Not letting my kid go to school

[RedhairedNurse]

Our major school district has shut down, but my daughter goes to school

in a suburb which has not closed down.

I'm not letting her go to school this week. I feel kind of

silly, but to me, it's better to be safe than sorry. I'm picking up makeup

work so she won't fall behind. I just hope I'm doing the right thing.

They have even closed down weekend activities around town. Some people'

are really mad about that. I've heard people that say this is being overreacted

that even the simple flu bug kills people every year and nothing is shut down

then. Any thoughts?

[oramar]

This situation could go either way. Shutting down schools could be unnecessary but it could turn out that it was a good thing. Just follow your own gut feelings in this case. Don't feel guilty either way and don't let anyone else make you feel guilty.