GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY. THE CLOSING IS BASED MORE ON THE FLU VIRUS THAN THE WEATHER. SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS IN HOPES OF SLOWING THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE AND ALLOWING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO ARE ILL, TO REST. ACCORDING TO DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS DR. JOE PARKINS, THE ABSENTEE RATE CLIMBED TO ITS HIGHEST MONDAY WITH NEARLY NINE PERCENT OF STUDENTS AND OVER SIX PERCENT OF TEACHERS OUT.