Bangor Schools Combat the H1N1 Virus

Bangor, Maine – The Bangor School district has teamed up with the Maine CDC to try and stop the spread of the flu virus amongst school aged children. “We are doing the education and cleaning that has been recommended by the Maine CDC,” says Superintendent Betsy Webb of Bangor Schools. She says that the CDC has been very helpful and doing a good job of keeping her informed and up to date. The Maine CDC is also offering a blog, featuring weekly updates on the issue.

There will be a flu vaccination made available to students. Participation in the vaccination program is optional. They will be administered free of charge on September 25th in the Bangor High School Gymnasium. “Once an H1N1 virus vaccination is available, which we have been told is sometime late October, those will be available to students as well,” says Webb.


There will also be a flu clinic available to faculty members funded by insurance money and a $25 flu shot charge. This clinic will be held early in the morning on September 25th. There is no word whether or not an H1N1 vaccine will be made available to faculty yet.

Parents of Bangor school children have been informed on the issue. “We had papers come home from the superintended offering a free flu clinic at the end of this month,” says mother Marie Dagle Thompson whose daughter attends the Abraham Lincoln School. Parents are still remaining calm about the issue.


Mother Sarah McKay has a daughter attending the Abraham Lincoln School in Bangor. She says that she is not worried about the flu. “I don’t have too many concerns about the H1N1 flu. I think it’s been blown slightly out of proportion,” says McKay. She says that she is very happy with what the district is doing to keep people aware and it’s efforts to combat the issue.


Students are being educated on the proper ways to keep themselves clean. They are taught to frequently and thoroughly wash their hands and to make sure they sneeze and couch into a tissue or their sleeve. Student Cassie McKay shows us the proper way to wash our hands.