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South Umpqua SD 19 closed high school after 57% absenteeism amid illness outbreak
Summary
District staff said the high school was closed last week because of a spike in student illness, reporting 57% of students absent at the peak and noting the outbreak affected multiple schools and staff. District leaders said other nearby districts saw cases but did not close.
District staff reported that the high school closed last week because of a high rate of student illness, and they quantified the peak absenteeism as 57%. "57 percent was the actual total number of students that was out on Wednesday or Thursday," the staff member said during the meeting.
The staff member said the outbreak was concentrated in the local district but touched multiple schools: "St. John's done," the staff member said, and the middle school (Crockett/Berry) and Canyonville also saw significant absences. Staff added that a number of employees were also out, creating challenges to cover classes. When asked whether neighboring districts had closed schools, the staff member said other superintendents reported similar patterns but had not closed buildings, characterizing this district's outbreak as unusually concentrated.
