THE FLU HAS ARRIVED TO SOME 44 STATES INCLUDING THE TRI CITIES. ACCORDING TO JENNIFER WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WITH THE SULLIVAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT , THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT THE FLU IS AT ITS PEAK. LAST WEEK, SULLIVAN COUNTY REPORTED 376 FLU CASES TO THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. HOWEVER, KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS ARE STILL IN SESSION. AMY GREEAR WITH THE KCS SAID STUDENT ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN STEADY – AROUND 92 PERCENT, SO THEY HAVE NOT CONSIDERED DISMISSING SCHOOLS AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER,. SHE SAID SHOULD STUDENT ATTENDANCE DROP BELOW THE 90-PER CENT MARK, THEY WILL THEN RE-ASSESS THE SITUATION.