Flu-like illness closes southern Minn. school
A southern Minnesota school is closed for a couple of days after more than a quarter of its students became ill.
Flu-like symptoms caused 19 of 70 students - and some staff - to be absent Tuesday at Hollandale Christian School.
The school called off classes Wednesday and Thursday to give students and staff a chance to get better.
Principal Lisa Vos tells the Austin Daily Herald the school has done a thorough cleaning of desks, chairs, counters and doorknobs.
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The school plans to reopen Friday. A musical scheduled for Friday has been postponed for a week.
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The Austin Daily Herald report can be found at: http://bit.ly/iafEUZ
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Information from: Austin Daily Herald
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