I suppose this could have something to do with it.

More than a dozen people at North Shore High School have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis after a student was diagnosed with the infectious disease last month, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services officials said Tuesday.

Nineteen out of 150 students and faculty tested had a positive skin test result, indicating they were exposed to TB, said HCPHES spokeswoman Sandy Kachur. Those tested were considered to have had prolonged contact with a teen diagnosed with the disease in December, Kachur said.

As a result, I expect a bit of a freak-out from some of my students today. After all, while we are on the 9-10 campus rather than the 11-12 campus where this is taking place, many of my students have siblings on the other campus. Many more have friends there. And while the odds are quite small that any of our students have the illness, the fact that one out of every eight folks tested have had a positive skin test will likely alarm many of the kids and their parents.

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