Walker County Schools in North Georgia are back on a normal schedule after a series of infections had decimated both the students and staff.

The system had shut down last week so many people were sick.

Across Georgia and the nation, other school sytems are bracing for outbreaks of influenza and norovirus that have caused schools to close.

You can find out how local systems are faring and steps to take to cut down on changes of catching the flu and norovirus which are sweeping the country in this story on myajc.com.

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