Something made lots of students sick this week at Dearborn Heights high school and a Farmington elementary building.
CBS affiliate in Detroit that it’s unclear what kind of illness is involved.
She says administrators contacted the county health department and assigned custodians to plan to sanitize bathrooms, desks, fountains, the cafeteria and other areas Saturday.
In the larger outbreak, a commercial cleaning firm was hired for a two-day blitz at Annapolis, which shut Friday.
“All of the building is being cleaned from top to bottom,” Dearborn Heights Superintendent Jeff Bartold tells CBS. “Keyboards, door knobs, bathroom, floors, walls -- any surfaces that the kids would touch is being cleaned” through Saturday.
Stool samples from a few students were sent to the Wayne County Health Department. “They believe it’s a norovirus, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet until the testing is done,” says Bartold.
An outside firm was used because school custodians are among the illness victims, an assistant superintendent says in the Press and Guide. Annapolis, which has roughly 800 students, is scheduled to reopen Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control describe norovirus as a “very contagious virus” that can be transmitted from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching a contaminated surface. It inflames the stomach and intestines, which can bring nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
