School in Kent on Meningitis Alert as Teacher Hospitalised

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A secondary school in Kent has issued a health warning to staff, students and parents after a teacher was struck down with meningitis.

Mascalls Academy in Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, has more than one thousand students.

We have been notified that a member of the Mascalls teaching staff has been hospitalised in the last 24 hours with bacterial meningitis and septicaemia. As you will appreciate this is a serious condition and as a result the school has taken medical advice and notified the various authorities so that they are aware of the outbreak."

– MASCALLS ACADEMY

In a statement, school bosses said it will "continue to operate as normal" as "additional outbreaks are highly unlikely".

The school added: "our thoughts and best wishes are with our member of staff and their family during this difficult time".

See the full statement here: IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF MASCALLS ACADEMY

This release was originally posted on, http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2018-01-16/school-on-meningitis-alert-as-teacher-hospitalised/