More mid-Michigan schools are closing due to flu-like illnesses that forcing students to stay home.

Hillsdale Community Schools will be closed Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

Late Thursday, the DeWitt Public Schools announced that the district would be closed Friday due to absenteeism. Earlier, just a single elemnentary school had been closed. The district does say that all after school and evening activities will continue as previously scheduled. Daycare is also canceled.

Also, Lansing Catholic High School will be closed Friday. The Friday night football game and all other after school activities will continue as scheduled.

Leslie Public Schools announced Thursday that the entire district would close on Friday. School administrator tell WILX.com that sixty percent of the middle school was absent Thursday, 92 elementary students stayed home and high school absences at the high school have been over 100 each day this week.

The Summit Christian Academy in East Lansing will also be closed on Friday. The school says it has absences throughout its 12 grades, but the elementary classes are especially hard hit with about half of its 43 students reporting illness.

The Capital Area Academy in Lansing will also be closed on Friday. Staff says 20 percent of its students were ill on Thursday. It plans to reopen on Monday.

The Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy in Lansing will close Friday due to excessive illness.

And the Battle Creek Public School District will be closed on Friday. Two schools had been closed Thursday, but administrators decided to call off classes district wide due to spreading absenteeism.

Other schools that are closed include:

Marble Elementary School in East Lansing-classes should resume Monday.
Homer Community Schools-classes should resume Monday.
Lansing Christian-should resume on Monday.
Paragon Academy-should resume on Monday.
Pittsford District-should resume on Monday.
East Olive Elementary in St. Johns district-should resume on Monday.