Source: Head teacher claims 170 pupils called in sick in one day
More than 170 pupils at the same school called in sick in just one day, a head teacher has claimed.
Brian Guthrie, the principal of Ebrington Primary School in Londonderry, said many were suffering from flu and some even had to attend A&E and be admitted to hospital.
Mr Guthrie said the school of 500 pupils saw attendance drop to as low as 63 per cent last week, meaning over a third were off sick.
“The number of students off has been unprecedented,” he said. “Even at the worst height of Covid, I didn’t see attendance like this.”
A tidal wave of flu has already left 10 times as many patients in hospital compared with this time two years ago.
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