Whooping cough, high absences from illnesses close some Iowa schools

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Amid a surge of illnesses including whooping cough, several school districts across the state have had to cancel classes in recent weeks.

In Bloomfield, the Davis County Community School District closed schools Friday after there was a confirmed case of whooping cough at one of the district’s elementary schools.

The school district’s administrative and health team said in a social media post Friday schools will reopen Monday as the district has worked with local and state health officials “to address exposure to whooping cough within our schools.”

Staff and students identified as potentially having close contact or exposure to the disease in the school district have been notified, accordin