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Parent urges district to install touch-free faucets, paper-towel dispensers to limit illness spread
Summary
At the Sept. 11 Harris County Board meeting a parent urged the district to install touch-free faucets and paper-towel dispensers in all school restrooms, citing recent localized outbreaks and CDC hand-hygiene guidance; the board listened but took no immediate action on the request.
A member of the public, identified in the transcript as Miss Perra, asked the Harris County Board of Education on Sept. 11 to install touch‑free faucets and paper‑towel dispensers in all public-school restroom facilities districtwide and to increase hygiene messaging to families and staff.
Perra said school surfaces are high-contact points that can harbor viruses and bacteria, and she cited recent local incidents to make her case: she said the school nurse at Park Elementary had sent a district‑wide communication about an outbreak of hand, foot…
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