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Posted: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 3:47PM
900 Absent With Flu-Like Symptoms At 1 High School
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ST. CHARLES, Ill (CBS) ― A suburban high school is shutting down after more than 900 students were out sick with flu-like symptoms on Tuesday, school officials said.
St. Charles East High School will be closed, starting Wednesday and won't re-open until Monday at the earliest. All extra-curricular activities and athletic events have also been canceled.
More than 700 students called in sick on Monday. The school enrolls about 2,100 kids, meaning about 40 percent of the student body stayed home from class today.
Administrators do not know if the students are suffering from H1N1 or some other virus because they do not ask specifically about symptoms when students or their parents call in sick.
It is believed to be the biggest outbreak of flu-like illness in the Chicago area since the school year began.
"The high level of absences is beginning to impact normal school operations," the school said on its website.
"Extra-curricular activities for Tuesday, October 20th will go forward as scheduled. All athletic extra-curricular and parent night activities scheduled Wednesday through Friday are postponed until further notice."
"Homework assignments, tests, exams, and project due dates will all be rescheduled when East High School reopens. Parents will be informed via connect-ed and the district website as to when East High School will reopen."
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