High rates of illness among staff and students will close Big Ridge Elementary School on Friday, according to district administrators.
Twenty-one percent of students and 30% of staff have been affected by illness, causing absences from school, a statement from Hamilton County Schools said Thursday.
The illness spreading is stomach flu, district spokesman Steve Doremus said in a follow-up email.
While the school is closed, crews will clean and disinfect the facility so students and staff can return next week, the district said.
A school-aged child care program at the school will remain open Friday, but the district said students should bring their own lunches because the cafeteria will be closed.