Kentucky only shows a regional outbreak of flu, but there are six states in the US with widespread outbreaks, according to this US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map.
AP: Henderson, KY - Officials with Henderson County School District told The Gleaner that Bend Gate Elementary School would be closed Thursday and Friday due to an outbreak of flu.  District spokeswoman Danielle Crafton said the hope is to stop the spread of the virus.  Crafton said the decision to cancel classes came after attendance at the school fell below 85 percent and several staff members were also out with the flu.

Union Hill ISD canceled classes due to flu outbreak:  The school district is located in Upshur County just north of Gilmer, Texas.  Of the districts 340 students, 40 were out sick Thursday morning.  The number continued to grow, as more students went home throughout the day, reported KLTV.com.  Eleven faculty members were also out due to the flu.  "The substitutes we have on our list are sick also and we are having difficulty getting bus drivers," said Union High School ISD Superintendent Sharon Richardson.  While Union High Schools are closed, crews will strip down the interior of the campuses and disinfect them. 

Raytown, MO - About 9,000 students in Raytown School District were off from school on Monday.  The district canceled classes to prevent illnesses from spreading in its schools.  Raytown penalizes students who miss more than four days of school a year by reducing their grades.  As a result a mom who talked to Fox 4 says kids who go to school when they're sick spread illnesses to others.  She also blames a new attendance policy for the rash of sickness affecting students and staff, Fox4kc.com reported.  "I have to send my kid to school even if she's sick," mom Rachelle Allen said.  A Raytown School District spokeswoman declined to respond to an on-camera to Allen's claims.  Cathy Allie released a prepared statement:  "We believe that our current need for a day off is due to an increase in flu-like symptoms among staff and students that has resulted in a higher than normal absentee rate and is not related to our attendance policy."  

These were just a few reports noticed while surfing the flu epidemic...there may be more...

Commentary:  Jesus said that in the last days there will be pestilences, "Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places" Matthew 24:7.  These pestilences will get worse as the time grows nearer to the return of the Lord.  Now is the time to pray and turn our faces toward God.  The Bible also says, "Are there any sick among you?  Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise him up and if he has committed any sins, they shall be forgiven him" James 5:14-15.  There will come a day when hospitals will not be able to cure the viruses that afflict people, because these pestilences will be poured out on the earth because of the sin and the unrepentant hearts of man.  Nevertheless, when people pray and turn their face to God, with a repentant heart, He is merciful, He will heal, and He will save those who trust in Him.