THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT SENT IN SAMPLES FROM NINE INEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AS A PRECAUTION AND TO SEE IF THEY ALL CAME DOWN WITH NOROVIRUS . THE KINDERGARTNERS WERE SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL ON TUESDAY AFTER THEY ALL COMPLAINED OF A STOMACH ACHE.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR STUDENTS HOME IF THEY’RE ILL. NOROVIRUS IS A STOMACH BUG THAT SPREADS FAST, AN EASY OCCURRENCE WHEN IT INVOLVES CHILDREN IN CROWDED CLASSROOMS.
