First Published: 5:49 AM PDT, May 14, 2021
The three schools that closed include Atco Elementary School, Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center and Waterford Elementary School. A reopening is expected on May 24.
A mystery foodborne illness sickened more than half of the staff in a New Jersey school district following a staff luncheon that was catered by an outside vendor, according to a published report.
“Right now we’ve had several reports of people noting diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and fatigue,” Camden County Assistant Public Health Coordinator Caryelle Lasher said regarding the May 6 incident.
More than 60% of the staff members with the Waterford Township School District reported being sick after attending the event. Camden County Department of Health as well as the Waterford Township Police Department were notified, NBC News10 Philadelphia reported.
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Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Hall, the dedicated school resource officer for Fort Frye Local Schools, reviews a new bomb threat call received by Secretary Linda Lawrence, seated, with Fort Frye High School Principal Andy Schob, left, at the high school Tuesday morning. (Photo by Janelle Patterson)
MARIETTA Following the apprehension of a suspect in the series of bomb and active shooter threats that plagued southeast Ohio schools in the last week, schools are back in session today.
Nicholas John Frances Hall, 18, of 1385 Washington Road, Thomson, Ga., was arrested in McDuffie County, Ga., by McDuffie County Sheriff’s Deputy Jared Land on Tuesday following a six-day investigation spanning three states and the coordination between multiple law enforcement agencies and school districts.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Jarod Douglas speaks at a press conference following the sentencing of Reta Mays who was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences for the murder of veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. Photos by Janelle Patterson
Fort Frye High School Principal Andy Schob directs students in study hall to move from the cafeteria during another lockdown Tuesday morning. Washington County Sheriffâs Chief Deputy Mark Warden reviews an affidavit of facts before submission of a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas John Frances Hall on Tuesday afternoon at the Washington County Courthouse.
A New Jersey school district closed down its buildings after a mystery food-borne illness sickened 60 percent of staff members who attended a luncheon last.
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MARIETTA, OH The bomb threats in and around Washington County are hopefully over. Bomb threats started rolling in on May 6th to Waterford, but they quickly spread out. Chief Deputy Mark Warden said between May 6th to May 11th, Washington County saw 13 bomb threats.
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