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Health inspectors were at a Russell County elementary school Friday as officials work to stop an infestation of bedbugs at the school.

The inspectors were at Salem Elementary, which has been sprayed several times after some of the pests were found in the school. So far, attempts to eradicate the bugs completely have failed. On Friday, the inspectors worked to check every part of the school looking for the bugs.

"They create a major nuisance," said Stewart Spillman of the Lake Cumberland Health Department. "Because they do spread and they spread back into your home and they're hard to get rid of."

The principal of the school said that as they try to rid the school of the bugs several steps are being taken, including not allowing any school supplies to be taken home by students, who are also not allowed to bring backpacks to the school for the time being.

"(Students) are excited about that," said principal Terry Grider. "They enjoy not taking the backpacks home, the books home."

Grider said the school will continue to inspect the school until there is no longer any sign of the bugs.