Pest treatment begins at Flood Middle School, classes expected to resume Thursday
Heather Borges says the building will reopen Thursday once the treatment is complete.
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Flood Middle School in Stratford was closed to students on Wednesday after bedbugs were found inside the school.
Despite the closure, a handful of parents still pulled into the school's parking lot on Wednesday morning to drop off their children. Each of them told News 12 they had not received any communication from the school.
According to the school’s academic calendar, students were expected to have an early dismissal because of parent-teacher conferences.
"This is wild that no one's around to let us know," said Heather Sabia, a parent of a middle schooler.
Her son attends Flood Middle School, and started walking toward the building when he was told there was no school. Sabia and her son discovered that the school was closed while they were speaking with News 12.
Right now, it's unclear how the bedbugs entered the school."We didn't get any notifications. I'm actually completely shocked that there's nobody out here doing what you guys were doing, and yeah, I mean it's ridiculous," Sabia said.
Nine other parents arrived at the school during a 30-minute window. It's also unclear why only a handful of parents never received a notification, while other parents didn't show up at all.
Acting Superintendent Heather Borges sent a statement to News 12 on Tuesday night.
She said, "Flood Middle School will be closed Wednesday for professional pest treatment after evidence of bed bugs was found. Bed bugs are a nuisance, not a health risk. The building will reopen Thursday once treatment is complete."
A restoration service and cleaners were let into the school shortly before 9 a.m.
"I think they got things pretty much under control. They know what they're doing, these services, and it'll be a good time to look at all the other things in the school, make sure things are running well," said Robert Emery, a Stratford resident who was walking his dog nearby.
However, the lack of communication has parents like Sabia upset.
"Of course it's going to change my day. I can't work because now I have to stay home with my child, and with everything going on in the world today, we don't need added pressure. All they had to do was have somebody out here to tell us what's going on," Sabia said.
