About 1,000 students absent from Virginia high school with flu-like symptoms

(The Hill) – A Virginia high school canceled all activities this weekend after almost half of its students called in absent this week due to a flu-like illness.“Due to the high number of student and staff illnesses reported this week, all Stafford High School activities and athletics scheduled through Sunday, October 23, are canceled,” wrote Stafford High’s official Facebook account on Friday. Here’s what you need to know about the respiratory disease surging among