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Worried schools take steps to limit swine flu exposure

A nurse takes the temperature of a student

Photo credit: Getty/KARIM SAHIB | A nurse takes the temperature of a student at the United International Private School (UIPS) in Dubai on August 31, 2009.

When students in Glen Cove return to school next month, teachers will be touting the virtues of abstinence - no more handshakes, high fives or hugs until further notice.

Hoping to prevent the spread of swine flu in the fall, Superintendent Laurence Aronstein said all skin-on-skin contact will be discouraged.

"I think it's common sense to refrain as much as you can until this passes,"...

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