Nigerian Girl Banned Over Ebola In US Returns To School
Nigerian Girl Banned Over Ebola In US Returns To School
Ikeoluwa Opayemi was told to stay home for 21 days by authorities at
the Meadowville Elementary School in Milford, Connecticut after she made
a trip to Nigeria causing anxiety that she could spread Ebola.
A 7-year-old Nigerian girl who was banned from a US school over Ebola fears has been allowed to return.
Ikeoluwa Opayemi was told to stay home for 21 days by authorities at the Meadowville Elementary School in Milford, Connecticut after she made a trip to Nigeria causing anxiety that she could spread the disease.
The
situation led to her father, Samuel filing a lawsuit in a federal court
stating that Ikeoluwa posed no risk as she had not gotten in contact
with any Ebola patients so she should be allowed back in school.
The
Milford school district has issued a statement saying that the young
girl will be permitted to resume her third grade class on Friday,
October 31.
It reads:
"The
student has had no contact with any Ebola patients and she does not
have Ebola," "The student does not present any health risk to any
individual."
Ikeoluwa was previously told to stay home till November 3 after completing the usual observation period for the disease.
Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on October 20, 2014 after recording 20 cases of the disease and eight deaths.
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