TEWKSBURY, Mass. — A nasty stomach bug hits one local elementary school hard – keeping dozens of students home sick.
It has all the characteristics of Norovirus, but the only way to confirm it is Norovirus is for someone to go to the doctor. That hasn’t happened yet.
The busses at the Dewing School in Tewksbury were a little less crowded Friday.
About 80 students were home sick from school -- nearly 20 percent of the student body.
But that’s not as many as the past few days. The superintendent of Tewksbury Schools says the number was even higher the past few days.
He told FOX25 the outbreak has the district “concerned,” and they continue to monitor the situation.
Second grader Eric Frazer made it to school, but then his mom had to pick him up early because he too got hit with the bug.
“He’s a little run down and achy,” his mother, Christine Frazer, said. “The stomach’s not bothering him yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s coming next.”
Doctors say Norovirus strikes annually in late February and early March.