An Aberdeenshire school has closed early for the holidays after pupils and staff were hit by a flu-like virus.
Carronhill School in Stonehaven is now shut, with 11 of the 35 pupils ill. A further 10 of the 27 staff have also been struck down.
It will remain closed until after the Christmas holidays, opening again on January 8.
A spokeswoman for the council last night said: “In consultation with public health and Aberdeenshire authority we have been advised to close Carronhill School due to an outbreak of flu-like symptoms that is affecting an increasing number of pupils and staff.
“We will re-open on Monday, January 8 2018 as scheduled.”
Carronhill School is a special needs school in Stonehaven which caters for children ageing between 5 and 18 years with a variety of additional and complex needs.
The school covers the whole of South Aberdeenshire and currently has children from Portlethen, Ballater, Westhill, Markirk, Laurencekirk, St Cyrus as well as Stonehaven.
School forced to close due to outbreak of “flu-like” virus
