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Friday, October 5, 2012

Update: Batavia Schools With Legionella Closed For Weekend Cleaning, No Cases Reported

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…

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Batavia Public School District 101, Batavia Schools Detect Legionella Bacteria Traces in 3 Buildings, Alice Gustafson Elementary School, and 2 more ›

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Batavia Schools Detect Legionella Bacteria Traces in 3 Buildings

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 …

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Batavia Public School District 101, Batavia High School, Alice Gustafson Elementary School, and 2 more ›

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