-like symptoms.
Savannah Christian Daycare, where the child was a student, has closed for two days as a precaution. The daycare will reopen Wednesday after a thorough cleaning and disinfecting has been completed.
The elementary, middle and high schools remain open.
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Daycare Chooses to Close for 2 Days
(Sunday, October 18, 2009) Dear Faculty, Staff and Parents, The Savannah Christian School Family is a caring, tightly knit group and because of this, tragic news travels quickly. You may have already heard that one of our families has suffered an unthinkable loss and we have, as well. One of our four-year olds, a student in our SCPS Daycare/Preschool, fell ill with nausea early on Saturday morning. She was taken to Memorial Hospital on Saturday and passed away early Sunday afternoon. Doctors have not, as yet, firmly determined the cause. Parents acknowledged that the nausea was not accompanied by fever (seeming to rule out the primary characteristic of the H1N1 virus).
Her sister, a student in the SCPS Lower School, had a fever, tested positive for the flu, and is being treated. Test results will not be back for two days, so it is not known at this time if she has Influenza A or the H1N1 virus. She will be out of school until it is safe for her to return.
As a precaution for all children, the Daycare will be closed Monday and Tuesday while a deep cleaning is being done. Although not required to close by the state licensing board, the school made the decision to to clean and disinfect every nook and cranny, including washing the walls, in order to take extraordinary precautionary steps. If you have a child in the Daycare, we appreciate your making alternate plans for child care during these two days while our Faculty and Staff also cope with this loss.
We encourage your prayers for this family while they cope with this unthinkable tragedy, and they appreciate your respect for their privacy during this time. Our hearts go out to them. We will let you know when funeral arrangements are made.
With a deep sense of loss,
Roger Yancey, Headmaster
Ruth Ann Palmer, Lower School Principal
Ruth Rushing, Daycare/Preschool Director
Posted: October 19, 2009 - 12:41pmAdvertisement
By Jenel Few
A 4-year-old Richmond Hill girl died Sunday after exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
Elaina "Lainey? Redick became nauseated Saturday morning and was taken to Memorial University Medical Center, where she died Sunday afternoon.
Doctors would confirm only that the child died of flu-like symptoms.
Savannah Christian Daycare, where the child was a student, has closed for two days as a precaution. The daycare will reopen Wednesday after a thorough cleaning and disinfecting has been completed.
The elementary, middle and high schools remain open.
Also see...
Daycare Chooses to Close for 2 Days
(Sunday, October 18, 2009) Dear Faculty, Staff and Parents, The Savannah Christian School Family is a caring, tightly knit group and because of this, tragic news travels quickly. You may have already heard that one of our families has suffered an unthinkable loss and we have, as well. One of our four-year olds, a student in our SCPS Daycare/Preschool, fell ill with nausea early on Saturday morning. She was taken to Memorial Hospital on Saturday and passed away early Sunday afternoon. Doctors have not, as yet, firmly determined the cause. Parents acknowledged that the nausea was not accompanied by fever (seeming to rule out the primary characteristic of the H1N1 virus).
Her sister, a student in the SCPS Lower School, had a fever, tested positive for the flu, and is being treated. Test results will not be back for two days, so it is not known at this time if she has Influenza A or the H1N1 virus. She will be out of school until it is safe for her to return.
As a precaution for all children, the Daycare will be closed Monday and Tuesday while a deep cleaning is being done. Although not required to close by the state licensing board, the school made the decision to to clean and disinfect every nook and cranny, including washing the walls, in order to take extraordinary precautionary steps. If you have a child in the Daycare, we appreciate your making alternate plans for child care during these two days while our Faculty and Staff also cope with this loss.
We encourage your prayers for this family while they cope with this unthinkable tragedy, and they appreciate your respect for their privacy during this time. Our hearts go out to them. We will let you know when funeral arrangements are made.
With a deep sense of loss,
Roger Yancey, Headmaster
Ruth Ann Palmer, Lower School Principal
Ruth Rushing, Daycare/Preschool Director
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