An elementary school in Methuen will be closed on Friday due to widespread sickness.
According to school officials, a large number of students and staff have been out of school with a stomach virus at Timothy Grammar School.
"We have closely watched the attendance over the last 24 hours and it is clear that a virus is going through the building rapidly," the school said in a press release on Thursday.
The school will be thoroughly cleaned over the long weekend.
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