OUR hearts go out to the family of 15-year-old Dan Anderton who has died of meningitis.

Parents at Rivington and Blackrod School High School where Dan was a pupil will obviously now be worried sick about their own children. In early December a pupil was treated in hospital for meningitis but made a full recovery.

Already the school has been working closely with health experts to give advice to parents. And a list of information, including danger signs to look out for, is included in a letter to parents.

The Health Authority must ensure that that information is available not only to every parent at Rivington and Blackrod High School, but to every parent in the borough who requests it.

Nobody wants parents to panic. Giving them the full facts is the only way to stop that happening.

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