This is not really uncommon...very common especially with athletes...sounds like the school is doing the right thing. Also good that it is a weekend for the custodial staff to be able to really scrub the place down. I wouldn't worry too much about it at this point. I would be more concerned if there was more than one with it at this time. It also depends on what type of MRSA this is.

MSRA is not uncommon and I'm not an alarmist. I did not receive a letter, nor an email A school district secretary says it is displayed on the website as a flashing message..which I could not find, but did find it under "latest news". This though seems worthy of using the telephone alerting system so we could know about it. That system has been used for lost pet notices to fundraising drives and events. I would have felt better if I could tell my child to take a bit of extra caution.

I agree with you Michael, Parents should have been notified to take extra percussion. This is the usual for Wall, does not surprise me. If they can use the telephone alerting system for events and school closing we can certainly use it to notify parents about important information that might possibly effect our kids in becoming ill. The MSRA is highly contagious, and a few years back we loss a student with this, you do not fool around , this illness comes on fast, you can get it and with in hrs be at the hospital. Parents have the right to know.

This could spread to the grammar and middle schools, most have siblings. Most Wall residents have large families. Hopefully they are going to clean all their other schools.

Hey "dd smith. First learn to spell and write in complete sentences. I've had MRSA before and it took days to finally affect me, so I don't know where you mean by hours.... Go read a book or something before you post something and scare the shit out of people. It's also VERY treatable.

@commoncents., What is your problem? Are you an English teacher or a Doctor? I did not know we were required to write in complete sentences and spell perfectly when we had to submit an opinion. I am not in school. There is different strains of MRSA. Who ever yo are? You go read a book. We had a boy that contacted MRSA a few year back and he passed away. He came down with a fever and a stiff neck, the parents were going to take him the next day being it was late at night. They gave him tylenol and by the next morning they took him to the doctors and they sent him right to the hospital. I do not think it was even 24 hrs at he passed. So, you go read a book before you post something. I am not trying to scare the shit out of people, the schools should be informing parents about everything when is pertains to their children.

@common, Go google MRSA. Yes, it is treatable. You can also die from this disease, and some do. It spreads fast and everyone is different. Yes ,it could be treatable for some. It also could spread fast and it is more dangerous in children. You can have a little cut that is not even noticeable and contact MRSA from someone. When a child gets a fever and chills, most parents and doctors first guess is a virus and it could be MRSA. Yes, kids have died from it. Therefore, before you tell me to go read a book, get your facts straight. This is something the school should be reporting to parents right away if the school has someone who is affected by it. You have a telephone alerting system, use it for something more important than a bake sale funding event. Oh how backwards the township of Wall is.

It was bacterial meningitis with which the child fell I'll and passed away. Not MRSA.

@Tracy,Then how come Wall sent information on MRSA? Is that a strain of MRSA? I knew a few other families in different areas that passed away from MRSA. So are you saying that someone can't pass away from MRSA..

@Tracy, My Bad, if that is the case. I thought they were related and in the same family, just different strains. My opinion is what ever is going around in schools, wether it is lice to bacterial meningitis the parents should be notified right away. This way they can take pre cautions. Let them make the decision if they want to send their child to school or explain to them what is going around in school and what they can do to try to prevent getting effected by what is going around. A child can have a weakened immune system and a parent might want to know and has that right. Sorry, but my own experience with Wall has been disastrous. They have been caught hiding other important issues and was caught. NO, I am not alone. Which I am waiting for someone to make a comment. Wall has a problem with hiding many issues, making excuses and supporting wrong doing. Denial does not change anything, it acutely will hurt any school system. When a school system will hide issues at all cost to protect themselves from blemishes is sickening and hurting the community.

Dd smith. You really need to get ur facts straight before posting. Wow! Thank you Tracy for the correct information that I was about to post but you were able to take care of it. It's only one case and let's hope that there is no more.

About noon on Saturday the call system finally was alerting families about the MRSA incident...which seems to have been discovered on Wednesday. Too little too late.

I got Email Notification of this incident via the E-backpack alert at 3:52 on Wednesday afternoon from all three of the schools my children are in....The call system might not have been used initially, but many times I am not even home when those calls come through- I usually see a copy of the call in my email. Should they have used the call system initially, perhaps, but the district did notify parents on Wednesday via the email system. Are you signed up for this service Michael?

Not everyone has a computer, but most have a phone... It is Wall township duty to inform the parents in reference to their kids.

Visit VoicesOfMeningitis.org for info on bacterial meningitis and to hear what happened to my son. We have to be aware of the symptoms and know how to help prevent this disease. Protect those you love.

Our new acting superintendent has informed me that "A directive was made to inform all parents through the e-mail system." regarding the MRSA. The board needs to develop a policy that adequately and accurately details the steps required and sets expectations for this in the future. Between the incident and the Saturday email and phone notice I received three separate school emails for events at the schools with their own subject lines. Burying this at the bottom as an "addition or update" for ebackpack shows that there was either poor judgment or an attempt to downplay this.

Michael Ferrell, All the experiences I have had wit Wall. I would say it is a little bit of both. The prior Superintendent and most of the Administration really does not care. They have had poor judgment on many issues and pretty much downplays everything if it is not pertaining to them or their families. They surely would not find this except-able for themselves or their loved ones. They pretty much have buried a lot of issues a lot worse than this. If the parents only knew, they would flip. Unfortunately a lot of it is denied, the parents know. Not much can be done. I am at least glad the acting superintendent is stepping up to the plate and do what it takes to make it right. That is what the previous Superintendent and Administration should have done. Maybe with the New Board of Education, things will change. I hope so. These individuals should put themselves in the shoes of those who have issues and ask themselves would I want this for myself or my family.

Michael Ferrell, Who ever becomes Superintendent, needs to clean house. They need to get rid of some of their Administration.

Personally, I feel the only thing the Administration cares about is themselves and their large grossly over paid salaries. They get paid to much to ignore issues that they are aware of. The educational system needs to change for them too. They are tenured also. A superintendent should be able to get rid of an administrator that has a lot of complaints and poor leadership. When you continue to get the same complaints over and over about the same Administrator obviously there is something wrong. If an Administrator is not willing to do what is right by playing games by keeping his friends and protectors in place. When they choose not to keep by ability, it will catch up to you. Believe me, they know what is going on and so does the BOE, they are in place to protect the students and Tax payers of this town only, not go along with wrong doing and what a Superintendent or an Administrator wants them to do. I do not think you would support the Administration if you knew what some are capable of. Until you are in it and see what is going on behind the cloak of secrecy. I am almost sure you would not agree.