School leaders across Northern Michigan are making the decision to close their doors due to a high number of students out sick. 

Two schools which announced closures on Monday are now extending the amount of days they will remain closed. Evart leaders made the decision Monday to close for two days, and Wednesday decided to extend their closure through the weekend, which includes any sports events. 

East Jordan schools is also extending their closure through Friday.  The Superintendent of East Jordan Schools says he's been working closely with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan to monitor flu conditions in the school and the area. The decision to remain closed came from another consultation with the health department.  "The flu-like symptoms they're seeing are lasting longer than anticipated," Said Superintendent Chip Hansen. "So it makes sense to give our students the extra time so they can start feeling better and can return to school healthy on Monday."  East Jordan schools will still hold athletic practice on Thursday and teams will continue to compete in games.

Tuesday four different districts made the decision to close for the rest of the week to clean the buildings and give students time to recuperate. Monday two districts made the decision to shut down.

Here is a list of the districts closed this week:

Traverse City West Middle School: Closed Thurs. & Friday

Boyne City Public Schools/Charlevoix County: Closed Wed-Friday

Harbor Springs Public Schools/Emmet County Closed Wed-Friday

Mt. Pleasant Public Schools/Isabella County: Closed Wed-Friday

Onekama Schools/Manistee County: Closed Wed. & Thursday

East Jordan Schools/Charlevoix County: Closed Tuesday-Friday

Evart Schools/Osceola County: Closed Tuesday-Friday  No weekend activities

The schools will be thoroughly cleaned while closed.  It's not known if the districts are dealing with a swine flu or seasonal flu outbreak at this time.  For more information click on the links provided:

http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/ 

http://www.co.grand-traverse.mi.us/departments/health.htm

http://www.nwhealth.org/