(Des Moines) Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health recently reported RSV cases, flu, and COVID-19 are increasing statewide.
Atlantic Schools Superintendent Steve Barber says the district’s nursing staff is required to report to Public Health if the school non-attendance reaches 10 percent.
He says three days before the Thanksgiving break, the non-attendance number at Washington Elementary reached 10 percent and dropped to five percent when students returned to class the following Monday. The Schuler Elementary building experienced 10 percent absenteeism last week.
