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WA School Forced Into Sudden Closure over Mouse Bait Mishap

Health officials said the risk to staff and students is low as the school prepares a deep clean after the bait was found on campus.

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A WA school has been forced to shut until further notice, sending students home immediately after the incorrect mouse bait was used on its campus.

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The West AustralianThe West Australian
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Aussie school closes over gross bait blunder

A rural Aussie school has closed for deep cleaning after the wrong bait was used to combat a devastating pest plague which has been crippling farming regions.

·Australia
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PerthNowPerthNow
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WA school forced into sudden closure over mouse bait mishap

A WA school has been forced to shut until further notice, sending students home immediately after the incorrect mouse bait was used on its campus.

·City of Perth, Australia
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ABC AustraliaABC Australia
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Toxic bait spread closes school in mouse-plagued Morawa

Students of the Western Australian School of Agriculture in Morawa were sent home and the school shut after toxic mouse bait intended for paddocks was spread on site.

·Australia
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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