Crews spent Friday sterilizing Laurens County school after more than 100 students went home sick, possibly with the norovirus. 41NBC found out how the district is handling the outbreak to make sure students and staff are safe when they come back to school on Monday.

Laurens County schools closed Friday for all students and staff after a possible norovirus outbreak. Superintendent Rob Johnson says 60 students ranging from ages four to seven were throwing up Thursday morning. 

"By 1, 1:30 p.m. we had about 140 kids that were ill, so we knew we had a problem and we knew we had to do something,” Johnson said.

Johnson first thought this was an isolated incident, but soon got notice the potential virus was spreading. 

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The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970.

As a responsible business, CJ Maintenance utilizes the practice of least harmful cleaning methods throughout the various building and location that we service. In doing this we can help create a better indoor and outdoor environment.

A lot of attention is typically given to the outdoor environment, however, most people spend the majority of their time indoors. By utilizing least harmful cleaning methods, we help protect our employees, and the building occupants from the hazards of harmful chemicals. When and where possible, we choose products that are biodegradable and that will not contaminate our water supply and the environment. We also promote recycling. We have helped many clients setup and implement programs to recycle a large amount of waste that they generate daily. 

As a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, and providing facility services to many public and private school, we support the efforts to green all of America’s K-12 schools within a generation.  Green schools save money, conserve energy and water, and foster better-performing, healthier students.


Everyone can do their part by exercising better habits when it comes to "green" cleaning by selecting more sustainable products, utilizing safer methods of cleaning, and reusing and recycling when possible.