Owl Pellets: Poor Sanitation and Salmonella
A story in the Milford Daily News reports that parents of the students who became ill after doing an experiment on owl pellets believe Jefferson Elementary School (Franklin, Massachusetts) are angered. The parents wrote a letter outlining their concerns. The most disturbing allegation is that the school did not use basic sanitary precautions. According to the story, "the letter alleges children were told they did not need to wash their hands or sanitize their desks after they conducted experiments; students were permitted to eat snacks at their desks after the experiments; and one student who brought in latex gloves for the experiment was told she could not wear them."
According to the story, in the same letter to the school, the parents allege the school did not tell parents that there was an apparent epidemic at the school after the school got numerous calls regarding sick children in the same fifth-grade class. The result, according to this story, is that Salmonella continues to spread throughout the community.
Source:
Bernie Smith, Parents angered over Salmonella outbreak handling, Milford Daily News, July 14, 2006.
