Fort Worth ISD: all systems in place?

Fort Worth ISD: all systems in place? WHILE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE country have been working during thesummer on their disease prevention and emergency preparedness pre��par��ed��ness?n.The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them plans, theFort Worth (Texas) Independent School District's updated plans arethe result of a real-life test. In late April, officials decided to close every school in thedistrict for over a week. Not only was each school thoroughlydisinfected DisinfectedDecreased the number of microorganisms on or in an object.Mentioned in: Isolation , but the district's Curriculum and Instruction Divisionrecruited teachers to teach "Sofa Studies" classes on EdTV,which provides educational programming for the local cable systems andon AT&T U-verse. "Soon teachers from all over the district wereanxious to take part," says Superintendent Melody Johnson Melody Johnson(born December 15, 1978) is a women's basketball player who attended University of Colorado. 2 seasons later, she transferred to Arizona State University. She entered the 2002 WNBA Draft, and was selected by the Portland Fire. . Nor thatthis "Sofa Studies" infrastructure is in place, it can be usedto reach students who are home sick, whether or not the district isclosed. In addition, EdTV can now be streamed live over the Internet. This time around, however Johnson hopes that prevention techniqueswill keep the virus from spreading and allow schools to stay open."We have a robust campaign that highlights handwashing, coveringmouth and nose when coughing CoughingCoughing helps break up secretions in the lungs so that the mucus can be suctioned out or expectorated. Patients sit upright and inhale deeply through the nose. They then exhale in short puffs or coughs. Coughing is repeated several times per day. and sneezing To verbally tell somebody about a new and interesting Web site. See viral marketing. , and staying home when youdon't feet well," says Johnson. "That advice remains thebest that is available."