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district would grow by 25 percent in the next decade. District facilities at the two main campuses as well as Alta Vista can accommodate 3,800 students, and current student enrollment is 3,664.
SCHOOLS KEEP AN EYE ON FLU With the cold and flu season well under way, school officials say they are doing what they can to combat sickness, and that so
far the situation is under control. Last Thursday, Mountain View Whisman School District Superintendent Maurice Ghysels reported to a group of community leaders at a monthly Challenge Team meeting the district has not seen unusual numbers of absences this year. With funding from El Camino Hospital, he said, the district has added an extra school nurse to its staff this year, and they have
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been monitoring all students with flu-like symptoms. El Camino also donated hand sanitizer to every classroom in the district, as well as to four neighboring school districts. In line with the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ghysels said the district has 8,000 surgical masks for children to wear if necessary.
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