Overview
- Classes were canceled again Friday after more than 130 student absences Wednesday and continued reports of symptoms, including from over 20 staff members.
- Professional cleaners sanitized classrooms, kitchen areas, and high-touch surfaces, and the Medford Board of Health found no link to school or cafeteria equipment.
- District leaders consulted the Medford Board of Health and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, calling the cluster consistent with suspected norovirus.
- Students and staff were told to wait at least 24 hours after vomit-like symptoms before returning, with strong guidance to wash hands with soap and water rather than rely on sanitizer.
- All other Medford schools remained in session as the district monitors additional cases and coordinates plans to make up the lost days.