A Newton County teacher came back to work Monday just days after she was removed from her classroom following her spouse's return from an African country affected by the Ebola virus.

Newton County Schools officials on Tuesday announced that a Newton High School teacher’s spouse had just returned from Sierra Leone, which prompted the district to pull the educator from the classroom until she received clearance to be around students. The district also sanitized her classroom as a precautionary measure and sent students home with additional information regarding the virus, including how to prevent its spread and the spread of other diseases.

District spokeswoman Sherri Davis-Viniard said in an email that the teacher returned to her classroom Monday after Emory Healthcare personnel determined that she did not have Ebola or any contagious disease.

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