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The Maize South High School kitchen will be disinfected overnight and romaine lettuce will not be served after a school employee has been tested positive for E. coli, officials said.
Corn director Chad Higgins said in a message to parents that a school employee may have eaten romaine lettuce at school and at home before getting the infection. Romaine lettuce is no longer served in the school district since November 16.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have since reported an outbreak of E. coli infections related to the consumption of romaine lettuce, the district statement said.
Kansas Ministry of Health and Environment officials do not think students or school staff are at risk, Higgins said, but the district will disinfect the school kitchen at night and again Wednesday morning as a precaution.
Contribute: Julie Mah of The Eagle
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