Sacramento high school student diagnosed with tuberculosis; information meeting set

A Sacramento high school student was recently diagnosed with active tuberculosis, and more than 200 students and staff members who were possibly exposed have been notified, the Sacramento Bee reported.

In a letter to parents on Wednesday, Hiram Johnson High School Principal Garrett Kirkland wrote that the student was isolated at home, and there was no longer a risk of exposure to others on campus. Contact tracers identified 236 individuals who were possibly exposed — the majority of that contact came through shared classes with the student at the 1,500-student campus, according to the newspaper.

Parents of those close-contact students, as well as exposed school staff, will receive an additional letter for the next steps, which include testing for the contagious bacteria, the newspaper reported.

The school is scheduled to host an informational session via Zoom on Thursday evening.