Swine Flu Back-to-School Guidance Released by Feds

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By LISA STARK and KATE BARRETT
Abc News

With back-to-school season just around the corner, federal health and education officials today are not suggesting drastic K-12 schools closures where students have already caught swine flu.

Instead they're releasing guidance for schools that outlines what schools can do while keeping doors open -- and have loosened their recommendation for the amount of time sick students and teachers should stay home.

If the flu does not get any more severe, the advice is for those sick with swine flu to stay home just 24 hours after their fever subsides and they are off of fever medications rather than holing up for seven days as previously instructed, Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said today.

"We are relying on the science for the guidance we are providing," added Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Watch "World News With Charles Gibson" tonight at 6:30 ET for the full report.

Still, there is a list of specific advice for preventing the spread of the virus while learning continues.Read more...