Late Tuesday afternoon we received several calls from schools that will be closing their doors this week.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 4:56 p.m.
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MUNISING -- More schools are closing due to illness and low attendance numbers.
Late this afternoon we received several calls from schools that will be closing their doors this week.
Most schools will be shutting their doors and disinfecting surfaces.
School officials in Munising are blaming the flu for wiping out a quarter of the district's student body.
Tuesday, it was quiet in the halls of Munising High School as students take a break from the classroom to recover from suspected-flu symptoms.
Custodial staff will be spending the rest of the week sanitizing the buildings.
"We hope that with the fact that they've been out for five days, hopefully the flu has run its course and they'll come back to a disinfected building," explains Philip DeGabriele, Auxiliary Services Director.
Although students were the majority of those calling in sick, the district did have several teachers out as well.
Schools on the list so far include:
- Hancock
- Holy Spirit
- Father Marquette
- Munising
- Norway-Vulcan
- Ontonagon
- Superior Central
- Tahquamenon
Check our Schools Closings page for the most current cancelled schools, and the dates they're closed.
Rely on our immediate updates through flu season, and into winter weather.
