Manitowoc School Re-Opens After Students, Staff Report Being Bitten By Spiders
Written by Jesse on December 12, 2022
I usually don’t have a problem with spiders until I hear stories like this.
Wilson Middle School in Manitowoc reopened Monday after a teacher and several students reported they were bitten by yellow sac spiders. The building was closed on Thursday and Friday.
According to Bring Me The News:
In a letter sent out to parents, Erlandson said the student’s bite area became “itchy and swollen.” A teacher also needed medical attention after the bite became swollen, itchy and painful.
“The school has found and eliminated more than 30 spiders in several classrooms and MPSD’s buildings and grounds staff are investigating the source,” Erlandson said in the letter.
Yellow sac spider bites are not lethal but can be “very painful at the outset and resemble an allergic reaction,” according to Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Entomology.
