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Episode: When measles hit West Texas, school absences soared, and it wasnβt just sick kids who were out
Description: When a measles outbreak hit West Texas last year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease.
Absences in Seminole Independent School District, a school system that served students at the heart of the outbreak, climbed 41% across all grade levels compared with the same period in the two previous years, according to the Stanford University study.
The preliminary study, which has not been published or finished a formal peer review, offers a...