School officials in Revere are asking families to check their children's backpacks for signs of bed bugs after the pests - or evidence of their bites - were found on a handful of students recently.
In a letter to staff and families Wednesday, Assistant Superintendent Richard Gallucci said the district contacted the Revere Board of Health after finding bed bugs or bed bug bites on students in three separate incidents over the last two weeks.
According to the Department of Public Health, bed bugs do not transmit diseases. While the insects don't fly, they can be transported by 'hitchhiking' on personal belongings, the state agency explained.
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