Last fall, a fever gripped the nation--an overheating of news stories about the so-called super bug: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, "staph," or simply "MRSA." The bacteria are not airborne contaminants, but when they enter a person's body through cuts, abrasions, or other breaks in the skin, they can cause infections, which can appear as red or swollen pustules or boils. If staph bacteria go deeper in the body, they can weaken the immune system and lead to severe skin and bloodstream infections and pneumonia. If untreated, these conditions can cause death. The media fever may have subsided, but MRSA has not gone away. From Connecticut to California, school district managers are grappling with a potentially deadly infection. The good news is that schools can fight the super bug without taking extraordinary measures. This article presents several procedures for keeping MRSA at bay.