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.
For days local parents of school-age children have anxiously waited for more information from school districts and law enorcement as threat after threat poured
May 12, 2021
For days local parents of school-age children have anxiously waited for more information from school districts and law enforcement as threat after threat poured in to disrupt the school day at one district, then another … then another. During that time, both school administration and law enforcement have done an outstanding job of keeping the public informed. Their calm, organized readiness has been wonderful to watch.
Systems put in place by the schools worked. Parents were informed quickly with automated texts, calls and social media posts that let them know what was happening and that their children were safe.
When the first threats came in last week, the training and relationship building between the schools and law enforcement were evident.
Updated on May 11, 2021 at 10:02 pm
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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 week.
On May 6, more than 60% of staff members with the Waterford Township School District experienced symptoms of a foodborne illness after attending a luncheon catered by an outside vendor at three school buildings.
The district announced that all school buildings will be closed for two weeks as a result with a reopening expected on May 24.
A New Jersey school district closed down its buildings after a mystery illness sickened dozens of staff members who attended a luncheon last week.