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In my native state, influenza has now shut down schools in six counties. We can expect more. As the attendence drops below a certain threshold (maybe 80%) then the school cannot make it financially. The margin is too low. The risk too high for transmission of the influenza.

Some of the kids may have Norovirus. Because people use the word "flu" for both respiratory illness as well as gasteroenteritis (vomiting and or diarrhea), then it's confusing and foolish to use as a medical term.

Because a lot of children and teenagers will then go home and not have parents home, they will hang out, drive to malls, play at the playground, get together and eat pizza, etc. Then they still will transmit disease. Realistically, I doubt there's anything to do about that. They should stay at home, particularly if it gets worse.