CONYERS, Ga. — A Rockdale County school is dealing with a rat problem.
Viewers sent in a tip to Channel 2 Action News that there were complaints coming from Sims Elementary School.
Parents told Channel 2's Carl Willis they are concerned an infestation could be putting their children at risk.
“I don't think it's something that they'd hide,” one parent told Willis, not identifying themselves. “It's a sanitary issue."
Rockdale County Public Schools confirmed Monday that they're working to address the issue.
They say previously they saw an increase in signs and sightings of rodents at Sims Elementary, especially where food was being stored improperly.
"I think that's scary. It's unsanitary too. It's very concerning," mother Sarah Yang told Willis.
"They need to get it cleaned because our kids eat lunch here," father Cheve Goggins said.
A school district representative said the district is taking steps and seeing some progress to get rid of the rats.
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