School closed after norovirus-like illness outbreak

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of students and as many as a dozen teachers at Orchard Park Middle School fell suddenly ill within the past two days, and as absenteeism jumped to around 25 percent, the district decided to start the weekend early.
Classes and all after-school activities were called off Friday, so the school’s custodial staff could get to work. The district’s Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Bill Bosinski said the staff will be paying close attention