HISD's Cleaning and Ventilation Strategies to Combat Flu Season

HISD's Daily Cleaning Protocols

• 🧼 Building service crews at HISD schools, like Scarboro High School, focus on high-traffic areas students and staff touch most.
• 🧽 Daily routines include disinfecting desks, wiping down chairs, and ensuring restrooms are sanitized.
• 💨 For heightened concerns about flu or COVID-19, HISD can deploy special fogging machines to disinfect entire rooms.

Enhanced Air Quality Measures

• 🌬️ Every classroom is equipped with an air purifier to help improve indoor air quality.
• 🎯 These efforts are part of a daily, multi-time-a-day commitment to slow the spread of illnesses across HISD campuses.

The Severity of the Current Flu Season

• 📈 Doctors report a five-fold increase in flu cases over the past two weeks in the Houston area.
• ⚠️ This season is expected to be a tough respiratory season, potentially worsening with the approaching holidays.
• 🦠 A new substrain of flu is circulating rapidly through the community, contributing to the increased spread.

Key Symptoms and Preventative Measures

• 🤒 Common symptoms include fever, extreme fatigue, body aches, and upper respiratory issues.
• 💉 A major mistake people make is not getting vaccinated against the flu.
• 🏠 Other recommended preventative steps include washing hands, staying home when sick, wearing a mask if necessary, and seeking medical attention promptly.