Summary
Twenty-one primary schools-17 of them in Birmingham - will be closed today because of the "winter sickness" bug sweeping across the West Midlands.
The outbreak was last night described by one Birmingham headteacher as the worst she had ever experienced in more than two decades leading her school.See the full content of this document
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Winter Sickness Bug Shuts 21 Schools
Hundreds of children have succumbed to the illness, which has symptoms of diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, high fever and lethargy.
Three schools will remain closed in Sandwell and one i...See the full content of this document
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