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Nearly 200 Students At South Middle School Call In Sick
School officials said the high number of students called in with potential flu virus.
CHICAGO (CBS)– A northwest suburban middle school is reminding parents to keep their kids home if they’re sick, and urging students to wash their hands, after nearly 200 students called out sick on Wednesday.
Officials at South Middle School in Arlington Heights confirmed 185 students called out sick with a potential flu virus on Wednesday; more than 20 percent of the school’s overall student population of 884 kids.
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