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HK Closes Kindergartens and Primary Schools H1N1

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    definitely be up for some kind of meet-up...


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    I dont think any playschools or preschools are going to refund any fees or adjust.


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    i wouldn't make a sweeping statement like that.. as i said, i'm not charging for classes missed. i'll be offering make-up classes when we get back.

    it depends on who runs the playgroup and for what reason. if they are only in it for the money, then they will charge...i'm not. i still have to pay my employees, but it will be coming out of my pocket.


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    My son called all excited that school is over. He said the teachers will be emailing the kids homework. :)


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    My 2 children go to a school within the woodlands group and we will be asking what adjustments will be being made as a result. I will have to see what they say. I am also concerned as we have also booked for summer school, if the closure is extended it is an awful lot of money to have lost.


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    Carang - thank you for doing the right thing. There is a playgroup that I am aware of that is not going to close. I think this is so wrong and it really makes me mad. It is totally incompetent in my books, shows a lack of regard for the children and the community and shows where their motivations lie. Please don't send your little ones to playgroup until the EDB lifts this suspension.


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    Staff still need to be paid, just like when the EMB closed the schools in 2003 during SARS.

    Summer schools? Don't know how that would work......

    I do think that in this case it is a complete over reaction. Swine flu is nothing like SARS in terms of severity, and it seems to be a political move rather than one based on health.


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    The gyms and playgroups that we go are not closing. Not sure if we should still attend.....


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