Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Closes Virginia Elementary School
An Alexandria, VA elementary school closed last Friday after more than 200 students and 30 staff members came down with gastroenteritis symptoms that local health officials said were likely caused by norovirus. The school was slated to reopen today.
As reported by local news media and the school itself, John Adams Elementary School closed Mar. 14 to allow an outside contractor and Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Department of Facilities staff "to clean and disinfect all shared surfaces and protect healthy students and staff from contracting this illness."