Wake schools emphasizing hand washing, sick days to prevent spread of coronavirus
Wake County Public Schools says it is taking specific action to protect its students after it was announced a person in Wake County has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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The post comes after a person from Wake County tested positive for the new coronavirus earlier this week. Gov. Roy Cooper announced in a press conference that the man who has the virus recently traveled to Washington state and was exposed to a nursing home that has had numerous cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
The Wake County patient traveled through Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Feb. 22, airport officials said earlier this week. Before his diagnosis, the same person dined at So•ca restaurant at Cameron Village in Raleigh.
In the wake of the coronavirus situation, an old debate has been reignited. Wake County school staffers use sanitizers on lunch tables when students are not using them. But in between lunches, the system uses only water to wipe the table tops.
The district uses water because it dries quicker. Also, workers wait to apply sanitizer until after students are gone so it won’t impact students with allergies.
Two mothers said they don't like the way school lunch tables are being cleaned.
"I'm mad," said Kira Kroboth. "It is something that I have been fighting for three years now."
"I was upset the first I heard about it," said Sarah Thompson.
In attempts to keep all students safe, the school system is encouraging hand washing. But the school officials said there are no plans to change the policy on how lunch tables are cleaned.
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