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WORKING TO DISINFECT A
HUDSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
AFTER A WIDESPREAD ILLNESS
SHUT DOWN THE SCHOOL TODAY.
LET'S GET OUT TO 24 HOUR NEWS
8'S AMANDA JARRETT WHO'S
TALKED WITH A SCHOOL OFFICIAL
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.
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WE KNOW ABOUT 100 KIDS CAME
DOWN WITH AN ILLNESS WITHIN
JUST THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS
FORCING PARK ELEMENTARY TO
CLOSE THEIR DOORS FOR THE DAY.
WE TALKED WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT THIS MORNING HE
SAYS THE SCHOOL WAS GETTING
CLOSE TO THE 25 PERCENT MARK.
THAT MEANS ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF
STAFF AND STUDENTS WERE
GETTING SICK.HE SAYS A STAFF
MEMBER CAME DOWN WITH THE
ILLNESS ON TUESDAY AND WERE
BETTER ON WEDNESDAY SO IT
SEEMS TO HAVE A QUICK
TURNAROUND.THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK.I
CAN TELL YOU CREWS HAVE BEEN
IN THE SCHOOL TODAY
DISINFECTING ALL OF THE
SURFACES, SO THE SCHOOL WILL
BE READY TO REOPEN ON MONDAY.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THIS
IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR
PARENTS, IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK
KEEP THEM AT HOME UNTIL THEY
RECOVER AS THESE THINGS DO
SPREAD QUICKLY.AGAIN ABOUT 100
STUDENTS PLUS STAFF MEMBERS
SICK HERE AT PARK ELEMENTARY
FORCING THEM TO CLOSE JUST FOR
TODAY.IN HUDSONVILLE, AMANDA
JARRETT, 24 HOUR NEWS 8.