One bed bug was discovered on a student's sweater at Holy Heart High School Monday, prompting the school to call in sniffer dogs to search the area.
A teacher spotted the single bed bug on a student's sweater when he took off his jacket at the start of the school day.
Staff immediately notified the Department of Health and Community Services and Eastern Health, and pest control workers were sent to the St. John's high school.
"They have sniffer dogs that they use to comb the area where the student was present and thebelongingsofany otherstudent who was in the room at the time," principal Sheldon Barry said.
Pest control workers gave the school the all-clearafter a 20-minute search.
However, Barry said there will be a followup to ensure it was just the lone bug that got in the school. Bed bugsusually hideon clothing, beds and other furniture,
"We'd just check the clothing of the student;usually it's in the seams of the sweater or a pair of jeans," Barry said.
"After a day or so if there's no other insects found, then everything is presumed fine and we just continue as normal from there."
The school also brought in extra cleaners Monday night as a precaution.
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