Don't know where you are getting your information from but I work at Qatar International School and we are definitely starting on September 1st. Also I don't know if you relise that people can get better from the H1N1 virus as a few of my friends have had it over the holidays. There is no need to spread panic when all it is, is a bad flu. It would be worse keeping children away from school as they will have a lot of work to catch up on, especially those taking exams this year!!