(KNZA)--Troy USD 429 will start the Christmas holiday break early due to the flu.
The school district was scheduled to start the break Friday, but due to the flu spreading across the district, it was decided to cancel classes for Wednesday and Thursday.
In addition, there will be no practices or evening activities.
The Troy High School basketball game with Doniphan West that had been scheduled for Thursday has been postponed and also the basketball game Friday with Valley Heights.
According to school officials, almost 50 percent of elementary students were out sick.
It comes a week after Doniphan West USD 111 closed school for four days last week due to the flu.
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