Allen-Field closed, too

By order of the Milwaukee Health Department, a fifth MPS school is closed until further notice in the wake of a city swine flu investigation.

Health Commissioner Bevan Baker yesterday ordered Allen-Field Elementary School closed.

Allen-Field is one of the state’s largest elementary schools with 855 students, and has a large concentration of Hispanic students.

It joins a short list of other MPS schools closed by the Health Department earlier this week as a precautionary measure against transmission of the virus. The five schools that are closed until further notice are: Allen-Field School, 730 W. Lapham Blvd.;Riverside University High School, 1615 E. Locust St.; Clement Ave. School, 3666 S. Clement Ave.; Mitchell School, 1728 S. 23rd St.; Rogers Street Academy, 2430 W. Rogers St.

The closures affect all programming at all five sites, including Head Start programs, athletic activities, and before- and after-school programs and weekend activities. The closure at Allen-Field also means suspension of a popular after-school program, the CLC (Community Learning Center) operated in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. The closure at Rogers Street Academy includes the Don and Sallie Davis Boys and Girls Club that is attached to the school.