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Students Diagnosed With Chicken Pox In Lincoln Maine

Three more students have been identified as having chickenpox, and as many as five unvaccinated students were barred from classes Thursday in SAD 67.

Six Mattanawcook Academy, Mattanawcook Junior High and Ella P. Burr Elementary School students have been diagnosed with the mild but very contagious disease, Superintendent Michael Marcinkus said.

Officials sent a letter to parents seeking student vaccination records or medical histories. Students who can’t show they have been vaccinated or had the chickenpox might be barred from school for 16 days, as required by state law. School officials are considering a temporary inoculation program, but if that happens, it won’t occur until next week, the superintendent said.

“The health and safety of all students and employees is our main concern,” Marcinkus said Thursday.

The outbreak was discovered Wednesday among three siblings — two at Burr, one at Mattanawcook Junior High. One case was discovered at school, while the others were identified later, Marcinkus said.

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