SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Hundreds of school children are home again Wednesday in Clark County as health officials investigate more suspected cases of the H1N1 Flu.

Health officials in Clark County said there are now 9 suspected cases of H1N1 flu from Northridge School. 5 of those suspected cases are students at Northridge Middle School. 4 of the suspected cases are not associated with the school.

Health Commisioner Charles Patterson said, "It would not surprise us to find additional cases in our community. It would not surprise me to find additional cases in the Miami Valley."

Tests have all been sent to the Ohio Department of Health for confirmation and officials are anticipating the results of two of those cases by Thursday.

CLARK CO: More Suspected H1N1 Cases (Mark Bruce)

The Clark County Combined Health District also says that of the 9 suspected cases, 5 of them are related to Northridge Middle School.

lSchool officials said 230 students were reported absent Wednesday, and 150 of them attend the middle school. That is the school where a teen goes who has recovered from the one confirmed case of Swine Flu.

About one hundred parents were at the school Tuesday night to ask questions about the health risks. Authorities tried to assure parents that the school and their children are safe.

The mother of the teen who has recovered wants other parents to educate themselves about H1N1 flu so they can act out of knowledge and not fear.

"The part is how the adults are acting about this. There's education out there, but they're simply not listening to it. It's the flu, I mean it's simply the flu," said the teen's mother.

Health district officials say if you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contant with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others. "Healthy people go to work, the mall, and the grocery. Sick people need to stay home so they're not affecting other folks," said Charles Patterson.

Patterson said school will likely remain in session, even if more cases are confirmed. The health commissioner said he is confident that health and school officials are taking all the necessary steps to handle the situation.