Correction Appended

In an effort to reduce the spread of H1N1 between university and K-12 students, Ithaca City School District Superintendent Dr. Judith Pastel has indefinitely barred all college students, including those from Cornell, from volunteering in district classrooms.

The suspension began just five days after the start of ICSD classes, and does not include college students who are affiliated with the schools through Federal Work-Study employment, scholarship service requirements, or fieldwork placements for course credit.

Pastel believes the suspension to be a necessary precaution in reducing the spread of H1N1 between college students and the students and faculty of district schools.