January 31, 2020 |
Schools ramp up cleaning efforts as kids come down with flu, fears over coronavirus spread
SANDY, Utah — Almost a quarter of the students a Lone Peak Elementary School called out sick this week, a spokesperson for the school said.
Mary Hardy, the school’s administrative assistant, takes a lot of those calls from parents.
“We have had cases of influenza and strep going around and just common cough and colds,” she said.
While this is a time of year when kids often stay home sick, Hardy said, this year she’s seen more kids sick than others.
A few years back, following the Norovirus outbreak, the Canyons School District invested in a Protexus — a machine that sprays hospital-grade detergent. While it is used all year round in certain areas, the accident facility manager for Lone Peak Elementary said this time of year it gets a lot more use.