There seemed to be a miscommunication, however, between Public Health and PSS.
A staff member at the office of Public Health acting Secretary Pete Untalan did not know where the meeting would be held and directed this reporter to PSS.
Asked for comment yesterday, Education Commissioner Rita Sablan said she was not aware of the meeting.
“But we are ready for their invitation,” she added.
Sablan said PSS is always ready to cooperate with Public Health, particularly on matters involving the health and safety of students.
PSS, she added, already had a contingency plan even before the CNMI’s six H1N1 cases were confirmed through laboratory results.
Untalan said last week that suspending classes was not on the agenda, and that his department would instead help the community, including children and school employees, prevent the further spread of the H1N1 virus.
Untalan and Sablan agree that school children who are sick should stay at home and inform the school about their condition.
Students who will get sick while in school will be sent home, health and education officials said.
