
12-30-2005, 05:44 PM
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Suprise Me
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,259
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When I first became employed at the local school district, I caught everything that the kids had - didn't matter what it was - that first year it seemed I had one thing after another. Even whooping cough! I was told by other teachers that it takes about 3 years for your immune system to kick in and in that third year it isn't too bad. Well, I am on my third year, and I haven't gotten ill (I don't count the time I ate the school lunch and went home sick about an hour later).
It this were me, I would report my concerns to my direct supervisor / principal in writing. This isn't only your health issue, but a health issue for the kids as well. I would hope that tests would be ordered to determine if there is mold or some other alergin present.
On another note - we have 1st year teachers using Airborne and they swear by it.. there is another over the counter cold medicine - can't remember the name right off the top of my head, but it decreases your symptoms and in some cases reduces the length of time of the cold - our Science department recommends that.. lol
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