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Absenteeism rates at a Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit
Absences rose 41% in Seminole schools due to exclusion of unvaccinated students and parental caution amid a measles outbreak with 141 confirmed cases, a Stanford study found.
- Earlier this year, a measles outbreak hit West Texas, centered on Seminole Independent School District, and families kept children home to minimize spread, causing disruptions beyond confirmed cases.
- Low vaccination coverage left communities vulnerable, with Seminole kindergartners at 77% and most states below the 95% kindergarten vaccination rate, state health department data show.
- Specific findings include 141 confirmed cases in Seminole district and an absenteeism increase of about 10 times, with preschool to first grade absences spiking 71% compared to prior years.
- Health officials reported more than 165 people including 127 students were in a 21-day quarantine as of Tuesday, straining teachers and disrupting learning for all students kept out as a precaution.
- Statewide, the surge launched Texas's worst measles year in over three decades, with 762 people sickened in seven months; state health officials said vaccination remains the best prevention.
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Independent EspañolBy MAKIYA SEMINERA and DEVI SHASTRI When a measles outbreak affected western Texas earlier this year, school absenteeism increased to levels far beyond the number of children likely to become ill, according to one study, as students were excluded or their families kept them at home to minimize the spread of the disease. Absences in the Seminole Independent School District, which catered to students at the heart of the outbreak, increased by 41% …
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Absences at this Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease.
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