Parents still have no answers nearly a week after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness affected more than 100 children at a Las Vegas elementary school, prompting teachers to line up affected students outside the facility as they repeatedly vomited.
Clark County School District (CCSD) and Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) officials have not said what caused the incident, which took place on January 27, as many of the 130 affected students experienced ” projectile vomiting” outside Wayne N. Tanaka Elementary School, according to 8 News Now.
According to the report, a parent said students were offered trash cans to direct their ejected contents into.
“One teacher said it was ‘like Armageddon.’ Our daughter said there were trash cans lined up and kids throwing up everywhere,” Danielle Farrow, a mother of one student, told 8 News Now.
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More than 100 students were affected by a gastrointestinal outbreak at Wayne N. Tanaka Elementary School last week.
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Another mother, who chose not to be named, told the outlet that her daughter was unwell on Thursday and agreed to stay home Friday after she vomited “five or six times during the night.”
The father speculated that contaminated cafeteria food that the children consumed on Thursday might have been the source.
The school district notified parents that it is investigating the incident, but did not provide additional details, 8 News Now reported.
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“The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) is investigating the cause of the gastrointestinal illnesses reported by several of Tanaka’s students,” the district wrote in an email. “We are currently working with the Clark County School District Health Services Department and SNHD on implementing measures to prevent further illness.”
Administrators and health officials at Wayne N. Tanaka Elementary School are investigating the cause of a gastrointestinal outbreak that affected 130 students.
The email continued: “Gastrointestinal viruses are common and easily transmitted from person to person. Regular and proper handwashing is one of the most effective prevention methods to reduce the spread of gastrointestinal and other illnesses.”
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“People who are sick or caring for someone who is sick should wash their hands carefully with soap and water before, during and after preparing food. Sick people should not prepare food or care for others,” it added.
Parents still have no answers nearly a week into the gastrointestinal outbreak that affected 130 students.
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Nearly a week after the incident, the school still has not notified parents about what may have caused the incident.
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“I don’t know if they have all the information in mind about what happened, but I wish we had more constant updates on what’s going on,” the unidentified mother said. “At the end of the day, we don’t know what’s going on. We don’t know how to help them. I mean, if the kids are a priority, then we need to know what’s going on, so we can help our kids.”
The letter was signed by the school principal, Mr. Davis.
