It's no break for the custodial crews at the Washoe County School District. Â
"The janitor crews have been working extremely hard before the break - and extremely hard during the break," said Jennifer Crane, Assistant Director of Student Health Services.Â
They're cleaning schools to help prevent the norovirus from spreading. It doesn't matter if there was an outbreak at the school or not, custodial crews are focusing their efforts on things that students and teachers touch the most.Â
"The desks, doorknobs, keyboards, anything that children can touch," said Crane. "It's anything that children touch."Â
Their goal is to hopefully stop the outbreak this week because students are at home, and the virus won't be able to spread. But the district says don't let this work go to waste. If your child gets sick over break, keep them home.Â
"So don't send them back on Monday if they were sick on Saturday or Sunday," she said.Â
Officials say roughly 1,760 students and staff at 20 schools and a few daycare centers are afflicted with norovirus. The virus' symptoms include nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.
Officials have previously said they believe the outbreak started September 16 at a Reno elementary school before it spread to 11 schools.
(The Associated Press also contributed to this report.)
