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No Barberton students reported to be infected
Published on Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008
Beacon Journal staff report
Barberton schools notified parents of U.L. Light Middle School students Monday that a teacher had contracted an antibiotic-resistant skin infection.
Although the infection — known as MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — is ''very common,'' Leanne Beavers, the Barberton Health Department's nursing director, said she wanted to give parents information about MRSA before rumors took over.
No students have shown signs of infection, but the school district and health department are asking parents to check their children for cuts and scrapes. If the wound shows signs of redness or drainage, or if the student has an elevated temperature, parents should consult the child's doctor.
The school contacted parents by phone Monday, Beavers said. The school nurse also sent MRSA information home with students.
Ohio Department of Health guidelines suggest that students and staffers wash their hands frequently and thoroughly.
The department also says that infected students or staff members ''do not need to be routinely excluded from the classroom. . . . Exclusion from school should be reserved for those with wound drainage that cannot be covered and contained with a clean, dry bandage and for those who cannot maintain good personal hygiene.''
Beavers said she had heard that the infected teacher was on sick leave.
Phone calls to the school seeking confirmation were not answered.
Beacon Journal staff report
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Posted 02:22 PM, 09/09/2008
I want to say Thank You! to the school officials for notifying parents quickly and providing us with information needed to make sure our children are safe.
Posted 09:12 PM, 09/09/2008
Maybe they should have informed us who the teacher was so we would know if our kids came in contact.
Posted 09:13 PM, 09/09/2008
This new system has really made the forums worthless
