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title: One desk at a time, custodians clean Montrose County schools during COVID-19 pandemic to keep students, staff safe
description: If the school becomes aware of a staff member or student who is sick or if there is a suspicion it’s COVID-19, the classroom will be emptied.
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# [One desk at a time, custodians clean Montrose County schools during COVID-19 pandemic to keep students, staff safe](https://www.evaclean.com/news-events/one-desk-at-a-time-custodians-clean-montrose-county-schools-during-covid-19-pandemic-to-keep-students-staff-safe)

 Written by [EvaClean](https://www.evaclean.com/news-events/author/evaclean) | Oct 28, 2020 10:55:00 PM

# One desk at a time, custodians clean Montrose County schools during COVID-19 pandemic to keep students, staff safe

If the school becomes aware of a staff member or student who is sick or if there is a suspicion it’s COVID-19, the classroom will be emptied. Then the custodians will thoroughly clean the room by wiping down the surfaces and spraying with a cordless electrostatic sprayer using water-dissolving PURTABS, which are fast dissolving disinfecting and sanitizing tablets.

Thomas Whitley, a custodian at Cottonwood Elementary, uses an electrostatic sprayers to disinfect desks and chairs in a classroom Tuesday. The district uses PurTabs in the sprayers that leave the room with a chlorine, clean smell.

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