School activities were canceled because half of the staff got sick. In my time with the district i dont recall anything close to , this. Jason r phil roeder with Des Moines Public Schools says while this is unprecedented he says they may have narrowed down the culprit. The food was brought from outside the district so it wasnt the School Districts food and Nutrition Department that prepared it. Jason r he says when you have nearly 66 teachers nearly 60 six teachers you just cant provide enough substitutes. Waiting for my dad to pick me up. Jason r that meant parents like kathy new had to make an early pick up. Call football coach mike holland one of the fortunate ones. I actually ate on my own and didnt partake so i guess i lucked out. Jason r the district is now telling us this was food brought in from outside businesses. As for school tomorrow, that was never in the plan. Students were not going to be in the building, so they dont have to worry about finding substitutes. The Health D