PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) elementary school is back open Monday after a string of illnesses forced it to close for several days.
Leaders say 48 students and 16 staff members from Princeton Elementary School in Suitland were all out sick, leading them to shut down the school entirely for three days.
Dr. Traci Jones, the supervisor for the PGCPS Office of School Health, tells 7News the school only has 286 students and 45 staff, so it didn’t make sense to keep it open…