Virginia high school reports illness outbreak, 1,000 students call out sick - Fox News

Some 1,000 students and a fewer unit members astatine a Virginia precocious school past week had to telephone retired sick with flu-like symptoms and tummy pains.

Stafford High School Principal Allen Hicks sent retired a missive to parents connected Friday, alerting them of an "illness outbreak."

A presumption of Stafford High School successful Virginia. (WTTG)

"We are presently investigating the symptoms and are moving with the health department to place the basal origin of the illness," Hicks said successful the letter.

He said the schoolhouse did not expect closing the gathering and that learning volition continue. Students volition beryllium fixed "ample time" to marque up missed enactment erstwhile they instrumentality to school, Hicks said.

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The precocious school’s custodial unit were scheduled to behaviour an "extensive and thorough" wipe-down of the full building, Hick said, adding that precocious touch-point country cleaning and electrostatic cleaning were to proceed done Friday and Saturday.

The Rappahannock Area Health District is investigating the outbreak, DC’s FOX 5 reported. Stafford County Public Schools, meanwhile, canceled athletics and extracurricular activities done the weekend, according to the station.

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