Schools
Illness Hits Collingswood School District Hard
About 200 students were absent on Friday, and three times the number of students who usually miss school have been absent due to illness.
About three times the usual number of students in the middle school and high school in Collingswood are missing school for this time of year due to illness, njpen.com reports.
The district is cleaning and disinfecting every room, including bathrooms, more frequently than in the past, and has been in touch with the health department, according to the report.
About 200 students were absent on Friday, according to the Courier Post.
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On Thursday, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report saying New Jersey was among the states least prepared to deal with infectious disease.
The report finds the State falls short when it comes to ensuring adults and children are properly vaccinated against the flu.
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