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Illness, cold force Sturgeon students to learn from home

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Published 11:10 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Students in the Sturgeon School District will learn from home on Thursday and Friday due to an illness outbreak in the small district and a bitterly cold forecast.

Superintendent Dustin Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on Wednesday that the school attendance rate had plummeted to 78% at dismissal time on Thursday because of illness.

"In addition to the illness, Friday's forecast is calling for bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills," Fanning wrote. "And potential for snow. The pending weather and the student illness make this a great time to take advantage of our AMI days."

AMI stands for "alternative methods of instruction."

Fanning says the district will disinfect school buildings over the weekend to reduce the spread of illness.

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