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DEEP CLEAN: Specially formulated bleach and Lysol used Wednesday to disinfect Rappahannock County High School. A student was diagnosed with a staph infection, prompting Superintendent Dr. Bob Chappell to close the Rappahannock public schools.
Staph infection closes
Rappahannock schools
By Matt Pelkey and Steve Franklin
Rappahannock News Staff Writers
Earlier this week, Rappahannock County Schools encountered what’s becoming an all-too-familiar foe in locker rooms across the country.
On Tuesday, Rappahannock County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Bob Chappell announced that a football player at Rappahannock County High School had been diagnosed with a staph infection. Chappell closed the Rappahannock County high school and elementary school until noon on Thursday, Oct. 11 and canceled after-school activities scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9, and Wednesday, Oct. 10. 1
“Our main concern is safety, and that’s why we did it,” Chappell said.
Staph bacteria are spread by physical contact, but typically do not cause an infection unless they enter the body through an open wound. Symptoms of a staph infection include bumps, redness, pus and a burning sensation. Infections —can be treated by draining and cleaning the wound or with antibiotics.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Auras (MRSA), a resilient form of staff, is resistant to antibiotics and alternative treatments such as surgery might be required.
See STAPH, Page A3
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