Dear Broward College student:
This 2009 H1N1 flu message focuses on what you should do about class work and about notifying your instructor if you become ill.
If you become ill with 2009 H1N1 flu symptoms:
Guidance for students
Educate yourself
• Follow general good health guidelines
(eating healthy, taking vitamins, exercise, rest and more)
• Practice safety and good hygiene measures
o Frequent and thorough hand washing
o Cough into your middle arm not into your hands
o Don't touch your eyes and face after touching shared surfaces that contain bacteria
Act responsibly
• Know instructors' attendance policies and respect them when you are not sick
• Faculty are more likely to accommodate your illness if you have been attending classes all semester
• Submit your work on time throughout the semester
• Help yourself and your fellow classmates
• Identify a buddy in your class to communicate any assignments to you and ask your instructor if there is a central place where assignments can be found
Students who get sick should:
• Stay at home (isolate yourself) until fever subsides and you are no longer contagious
• Contact your instructor to communicate your absence
• Contact your buddy to get your assignments
• Log-on to your instructor's blackboard page (if applicable)
• Be respectful of others and minimize the contamination of the college community
Students who cannot complete the term due to the H1N1
• The college will consider administrative withdrawals for students who are infected with the flu virus and miss a significant amount of class time and their grade is in jeopardy
• Students must present doctor’s statement that specifically states that the H1N1 virus was the reason for their illness
• Students cannot have violated their faculty member’s attendance policy before H1N1 infection, which must be validated by the faculty member
• All instances will be viewed on a case-by-case basis
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