Thursday, November 19, 2009

Bedbugs shut down college building

NEW YORK - John Jay College of Criminal Justice informed students last Thursday that classes were cancelled at the 445 West 59th Street building due to bedbugs, according to The New York Times.

The college is planning to reopen the building today after several precautions were taken over the past five days, including treatment from an extermination service.

According to the article, although college officials were on alert, the threat was downgraded from infestation to a "condition."

"Infestation is when you can see them swarming," said Jim Grossman, a spokesman for John Jay.

College officials also said that rashes among staff members were first reported in mid-August and grew in numbers as time went on, the article reported.

However, a deep-cleaning was performed on September 14th and only one bedbug was found.

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