JEFFERSON, Ohio — All schools within the Jefferson Area Local School District are closed Friday, as a banner atop the district’s site declared the April 25 closure is “due to a district-wide health concern.”
“Jefferson Area Local School District will be closed on Friday, April 25, due to a health and safety concern involving a rash outbreak among students at Jefferson Elementary and Rock Creek Elementary.
“The district notified the Ashtabula County Health Department as soon as it became aware of the increasing number of students experiencing the rash. Following the Health Department’s guidance, the decision was made to close schools for the day.…