Germs, Germs Everywhere

Seems like everyone has the sniffles.  Repeatedly.  More than usual.

And Mama Teacher's school's nurse blames it on a new law in Connecticut:  the Green Cleaning Products Law, which requires schools to use eco-friendly, safe cleaning products instead of their usual bleach, petroleum-based products, and anti-bacterials.  The teachers can't even have wipes or hand sanitizer (though, I re-read the law and it seems these might be exempt.  I'm no lawyer though).

And it shows.  At her school alone, whooping cough and Fifths Disease have gone around twice, plus chicken pox, strep, and now pneumonia.

I'm not actually saying that's a bad thing though (except for the pregnant teachers).  Rather it points to the lack of immunity of children, something that clearly needs to be boosted.  So, beyond being green and safe, this new law seems to be healthy too, just not in the way I think they expected.