Detroit school closes after student dies; officials investigate trends now
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A Detroit elementary school has been temporarily shuttered after a kindergartener died with flu-like symptoms.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District announced that Marcus Garvey Academy will undergo a thorough cleaning while it remains closed until Monday as health officials investigate 'unusually high rate of flu-like symptoms including student fevers, and vomiting.'
The health department has not confirmed the cause of the fatal illness but said parents of young children should monitor them for symptoms including fever, headache, lethargy, nausea/vomiting, and abdominal pain.
Seasonal flu typically lasts from the autumn through around February, but it is not unheard of for the virus to linger into the warmer season.
Detroit health officials have not confirmed that the death was caused by flu yet. While flu can certainly prove fatal, especially to people with compromised immune systems, deaths are not very common
The school district said: 'Tragically, last week one of our kindergarten students
