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Updated 12/14/2009 11:18 PM

Stomach Virus Ails P.S. 3 Students, Faculty

By: NY1 News

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A Staten Island elementary school is expected to be open Tuesday as it continues to be hit by the norovirus, a stomach ailment that tends to spread quickly among children.

According to the Department of Education, 245 out 928 students and five staff members at P.S. 5 in Pleasant Plains were absent from school today.

Classrooms were disinfected and windows were left open for ventilation at the school. Air tests were also being conducted.