[justsaynomore]

Hundreds of Students at Queens School Come Down with Flu

April 24, 2009

QUEENS, N.Y. (WPIX) - “The Health Department is monitoring an outbreak of flu at St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, Queens, to see if the students may have come down with the swine flu virus. As many as 500 students have reported they were suffering from flu-like symptoms. Some of the students told WPIX they recently visited Mexico. The flu outbreak forced school officials to cancel an event called “International Night,” which was scheduled for Friday night. A thousand people had been expecting to attend.”

http://www.wpix.com/landing/?Hundreds-of-Students-at-Queens-School-Co=1&blockID=275362&feedID=1404

[jiggyboy]

I was dubious at 75 and could have been talked out of it, but 500 out of 2700 (per the first couple of google results for “St. Francis Preparatory School”) in three days is straight out of a science fiction movie. Without rancor, I’m gonna stick with my own harmless opinion that it’s not swine flu and not even “regular” flu.

[jiggyboy]

WHAAAT? Looks like they changed the article from 500 to 300 since you posted that excerpt!

[raybbr]

The flu outbreak forced school officials to cancel an event called “International Night,” which was scheduled for Friday night. A thousand people had been expecting to attend.”

Well, they got a first hand introduction into "international customs" didn't they?