SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. —

The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed two schools with measles cases in Spartanburg County.

On Wednesday, DPH said that Global Academy of South Carolina, a public charter school, and Fairforest Elementary, which is in Spartanburg School District 6, have confirmed cases of measles.

DPH has been working closely with officials at each school, and both schools have been proactive in taking recommended precautionary measures to ensure student, teacher and staff safety and to prevent the spread of the measles virus to others. This includes the identification of potentially exposed students at each school and their exclusion from school activities until the period of potential disease transmission is safely concluded.

As of Wednesday, Oct. 8,

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