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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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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