Polk County Schools moving to virtual learning Friday over flu and norovirus spike
The Georgia school district says that more than 10% of students at each of its schools is sick from the flu or norovirus.
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Georgia school district closes all schools due to flu, norovirus outbreak
The district says it currently has nearly 800 students and more than 60 staff members with reported illnesses.
NW GA school district closed for deep cleaning due to norovirus, flu
POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia school district will be closed on Friday as they are taking preventative measures due to the ...
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Georgia school district closes to deep clean after ‘excessive’ norovirus, flu absences
According to the Polk County School District, there have been “excessive” student absences related to the norovirus and flu.
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Polk County Schools shifts to virtual learning Friday after flu, norovirus outbreak
The closure will “allow for deep cleaning of our buildings and additional recovery time for those affected,” according to the ...
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Polk County school system closed Friday due to flu outbreak
A North Georgia school district shifted to a learn from home day Friday as a result of a large number of student and staff absences from the flu and norovirus.
School absences from sickness soar in Polk County as vaccination rates keep falling
Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...
Johnston elementary school closes for two days because of students' absence due to illness
The school district expects students and staff will return to class on Monday and said only the one school is affected.
Polk County schools seeing a surge in illnesses
The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...