Polk County closes all schools to deep clean after ‘excessive’ norovirus, flu absences
A North Georgia school district closed its buildings Friday to take preventative measures because of the flu and norovirus.
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Polk County School District closed down schools for two days due to rise in norovirus, flu cases
The school district said the closures allowed for a deep cleaning after it reported on Thursday that 761 students and 63 ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution19d
Polk County school system closed Friday due to flu outbreak
A North Georgia school district shifted to a learn from home day Friday as a result of a large number of student and staff absences from the flu and norovirus. Polk County school officials said ...
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Norovirus, flu prompted school closures in Georgia
POLK COUNTY, Ga. — The Polk School District closed down schools and facilities ... RELATED: State epidemiologist: Georgia reaches peak flu season as cases rise She said it can be transmitted ...
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Polk County Schools moving to virtual learning Friday over flu and norovirus spike
Polk County Schools are shifting to virtual learning while the district deals with a spike in flu and norovirus cases. The county says that more than 10% of the student population at each of its ...
The Ledger1mon
What Polk County schools had the highest and lowest graduation rates? State report shows wide gap
Graduation rates for Polk County ... school year, an improvement of nearly four points from the previous year. But that figure placed Polk well below the state average of 89.7% and ranked the ...
USA Today19d
Polk County Schools: Most volunteers can avoid increase in cost for background checks
Not all volunteers will face an increase in application fees to nearly $100, as it appeared would be the case when Polk County Public Schools issued an announcement in December. The district ...