The district said the closure will also allow for additional recovery time for those who are affected by these viruses.

The downtown connector is shut down.

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.

The Georgia school district says that more than 10% of students at each of its schools is sick from the flu or norovirus.

According to the Polk County School District, there have been “excessive” student absences related to the norovirus and flu.

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia school district will close its buildings on Friday to take preventative measures due to the flu ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Children’s Hospital’s emergency room has seen record high visits of children with winter illnesses this week. Dr. Amy Groen, an Emergency Room Physician at Blank Children’s ...

Polk County Schools will shift to a virtual learning day Friday to combat a flu and norovirus outbreak that has made more than 700 students sick.The closure will “allow for deep cleaning of our ...

The school district expects students and staff will return to class on Monday and said only the one school is affected.

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...