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‘Very unusual;’ Local high school to close tomorrow due to major flu outbreak
WHIO Staff,Brandon Lewis
Thu, December 7, 2023 at 8:05 PM EST·2 min read
Nearly a third of local High School students were absent due to a major flu outbreak that prompted school officials to cancel school on Friday.
Fairborn High School will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8 and all high school weekend activities are canceled due to a major flu outbreak.
“We didn’t even have this outbreak during Covid, now we were off because the governor shut us down, there were some, a number of students and staff that got Covid, including myself, but nothing like this,” Fairborn City School District Superintendent Gene Lolli said.
More than 330 students were absent today, out of the 1000 high school students, according to Lolli. 20 staff members were also absent today.
Lolli said this was a major flu outbreak, and that some students did test positive for Covid. After talking with the Greene County Health Department, they decided that canceling school and having a three-day weekend was the best option...
‘Very unusual;’ Local high school to close tomorrow due to major flu outbreak
WHIO Staff,Brandon Lewis
Thu, December 7, 2023 at 8:05 PM EST·2 min read
Nearly a third of local High School students were absent due to a major flu outbreak that prompted school officials to cancel school on Friday.
Fairborn High School will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 8 and all high school weekend activities are canceled due to a major flu outbreak.
“We didn’t even have this outbreak during Covid, now we were off because the governor shut us down, there were some, a number of students and staff that got Covid, including myself, but nothing like this,” Fairborn City School District Superintendent Gene Lolli said.
More than 330 students were absent today, out of the 1000 high school students, according to Lolli. 20 staff members were also absent today.
Lolli said this was a major flu outbreak, and that some students did test positive for Covid. After talking with the Greene County Health Department, they decided that canceling school and having a three-day weekend was the best option...