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Special to the Pocono Record
Mr. Gower, the teacher at the Frantz School, took notice that Richard Borger, who had perfect attendance during the current marking period was now suddenly absent three days in a row - the 12th, 13th and 14th of February.
Mr. Gower was very concerned. As an experienced teacher, he knew that such a string of absences was often the signal that the cold and flu season had begun.
Mr. Gower understood the importance of social distancing to prevent the spread of germs. But with near 100% attendance on Feb. 11 (all 29 boys and 12 of the 14 girls), he had no choice but to have students squeeze together doubling up at every desk. 41 kids squeezed into a single room measuring 567 square feet was a germ incubator. And on these cold winter days, the windows were all shut tight so there was no ventilation.