It's an attempt to stop one sick child from infecting an entire classroom, and spreading the virus to vulnerable, pre-school siblings at home.
This week I interviewed a woman whose fulltime job is teaching school children how to sneeze safely.
I queried my boss when she had first suggested it. "Really?" I said.
"You want me to interview someone about sneezing? Is that news?"
"It's autumn. It's the start of flu season," she said. "It's timely."