Everett, WA school closed Friday due to excessive flu cases

Flu cases cause Everett school to close on Friday

Northshore Christian Academy is taking a "medical day" on Friday after many students and staff came down with the flu.

EVERETT, Wash. - A K-8 school in Everett announced it would be closed on Friday, Jan. 16 due to excessive flu cases.

What we know:

The Northshore Christian Academy said it will be taking a "medical day" on Friday due to staffing shortages caused by flu season.

"Due to the increased number of flu cases across campus and a current staffing shortage, school will be closed this Friday, 1/16 for a medical day," said Alexis Griffin, Upper Elementary Executive Assistant at Northshore Christian Academy, in an email sent to families.

The email goes on to say the school will conduct extensive deep cleaning in the meantime.

The school will also not have classes on Monday because of MLK Day, and on Tuesday.

Dig deeper:

This comes after the Snohomish County Health Department declared a measles outbreak after three children recently tested positive for the highly-infectious disease.

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