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Two Nixa schools got a cleaning to prevent the spread of MRSA. Michele Skalicky has more.
Cleaning crews worked over the weekend to clean two schools in the Nixa district following the diagnoses last week of two students with Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureaus infection or MRSA.
A student in the high school and a student in the junior high were affected.
While these are the 1st two cases of MRSA school officials in Nixa were informed of, Nixa superintendent Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith says the staph infection is becoming more and more common.
"We know that there are other students in all school districts throughout the nation that are carriers of staph, and we'd be naive to think otherwise. These were the only two that were brought to our attention, and we've taken appropriate steps to make sure that things are handled properly."
Kleinsmith says, before the students are allowed to return to school, their parents must obtain notes from their physicians stating that it's OK for them to go back. And he says everyone's being encouraged to take preventative measures.
"We're encouraging our student body and staff to take the necessary steps on good hygiene, good handwashing and showering on a regular basis as they should do all the time, but we also have taken some extra steps to give peace of mind to our parents. Over the weekend we're cleaning some of our facilities, primarily the junior high and senior high are getting a good cleaning down with a detergent that is 100% effective with cleaning staph-infected areas."
Kleinsmith says the Christian County Health Department told him these 2 cases of MRSA are a low-level of concern, but the district took extra steps to reassure parents and staff members...
"We want to provide our parents with the peace of mind that we're doing above the call of duty to make sure that all of the school environments that our kids attend are continued safe and secure."
Again, to help prevent getting MRSA, wash your hands often, shower daily and don't share personal items like towels.
For KSMU, I'm Michele Skalicky.
