Stomach bug forces closure of school for cleaning

Published March 13, 2014 5:58pm ET



ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A likely outbreak of norovirus is forcing a northern Virginia elementary school to shut down for a good scrubbing.

School officials in Alexandria say that 200 students and 30 staff members at John Adams Elementary School have developed a stomach illness in the last two days resulting in vomiting, nausea and diarrhea.

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