Monday, October 8, 2012
The three Batavia schools that had Legionella bacteria traces are cleared and ready for students, the district announced.
The three Batavia Public schools that had traces of the bacteria behind Legionnaire's disease are now completely ready for students, the district announced Monday afternoon. "BPS101 maintenance staff, with the assistance of a water quality specialist, completed the disinfection process at Alice Gustafson and Hoover-Wood elementary schools on Saturday," the districtwide message said. "Batavia High School was disinfected on Sunday." All schools reopened at noon Monday as planned to Batavia Public Schools staff and sports teams. All schools will be open today, Tuesday, Oct. 9 as planned after Monday's Columbus Day holiday. During a recent inspection of the facilities, workers found traces of legionella bacteria on a shower head in a girls …
Friday, October 5, 2012
The three Batavia schools that have traces of Legionella bacteria will be shut down at different times until Monday.
Batavia Public School officials reassured parents that the schools with Legionella bacteria traces will be thoroughly cleaned over the long weekend. Alice Gustafson, Hoover-Wood and Batavia High School will all have restricted access at different times over the weekend while crews disinfect the building's water systems of the bacteria, said a districtwide message sent Friday afternoon. Alice Gustafson and Hoover-Wood will be restricted starting this Saturday, Oct. 6. Batavia High School will be open for event and athletic use on Saturday, Oct. 6 and then will be restricted starting Sunday, Oct. 7. All buildings should be open at noon on Monday, Oct. 8. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 9, following the Columbus Day holiday. The district…
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Legionella traces were found at Batavia High School and two elementary schools. Here are more details beyond the initial announcement.
UPDATE: The school district released more info about their plans to disinfect the three schools with bacteria traces. Three Batavia public schools have traces of Legionella bacteria in them, district officials announced Thursday afternoon. The schools with traces are: The district received the report about the bacteria at 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Batavia Superintendent Jack Barshinger said in a message to Batavia Patch. Legionella bacteria are commonly found in water and water fixtures. In very rare circumstances, these bacteria may cause Legionnaires’ disease in people with compromised immune systems. "We have turned off water to a bathroom or a shower room at each school," Barshinger said. None of the Legionella bacteria traces were …
Charles Menchaca
10:14 am on Monday, October 8, 2012
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