The Georgia school district says that more than 10% of students at each of its schools is sick from the flu or norovirus.

According to the Polk County School District, there have been “excessive” student absences related to the norovirus and flu.

POLK COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia school district will close its buildings on Friday to take preventative measures due to the flu ...

The closure will “allow for deep cleaning of our buildings and additional recovery time for those affected,” according to the ...

A North Georgia school district shifted to a learn from home day Friday as a result of a large number of student and staff absences from the flu and norovirus.

Polk County health officials say they've seen a "significant increase" in schools with at least 10% of their student body ...

The district says it currently has nearly 800 students and more than 60 staff members with reported illnesses.

The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing ...

"We are seeing a marked uptick in illness among students and staff in schools across Polk County," said Juliann Van Liew, ...