About 1,000 college students absent from a Virginia highschool with flu-like signs

A Virginia highschool canceled all actions this weekend after practically half of its college students have been referred to as out this week because of a flu-like sickness.

“As a result of excessive variety of sick college students and workers reported this week, all Stafford Excessive College and athletics actions scheduled by way of Sunday, October 23, might be cancelled.” Stafford Excessive College’s official Fb account posted Friday.

The varsity mentioned it is going to monitor the severity of the sickness over the weekend and reassess the situation on Monday.

Hill contacted the Stafford County Public Colleges workplace for recommendation.

NBC 4 Washington reported Friday that about 1,000 college students have been absent from Stafford Excessive College, positioned simply exterior Fredericksburg, Va.

Complete enrollment at Stafford Excessive is about 2,100, officers advised NBC.

A spokesman mentioned that the scholars, in addition to some workers, are affected by flu-like and gastrointestinal signs.

Officers and the Virginia Division of Well being are working collectively to analyze the basis explanation for the illness.