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Friday, April 25, 1997
East Texas elementary school closed after illnesses
COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) - School officials closed a southeast
Texas elementary school building Thursday after 30 percent of
its students became ill with flu-like symptoms.
On Wednesday, 130 students and 15 teachers were absent or went
home during the day, while 100 pupils were absent Thursday at
Street Elementary School. The school is for pre-kindergarten through
second grade.
Superintendent Lynn Redden said an airborne virus might be
causing the stomach cramps and diarrhea. Tests are being done
on the school's water. The school cafeteria food is not believed
to be the source.
"We really feel like at this point that it is a viral-type
problem," he said. "We certainly are hoping there is
nothing in the water or in the building itself."
State health workers have been called to help.
Some 300 students who were not sick were sent across the playground
Thursday to Cold Spring Intermediate School, which teaches grades
three through five.
Coldspring, a San Jacinto County town, is 55 miles north of
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