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Originally published Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Absences due to illness close Bishop Blanchet High
Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle has closed until Friday because about 10 percent of its students are ill.
By Carol M. Ostrom and Brian M. Rosenthal
Seattle Times staff reporters
Bishop Blanchet High School, a private Catholic school in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, had so many students absent Tuesday that officials decided to close until Friday.
Principal Kristine Brynildsen-Smith said more than 150 students were out, most with the flu and a few with whooping cough. The outbreak came on suddenly, she said, with more than 50 percent more absences Tuesday than on Monday.
With more than 10 percent of the school's 1,000 students out, school officials called Public Health ? Seattle and King County, seeking guidance...
Originally published Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Absences due to illness close Bishop Blanchet High
Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle has closed until Friday because about 10 percent of its students are ill.
By Carol M. Ostrom and Brian M. Rosenthal
Seattle Times staff reporters
Bishop Blanchet High School, a private Catholic school in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, had so many students absent Tuesday that officials decided to close until Friday.
Principal Kristine Brynildsen-Smith said more than 150 students were out, most with the flu and a few with whooping cough. The outbreak came on suddenly, she said, with more than 50 percent more absences Tuesday than on Monday.
With more than 10 percent of the school's 1,000 students out, school officials called Public Health ? Seattle and King County, seeking guidance...