Sacramento area students were sent health warnings after another student was diagnosed with meningitis. Very Scared Students from Pershing, Coyle Avenue and David Lubin schools were on a trip to Sly Park. A sixth-grade boy from Pershing Elementary School complained of a headache and fever and was sent to a hospital where he was diagnosed with the disease. The lab test had not been confirmed as of early Thursday morning. The San Juan Unified School District decided to send all the kids back home.
People are a little frightened, a little concerned.
But we called every parent. We notified them of what was taking place. Powell said that letters were sent to those that were on the field trip. The health department encouraged anyone who had contact with the boy to visit their doctor. The boy is listed in stable condition at an area hospital.