The health department is requiring students with vaccination exemptions at schools where a student or teacher has become infected with the mumps to remain out of school for at least 26 days or until the outbreak has ended.
The mumps are best known for painful, swollen salivary glands that cause puffy cheeks and swollen jaw.
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