POTTER, NE - Potter-Dix Schools has canceled school on Friday, January 24 due to high levels of illness in the schools, the district announced on its website and social media accounts. 

There will also be no after school activities on Thursday or Friday.

School officials also contacted KSID Thursday afternoon to confirm the closing. 

On Tuesday, Potter-Dix posted on its Facebook page that the district had seen a rise in illness in both buildings and advised parents to keep kids home if they were showing signs of being sick.

Early Thursday afternoon, the school announced the cancellation of school Friday.

The school has also posted articles and tips on how to prevent and protect from the flu on its website and social media accounts.