Thursday, December 12, 2019

Newport Grammar closed today and Friday
Newport Grammar School announced Wednesday it has cancelled classes for today and Friday because of the large number of students and staff who are ill. Director of Schools Sandra Burchette said the school, with an enrollment of 719, typically has 30 to 40 students absent because of illness. "We had 80 students out on Tuesday and 86 on Wednesday, and the school nurse sent several home from school each day. This will give our custodians time to do a thorough cleaning," she explained. According to Burchette, the large number of absentees is the result of the flu as well as a stomach virus in the school.


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