Dear Parents,

Further to my letter on swine flu I am now writing again to inform you that we now have five confirmed cases all of whom are children. The advice I have received from the Local Authority and from the Government is that the school should remain open. Although I understand the logic of their argument I will not be unhappy and will completely understand if you decide to keep your children at home. Please let us know what you are doing. This is certainly the case if your child is displaying any of the symptoms – sore throat, headache, vomiting and high temperature. You should then go to your GP.

I shall be keeping in touch with you over the next few days. I wish you all the best through this worrying period.

Yours faithfully,