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A Virginia high school will stay open while hundreds of students call out sick with flu-like symptom
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/health/virginia-high-school-staying-open-flu-like-symptoms/index.htmlA Virginia high school will stay open while hundreds of students call out sick with flu-like symptoms
By Steve Almasy and Sara Turnbull, CNN
Published 8:04 PM EDT, Mon October 24, 2022
CNN — Hundreds of students missed class Monday at a northern Virginia high school where “a number of students have tested positive for influenza A” and others have symptoms consistent with the flu.
The number of students who stayed home from Stafford High School in Fredericksburg dropped from about 1,000 Friday to 670 on Monday, officials said.
Stafford County Public Schools spokesperson Sandra K. Osborn said the school has undergone a deep cleaning and disinfecting as officials search for answers.
“We have investigated the water fountains and meals service, and do not believe there is a connection between either of those services and these illnesses,” Osborn said in a statement.
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By Steve Almasy and Sara Turnbull, CNN
Published 8:04 PM EDT, Mon October 24, 2022
CNN — Hundreds of students missed class Monday at a northern Virginia high school where “a number of students have tested positive for influenza A” and others have symptoms consistent with the flu.
The number of students who stayed home from Stafford High School in Fredericksburg dropped from about 1,000 Friday to 670 on Monday, officials said.
Stafford County Public Schools spokesperson Sandra K. Osborn said the school has undergone a deep cleaning and disinfecting as officials search for answers.
“We have investigated the water fountains and meals service, and do not believe there is a connection between either of those services and these illnesses,” Osborn said in a statement.
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