It's Here....

The New Chick-fil-a Chicken Sandwich!!!!!

just kidding. Actually what's here is H1N1. That's right. We're infected.

Last block of the day, I'm making my final announcements to a 7th grade Reading class and over the loud speaker, our vice principal comes on and says, "The Korean Department of Health has found multiple confirmed cases of H1N1 flu virus on our campus and per their requirements, Taejeon Christian International School will be shut down. Starting tomorrow, we will be shut down for anywhere from 2 days to a week."

Pandemonium breaks out!! As if a week and a half of school has worn them down so much! (although it was kind of exciting myself!) So kids were told to leave school right away after the bell rang and the dorm kids had to go and pack up quickly so the dorm staff could escort them to Seoul or wherever their homes were. Teachers were called to all meet together for an official briefing by the headmaster, where he proceeded to tell us not to say anything to the media, who were waiting outside, and to be thinking about how we could start putting curriculum online for kids to continue learning, especially if this goes on awhile. Yikes!

I like the prospect of having extra hours to keep working on my units, which I'm just barely staying on top of, and I especially like the idea of sleeping in a little tomorrow before going to work! However, Dr. Penland warned us that if the Health Department deemed it necessary, we might be banned from going ANYWHERE, including the campus! Whoa. That's when this stops being fun and just becomes scary and boring. (? at the same time? yes.)

So what am I going to do with all this extra time on my hands for the next three days and the weekend? I don't know! We'll see. A list might be forthcoming on this little site. :)