Lynchburg, go. (Wset) – Increased influenza cases, many schools feel the impact. At least four schools in our region are closed due to a disease.
In Lynchburg, the Laurel regional program finished on Thursday January 30 and will also be closed on Friday January 31.
In Rockbridge County, Natural Bridge primary school closed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The primary school of Snow Creek in Franklin’s county told us that they were closed on Thursday and Friday, but continue practically.
The Christian Heritage Academy from Rocky Mount is also closed on Thursday and Friday.
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We spoke with Josh Smallwood, the chief of the school of Christian Heritage Academy, to learn more about the way the epidemic affected their school.
“You want your children to be at school. That is why we have them, and so I will do everything possible to open our doors every day, but at some point, you cannot and therefore I Sentns for other administrators in the region, ”said Smallwood.
Smallwood said that by the end of the day on Wednesday, they had released 16% of students and 44% of the disease affected by the disease in one way or another.
“We have made the decision, it is preferable for our employees and our community to give them a few days, to leave them healthy, to seek the care they need,” said.
Smallwood said they had determined that it was better to give everyone the next two days to recover while the school was disinfected.
