Tests confirm meningitis

SANDPOINT — Tests have confirmed that a Sandpoint Middle School teacher contracted neisseria bacterial meningitis during a recent trip.

Further tests are ongoing at a state lab in Boise and the teacher is receiving treatment and is no longer contagious, according to a letter sent to parents Thursday. There have been no reports of any other staff members or Lake Pend Oreille School District students  with any symptoms of meningitis.

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